ART 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Wainwright Building, Fauvism, German Expressionism
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Tends to be satirical; comments on contemporary society. Family owned a curiosity shop, which sold a lot of masks for carnival. Jesus is nearly in the middle, but he doesn"t look like the centre of attention. At the same time as he enters, there is a protest going on. All the people are wearing masks; makes them anonymous and primitive. Paints in a naive manner; doesn"t believe in canon"s of painting; believes art shouldn"t be ruled. Grew up in a family with a very sick sister; father was crazily religious. Abandoned engineering for painting; father was upset. One day out for a walk with friends; sunset was fiery red; felt tired and shivered with fear; Heard the scream of nature , and tried to paint it. Some scholars have tried to link this back to the eruption of the volcano krakatoa. Sentiment of anxiety; rapid, undulating brush strokes. Part of a series, the frieze of life .
