8. Matisse - Derain - Kandinsky
Part I - The Artists and Foundational Principles
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Fauvists: A group of early 20th century artists emphasized intense vivid unnatural colors, and wild painterly brushwork, less representational or realistic forms, influenced by Cezanne and Gauguin.
• Matisse (co-founder of Fauvism with Derain).
o Notes: He grew in his sense of design from line crossing over giving form while moving from impressionism into color as expressed emotion with its own meaning. He did not see exactness as a goal but color.
• Derain (co-founder of Fauvism with Matisse. He said “I do not innovate but transmit.”)
o Notes: We are called to simplify the subject and to be free to use color in a psychological way if you chose, as symbolic messengers. Do use color a light, color as the light of the soul, and color light of the mind. The goal is color.
Expressionism
• Kandinsky (art theorist, teacher, painter of the 20thC, who believed a work of art should be a child of its own age).
o Notes: He studied in the Academy and moved quickly into pointillism and fauvism, then onto surrealism, constructivism and onto abstraction. His initial representational, romantic, and symbolized world grew increasingly more abstracted with colored geometric and biomorphic forms in juxtaposition expressing his inner spiritual life.
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9. Roots Takeaways - Assignments
Some of the key takeaway points embedded within the videos are noted here with suggested assignments that I have done as a student and many times during my career. They have offered them to thousands of my students who have profited from them.
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10. Manet-Monet-Sisley Assignments
Manet: Journaling.
Establish an Artist Journal, which is different from a sketchbook used just for drawing.
An Artist Journal has sketches, plus word sketches, lyrics, poems, notes on philosophy, methods, reflections, and or photographs; it is a place for 'my favorite things.'
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11. Renoir-Morisot-Degas Assignments
Renoir: Fall in Love
Select a high rez image.
Select and study a Renoir piece; note what you find delightful about it.
Consider copying a small section from his work.
From your insights gained and in your Journal, reflect upon what is beauty.
Write your own definition of it.
This is the well yo...
