Fauvism (Noun)
Meaning
An art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and nonnatural colors and simple forms; influenced the expressionists.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- Fauvism is regarded as an extreme form of Neo-Impressionism which caused something of an international uproar, beginning a bold epoch for its stark "emptiness".
- Hiking often began adopting expressions close to his individual identity until most compositions inclined gravitating somewhere touching Fauvism.
- In the early years of the twentieth century, the avant-garde art movement Fauvism has begun to attract attention.
- Fauvism was eventually reflected in his paintings that celebrated and made bold statements around expressionism with the use of exaggerated pure or vivid color.
- The innovative painter has been following Fauvism which does not always show reality on the canvas and reflects instead subjective emotions.