Fauvism in the early 20th century

In the early twentieth-century art became a form of expression through personal experiences, nature, and visual aspects of the world during that period. Early modern artists expanded and broadened the image and value of art. They explored different styles of art that merged painting and sculpture and left no borderlines between the both. The artists of this period found abstraction and experimentation a way to break away from conventional forms of art. Cubism, Futurism, Fauvism, …showed first 75 words of 320 total…

…showed last 75 words of 320 total…used a certain type of expression in the portrait that sends signals of a troubled, depressed, and fatigued image. Another example of his work is Dance 1, here he uses color abstraction and captures the gay feeling of a Mediterranean culture which he was intrigued by. Fauvism was a short-lived movement, only 1898-1908, but had substantial influence on some of the expressionists. Many artists followed Matisse’s views and art form until the decline of Fauvism.