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20th Century Maurice de Vlamink Bougival Artist -French -Boxer, champion bicycle racer, musician, and writer -Mostly self taught -Known as the wildest of the wild beasts (the Fauves) Painting -Used traditional methods of organizing the landscape such as warm colors in the foreground, greens in the middle and in the background -Uses unnatural red in the foreground -Vivid colors -Some parts of the canvas are left unpainted creating effects of light -Uses bust curving lines creating sense of energy -Rough visible brush strokes -Repeated pattern of wedge shapes and diagonal lines create a sense of movement. Odilon Redon Flowers in a black vase Artist French. Thought art should make dreams and imagination visible. Until he was almost 50, he worked only in black and white (charcoal and lithograph prints.) Created fantasy visions and popular flower .paintings in oils and pastels (chalk). Use his wife's flower arrangements from garden as his subjects. Wrote of his paintings as “opening a little door into the unknown.” Painting Pastels produce soft velvety surface. Soft looks and lack of detail creates a sense of mystery. Unusual setting, can’t see the table only part of the vase and flowers are showing. Less detail as we move back into the painting. Eanger Irving Couse The purple shawl Artist – American -Worked as painter to earn money for art classes -Founding member and 1st President of the Taos Society of Artist - Known for pictures of Native Americans at work on domestic task Painting – Not a portrait, but a quiet moment in her everyday life. - Strong simple lines create a peaceful, timeless scene Vertical line repeated order and stability Horizontal of fireplace=peacefulness, calm Diagonal of floor adds variety and interest -Contrast of light and dark, curving line, embroidery contrasts with straight lines, soft clothing contrasts with rough adobe walls and fireplace Juan Gris The White Tablecloth Artist – Spanish Cubist believe nature is based on the cone, sphere, and cylinder Important Cubist artist Studied engineering and mathematics before becoming an artist Thought of paintings as flat colored architecture 1st professional art was creating humorous drawing for magazines Died at 40 Painting – Cubist painting Light is coming from all directions – Cubist showed more than one view at a time See cloth from several directions Lyonel Feininger Manhattan II Artist – American Went to Europe to study music, but studied drawing and art Remained in Europe for years Teached at school of Art and Design in Germany First became famous as a cartoonist To escape Nazi control in Germany he returned to U.S in 1937 Painting influenced by Cubist style, but developed own style Favorites were cityscapes Painting – Cityscape view of New York Streets Influence by Cubism Point of View as we standing of sidewalk looking up Tilting shapes and dark shapes create a sense of movement and carries eyes up to sky Lines and geometric shapes show light as well as Sunlight beams Lines keep us from feeling like it is a cold place. Almost every line is diagonal or tilted and the rhythm of these lines create a sense of movement Ernest Martin Hennings Idlers Artist – American Studied art in Chicago and Germany Start of WWI forced him to return to U.S First worked as a commercial artist Member of the Taos Society of Artists Painted portraits during the Depression in Houston to make ends meet Painting – Hard to judge dates of his painting, always used similar style and subject Not a portrait although the man focus is on the man in the front Casual scene of man relaxing in sunshine Used tradition arrangement of mans hands to add life and movement Uses neutral tones like the sunlight has bleached it Bright sunlight Morris Louis Artist – American Did stain paintings- Poured paint directly on wave canvas and let it flow across without using a brush Secretive about his methods Did 100 paintings in a series called “Veils” Died of lung cancer before 40th birthday Painting Acrylic –First new painting, medium developed in centuries 1 of the Veil paintings Stain painting, 8’x12’, increases impact No brush strokes or textures Canvas is part of the painting itself Only concerned with flat 2 dimensional canvas Its subject is color and the effect of color on the artist and viewer Dalet Kaf Dorothy Hood Untitled #31 Artist – Female Hometown ( Bryan, Texas.) Flew in small planes her father owned and piloted Vacationed in Mexico and stayed for almost 20 yrs. Moved to Houston in 1961 Wanted works to capture emotion. Not interested in realism Painting – 6 X 7 Applied color to give sense of depth, cooler colors seem further away than the warm onto the left. Colors overlap Crumpled texture stands out Color unifies image Patch of red picks up red from the left and use sides together Melissa Miller The Ark Artist – American - A painting who specializes In animals Born in Houston, TX Preferred traditional styles of drawings perspective and natural forms Teaches at the University of TX in Austin Painting - Created on 2 panels, each 6 X 7 An illustration of the Bible story of Noah’s Ark, but has left out Noah and the Ark, focusing on the animals Animals show human characteristics Tense situation Loose brush strokes to create clouds and coming storm art to tension and danger