FINE112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Georges Braque, Der Blaue Reiter, Fauvism
Document Summary
Depicting not objective reality, but rather the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse within a person. Solely subjective perspective; radical distortion, exaggeration for emotional effect moods & ideas. Colour serves expression, artist"s mood at the moment. Colour an independent element became more about mood than representation. Stylistic elements of tribal art, non-western objects. Sharp, violently clashing colours; jolt viewer into experience of particular emotion. Nudity + exploration of free sexuality in their work within domestic interiors and in nature contrasted with images of city, where human interaction falls enslaved to social attitudes. Analytical cubism, structured dissection of the subject. Viewpoint by viewpoint fragmented image of multiple viewpoints + overlapping planes. Range of textures; wider range in contrast to each other. Assemblage of different forms creating new whole. Portrayed dynamic character of 20th century life. Glorified war, machine age, favored growth of fascism. Fascination with chrono photography/animation movement is depicted in their paintings.
