Types of Paintings

Fauvism 1. What does fauvism mean? Fauvism is the theories and style of painting of the fauves, developed in France in the 1900’s. 2.Fauvist loved the strong effects of true colour and wanted to bring out emotions through the boldest treatments of their subjects. Which artists influenced these wild artists? Gauguin and Van Gogh influenced them. 3.How did the Fauvists create the emotional effects in their work? They created highly emotional pictures with exaggerated colour and …

…together when viewed from a distance. 7.How did they highlight or show reflected light in a picture? The colourful lumpy texture produced the sparkling effect of sunlight. 8. When did the impressionists use blues or purples? The impressionists used blues and purples in the dark areas and top represent shade and shadow. 9. What do you like/dislike about this style? I like this style because the bright colours and they look really good from a distance.