IMPRESSIONISM,

EXPRESSIONISM
and FAUVISM
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GROUP 1
IMPRESSIONISM
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 What is Impressionism?
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 Is an art movement and style of painting that started in France
during the 1860s. Impressionism is a light,spontaneous manner of
painting.

 The movement’s name came from Claude Monet’s early work,

Impression: A Sunrise,which was singled out for criticism in an
exhibition. The hallmark of the style is the attempt to capture the
subjective impression of light in a scene.

 Although the work of the Impressionist painters appears very

spontaneous,they carefully and scientifically planned their work.
 Impressionist Artists
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 The core of the earliest Impressionist group was made
up of Claude Monet,Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Alfred
Sisley.

CLAUDE MONET PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR ALFRED SISLEY

• Claude Monet
One of the leaders of the
Movement
French Impressionist
Painter 1840 - 1926
Important works of Claude Monet:
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 Haystacks,1891
 The Rouen Cathedral
series,1892 – 1894
 Water Lilies, 1906
 Impression sunrise,1872
Claude Monet
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 Monet felt that nature
knows no black or white and
nature knows no line. These
beliefs resulted in this artist
creating beautifully colorful
and energetic pieces of
work. The leading member
of the Impressionists,
Claude Monet captured the
spontabeity of nature’s
wonderful light
Claude Monet
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Monet eliminated browns in
his paintings.

 It is likely that his palette was

limited to white, yellow,
vermilion (red), rose, light blue,
dark blue and violet.

 Most amazingly, considering the

number of landscapes that monet
created during his career, is the
absence of green in his palette.
‘IMPRESSION,SUNRISE’ gave the name to the entire impressionist movement .
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 1872 painting
“Impression Sunrise’
EXPRESSIONISM
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 What is Expressionism?
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 Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting,
originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century.
Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective,
distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas.

 Expressionist artists have sought to express the meaning [3] of emotional

experience rather than physical reality

 Expressionism developed as an avant-garde style before the First World

War. It remained popular during the Weimar Republic,[1] particularly in
Berlin. The style extended to a wide range of the arts, including 
expressionist architecture, painting, literature, theatre, dance, film and 
music
 What are the characteristics of
Expressionism?
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 Expressionist art tired to convey emotion and meaning
rather than reality. Each artist had their own unique
way of “Expressing” their emotion in their art. In order
to express emotion the subjects are open distorted or
exaggerated at the same time colors are often vivid and
shocking.
When was the Expressionism
movement started?
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 The Expressionist Movement occurred during the early
part of the 1990s.
 Expressionism Artist
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EDVARD MUNCH WASSILY KANDINSKY ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER

Example of expressionism art
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Example of expressionism
art
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 INTERESTING FACTS
ABOUT EXPRESSIONISM
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 Groups of Expressionist Artist formen in Germany. One was
called the bridge and the other the blue rider.

Many Expressionist Artist also overlap into other

movements such as Fauvism,Symbolism,Abstract,Art and
Sorrealism.

There are also Expressionist

Literature ,Dance,sculpture,Music and Theatre.

 Many of the German Expressionists Artist had to

FAUVISM
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 What is Fauvism?
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 Fauvism was the first modern art movement of the 20th
century, focusing on the use of vivid colors and rough,
abrupt brushstrokes. The group of French artist who
comprised the movement called themselves the Fauves,
or “wild beast”, in response to comment about their
work by an art critic. Below are 10 famous paintings of
Fauvism , the movement that set the stage for 20th
century moderism
What kind of art is Fauvism?
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Fauvism is an art movement that was
established towards the beginning of the 20th
century. Characterised by its bold colours,
textured brushwork and non-naturalistic
depictions, the Fauvist style marked a seminal
moment in the early 20th century.
 What was the purpose of
Fauvism?
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One of Fauvism's major contributions to
modern art was its radical goal of separating
color from its descriptive, representational
purpose and allowing it to exist on the canvas
as an independent element.
 FAUVISM ARTIST
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HENRI MATISSE ANDRE DERRAIN GEORGES BRAQUE

Example of Fauvism Art
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 What makes Fauvism
unique?
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Fauvism was known for bold, vibrant, almost
acidic colours used in unusual juxtaposition,
and an intuitive, highly gestural application of
paint. The artists of Fauvism were
experimenting with the ways in which colour
could be liberated from subject matter.
How did Fauvism Develop?
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Fauve artists used pure, brilliant
colour aggressively applied straight
from the paint tubes to create a
sense of an explosion on the canvas.