Fauve Landscape

Grade K 1 2 3 4 5

Objectives:

History: Describe subject matter in works of art.

Criticism: Describe subject matter, elements of art, and principles of design in works of art.

Aesthetics: Identify different effects of positioning objects in a work of art.

Production: Produce a variety of two-dimensional media and processes.

Materials & Preparation: markers, 12x18 white drawing paper, rulers

Vocabulary: Fauvism

Motivation & Procedure:

Intro to Fauvism: Fauvism, French Fauvisme, style of painting that flourished in France from 1898 to 1908; it used pure, brilliant colour, applied straight from the paint tubes in an aggressive, direct manner to create a sense of an explosion on the canvas. The Fauves painted directly from nature as the Impressionists had before them, but their works were invested with a strong expressive reaction to the subjects they painted. First formally exhibited in Paris in 1905, Fauvist paintings shocked visitors to the annual Salon d'Automne; one of these visitors was the critic Louis Vauxcelles, who, because of the violence of their works, dubbed the painters "Les Fauves" (Wild Beasts). The leader of the group was Henri Matisse, who had arrived at the Fauve style after careful, critical study of the masters of Postimpressionism Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, and Georges Seurat. Matisse's methodical studies led him to reject traditional renderings of three-dimensional space and to seek instead a new picture space defined by movement of colour. Matisse exhibited his famous "Woman with the Hat" (Walter A. Haas Collection, San Francisco) at the 1905 exhibition; brisk strokes of colour--blues, greens, and reds--form an energetic, expressive view of the woman. Andre Derain's Fauve paintings translate every tone of a landscape into pure colour, applied with short, forceful brushstrokes.

1) Discuss and view Fauvist artwork by Andre Derain and Henri Matisse. 2) Draw a border around white drawing paper. 3) Review landscapes and perspective. Lightly sketch out a landscape starting with the horizon line. 4) Review color used in fauvist artwork. 5) Color landscape with bright colored markers. 6) Design boder around landscape and color in with markers.

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