F = FAUVISM and Marc Chagall - A to Z Blog Challenge

ART: Artists, Art Trivia, Art Legends

A glimpse of the ART world, in the manner of an alphabetical mini-art tour. ART focuses on artists and art movements between the 1850's-1960's. There are exceptions.

Marc Chagall, 1911, I and the Village, PD*-WC

F = Fauvism
les Fauves (Wild Beasts)


Fauvism is the style of les Fauves (the wild beasts), a loose group of early twentieth-century Modern artists who emphasized painterly qualities over the realistic values of Impressionism. Painters of this style were Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse and Andre Derain. The paintings of the Fauves included wild brush work and strident colors, while keeping the subject matter simplified or abstract.
 
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F = Fauvist Marc Chagall
1887 - 1985



Marc Chagall, in Paris 1921, PD*-WC

Marc Zakharovich Chagall, a Belarussian-Russian-French artist, came to Paris in 1910, at a time when Cubism was the dominant style. In Paris, he learned the technique of gouache** which he used to paint scenes from his homeland. He was adept in many mediums: painting, book illustrations, stained glass cathedral windows, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries and fine art prints. 

Chagall's first recognition came not from the other painters, but from poets such as Blaise Cendrars and Guillaume Apollinaire. His work was linked to Cubism, Symbolism, Fauvism and Surrealism. The artist didn't want his work associated with any art movement; however, he considered his work a unique language of symbols.

As a stained glass artist, he acquired some important commissions. He designed and produced stained glass windows for the cathedrals of Reims and Metz, the windows for the UN, the Jerusalem Windows in Israel, and part of the ceiling painting at the Opera Garnier (aka the Paris Opera).

Chagall's last work was a commissioned piece of art for the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (for disabled people of the world). The painting part of the design was completed, but Chagall died in 1985, before the tapestry part was finished.

**Gouache - a method of painting in opaque pigments ground in water and thickened with a gluey substance.

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Do you recognize the name Mark Chagall? Do you like this style of painting, with its intricate detail and otherworldly color? What do you think of Fauvism?

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Brought to you by the A to Z Blog Challenge 2014 Team and the originator: Lee of Tossing it Out. Click the A to Z list of participants and read on. Hope to see you again throughout the blogfest.

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References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Chagall - Marc Chagall wiki -and art examples

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauvism - Fauvism defined

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Image Credits

Portrait of Marc Chagall

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PD*-WC

Marc Chagall, 1911, I and the Village

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B = Braque, Georges, 2014 A to Z Blog Challenge

ART: Artists, Art Trivia, Art Legends

A glimpse of the ART world, in the manner of a mini-art tour. ART focuses on the artists and the art style movements following Impressionism between the 1850s-1960s. There are exceptions.

Georges Braque, c.1908, Artist, PD*-WC

B = Braque, Georges
1882 – 1963

Georges Braque, French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor, was a major artist of the early 20th century. He was born in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, and grew up in Le Havre, France. Like his father and grandfather, Georges trained as a house painter and decorator. That changed when he arrived in Paris. In a city dedicated to art, he discovered new ways to paint.

Braque's contributions to Fauvism from 1906 onwards, and his part in the new art movement called Cubism, ensured his work would be remembered. Braque was part of the collective of artists in Paris at the turn of the century.

Frank G. Burgess, an artist, art critic, poet and author in the San Francisco Bay area, wrote an influential article titled, The Wild Men of Paris.  Burgess introduced the Proto-cubists to the United States including Braque, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Jean Metzinger. Proto-cubism was the experimental stage of the art movement that would become Cubism.

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Have you heard of the artist, Braque? Have you seen Cubist style painting or sculpture?

Unfortunately, most of Braque's paintings are not in the public domain until 2034, so I've included a link to one example.

Man With a Guitar 1914 - painting

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Brought to you by the A to Z Blog Challenge 2014 Team and the originator: Lee of Tossing it Out. Click the A to Z list of participants and read on. Hope to see you again throughout the blogfest.




A to Z Blog Challenge, April 2014

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References:

George Braque Wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Braque

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*Image credit for photo of Braque, PD-WC

Georges Braque, 1908, photograph published in Gelett Burgess, The Wild Men of Paris, Architectural Record, May 1910

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