We found my glasses: they had been inadvertently kicked under the sofa!
In other news, it’s taking an age to catch up with my new followers on here and Twitter. I may just have to let it all go. Needless to say, most of the Twitter followers have unfollowed because I didn’t follow back, which simply proves they’re only interested in numbers and not my work. Plus ca change.
In further news, I still hate Windows computers.
I had no time to put together a post for today so here’s another one of Stuart’s delightful articles.
Take care and keep laughing!
Sarah x
Fauvism is the style of les Fauves (French for “the wild beasts”), a loose group of early twentieth-century Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong colour over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism. While Fauvism as a style began around 1900 and continued beyond 1910, the movement as such lasted only a few years, 1904–1908, and had three exhibitions. The leaders of the movement were Henri Matisse and André Derain.
Artists and style
Besides Matisse and Derain, other artists included Albert Marquet, Charles Camoin, Louis Valtat, the Belgian painter Henri Evenepoel, Maurice Marinot, Jean Puy, Maurice de Vlaminck, Henri Manguin, Raoul Dufy, Othon Friesz, Georges Rouault, Jean Metzinger, the Dutch painter Kees van Dongen and Georges Braque (subsequently Picasso’s partner in Cubism).
The paintings of the Fauves were characterized by seemingly wild brush work and strident colours, while their subject matter had a high degree of…
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Sorry Sarah, philistine I might be but this style of art does nothing for me. I’m delighted you found your glasses however and hope the computer problem might be solved soon.
xxx Massive Hugs xxx
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The strange thing is, David, that for most of my life the ‘beasts’ have done nothing for me but the more exploring I’ve done online, the more I’ve begun to appreciate some, though not all, examples. (New computer should arrive towards the end of the month, although there is always the problem of ‘Greek time’ that has to be taken into account, bless ’em!) Hugs xxx
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I’m really glad you posted this article on Fauvism. I recognize some of these pieces but I didn’t know what style/movement these were. I love these works – the bright colours and bold lines. Thanks for expanding my horizons. 🙂
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Delighted to oblige! Thank you for commenting.
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Beautiful!
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