Art of the Early 20th Century
1) Fauvism:
a) In what way was Fauvism radical? b) Which two artists founded Fauvism? c) How did the Fauve artists became known as Fauves and what does it mean? d) What art movements and/or artists inspired them? e) How did Matisse choose colors? f) What later movement did some of the Fauve artists contribute to?
2) Cubism
a) define “cubism” as it relates to the art produced by Picasso and Braque in the early 20th century; b) Explain the difference between Analytic Cubism and Synthetic Cubism; c) In one of the articles, Cubism is referred to as “higher truth.” What is meant by this? d) Describe the elements Picasso incorporated in his Still Life with Chair Caning. How is Picasso fusing together “low” culture and “high” art in this collage painting?
3) Abstraction:
a)Define “abstract” as it relates to art. b) Who were two of the earliest artists to experiment with abstraction in painting? c) Do you like abstract art? Why or why not?
4) Futurism: Define Italian Futurism and its aims.
Fauvism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp0Y8Cgbg1o
Matisse, The Red Studio https://smarthistory.org/matisse-the-red-studio/
The Case for Abstraction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96hl5J47c3k
Kandinsky: https://smarthistory.org/kandinsky-improvisation-28-second-version/
Picasso Les Demoiselles d’Avignon: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/cubism-early-abstraction/cubism/v/picasso-les-demoiselles-d-avignon-1907
Cubism and Multiple Perspectives
Picasso and the new language of Cubism https://smarthistory.org/picasso-guitar/
Georges Braque, The Portuguese https://smarthistory.org/braque-the-portuguese/
Picasso, Still Life with Chair Caning https://smarthistory.org/picasso-still-life-with-chair-caning/
Italian Futurism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAWjiWqPYR0
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