ART H 281 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Communist International, Der Blaue Reiter, Franz Marc
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World was changing very quickly- future is now, future is arriving. New transportation and communication available- the world seems to shrink (things seem closer) while the titanic was sinking, people new about it- this is huge. Henri matisse, woman with the hat and the joy of life; and andr derain, mountains at. Fauves / fauvism- only existed for 3 years: wild beast. More like the work of serat rather than van gogh. Large ields of bright color- viewers saw it as visually assaulting. 1908- artists had moved away from this type of art only matisse claimed fauvism as something important to art. Emil nolde, still life with masks; and ernst ludwig kirchner, street, berlin. German expressionism: die brucke (the bridge group) Vasily kandinsky, the blue mountain (der blaue berg) and improvisation no. German expressionism: der blaue reiter (the blue rider group) Franz marc, the large blue horses, 1911, oil on canvas. Pablo picasso, les demoiselles d"avignon, 1907, oil on canvas.