WEEK 7 - EUROPEAN MODERN ART (1900-1910s)

By Dyannb
  • Edvard Munch Edvard Munch, The Scream (of Nature), 1893 O/C, 36” x 28.9” The National Gallery, Oslo, Norway

    Edvard Munch Edvard Munch, The Scream (of Nature), 1893 O/C, 36” x 28.9” The National Gallery, Oslo, Norway

    Reality is being distorted while expressing the internal emotional experience and it is not objective. Expressionism was a movement were symbolic Imagery was used to expressed the internal emotions. The core theme of The Scream was internal anxiety and angst and this became a symbol of anxiety of modern humanity at the time.
  • Fauvism

    Took place from 1899-1908 an early 20th century art movement. The art was characterized by non-natural colors that were intense and bold brushwork, with simplified forms. It was meant create expression and emotion and put subjectivity over realism. Some key artists are Henri Matisse and George Braques.
  • Cubism

    1907-1922 was Pioneered by Artist Pablo Picasso, and then later adapted by George Braque. This movement used the Deconstruction of movement that were turned into geometric shapes while showing multiple viewpoints at once. This movement breaking away from traditional way perspective and depth was depicted in art.
  • Henri Matisse, Le bonheur de vivre, (The Joy of Life), 1905-1906, O/C, 69.5” x 94.75”, Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA

    Henri Matisse, Le bonheur de vivre, (The Joy of Life), 1905-1906, O/C, 69.5” x 94.75”, Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA

    This was painted at the height of the Fauvism movement. Rejecting the use of realistic colors and using vibrant colors and hues instead, used flattened more simplified forms with a distorted scale and perspective. This work is meant to have a utopian landscape.
  • Expressionism

    1905 -1933 A early 20th century movement that began in Germany. It is characterized by bold colors, distorted objects and exaggerated lines . Meant to depict the human condition, and express inner feelings and emotions, and anxieties that emphasized subjective feelings. Some key artists of this movement are Wassily Kandinsky and Edvard Munch.
  • Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907), Oil on Canvas,243.9 x 233.7 cm,  Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

    Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907), Oil on Canvas,243.9 x 233.7 cm, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

    Features geometric and fractured forms. The stares from the nude women are direct as seen as a form of defiance from the way women are traditionally depicted. The use of contrast of light and dark gives the illusion three dimensional. This was breaking away from the Renaissance traditions. This piece can be seen as a response to Matisse and Fauvism.
  • Henri Matisse, Blue Nude, 1907, O/C Baltimore Museum of Art

    Henri Matisse, Blue Nude, 1907, O/C Baltimore Museum of Art

    Reflection on the fascination on non-western art. Used blue hues of striking color instead of of a natural skin tone, you see a distorted form. Matisse combines primitivism and uses the traditional female nude. This piece influenced Picasso as he started his cubist painting Les Demoiselles d'Avignon.
  • George Braque The House behind the Trees (1906–07), George Braque, oil on canvas, , 14 3/4 x 18 1/8, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Robert Lehman Collection

    George Braque The House behind the Trees (1906–07), George Braque, oil on canvas, , 14 3/4 x 18 1/8, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Robert Lehman Collection

    This is part of a series painted in south France. This piece shows some geometric styles that later directed Braque more toward the cubism movement and deconstructing reality in his work and moving into more geometric like shapes that we see in cubism.
  • Futurism

    1909-1944 This Art movement that Originated in Italy. Focus on the visual depiction of dynamism, modernity and speed. It was founded by Tommaso Marinetti. It was meant to capture contemporary life with bold forms and forms that were fragmented. Embracing urban existence showing motion and the impact new machinery had on society and political. Some key artists of this movement are Umberto Boccioni and Giacomo Balla.
  • Umberto Boccioni, The City Rises, 1910, Oil on canvas, 78” x 119” MoMA

    Umberto Boccioni, The City Rises, 1910, Oil on canvas, 78” x 119” MoMA

    This was a representation of the industrial change that was occurring during this time period. It was a celebration on modern technology and energy. There is a focus on Dynamism and motion by depicting the horses and figures as a sense of chaos and movement through the use of swirling brushstrokes. This piece symbolizes the city's construction and the working class showing the energy and motion of human labor. There is a a divisionist technique using small brushstrokes.
  • Georges Braque, The Portuguese, 1911, oil on canvas ,45 9/10 × 32 1/10 in, Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

    Georges Braque, The Portuguese, 1911, oil on canvas ,45 9/10 × 32 1/10 in, Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

    Was developed by George Braque and Pablo Picasso. This piece is also using multiple perspectives and also a similar monochromatic color/ hues and using fragmentation with the breaking down of the objects. Braque also used stenciled lettering. Synthetic Cubism shift came after this phase and moved toward abstraction. This piece drew influence from artist Paul Cezanne.
  • Pablo Picasso, Ma Jolie, 1911-1912, oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 25 3/4", Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City

    Pablo Picasso, Ma Jolie, 1911-1912, oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 25 3/4", Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City

    This involved the breaking down and creating geometrical objects and could be viewed by multiple view points and creating a fractured composition. In this piece he used musical notes and stenciled letters to create symbolism and meaning with a muted and monochromatic color palette. This is in relation of the cubist movement through his collaborative partnership with artist George Braque.
  • Giacomo Balla, Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash, 1912, Oil on canvas, Buffalo AKG Art Museum in Buffalo, New York

    Giacomo Balla, Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash, 1912, Oil on canvas, Buffalo AKG Art Museum in Buffalo, New York

    This piece captures this period's fascination with speed and modern life which was part of the futurist movement. Repetition blurred forms shows the dog and its owner in the current motion which created the sense of forward movement, this shows how artists of this movement were influenced by the current media this technique showed broken movement using cinematic scientific influences. Focus on everyday life vs the futurism themes of political themes and industrialization.
  • Wassily Kandinsky Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles 1913 Watercolor 11” x 13” Lenbachhaus, Munich, Germany

    Wassily Kandinsky Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles 1913 Watercolor 11” x 13” Lenbachhaus, Munich, Germany

    We see his theories and exploration of on the emotional and the spiritual power through the use of color. A exploration and investigation on how different colors have different phycological effects. He experienced Synesthesia he would put certain colors to certain musical tones.