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by Tamara Hunter, Staff Writer
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History
Fauvism is a post-impressionist movement that began in France around 1898 and lasted until
about 1908. Art critics are inadvertently responsible for the name Fauvism, which comes from
the French word "Fauves", meaning "wild beasts". Fauvists were criticized as being crude and
uncivilized. Fauvists, like Impressionists, work directly from life and nature, but unlike the calm
and muted Impressionist works, Fauvist paintings are potent, passionate, and untamed. Fauvism
is characterized by dense, vivid color, applied with unbridled energy and force to express a
feeling of an eruption on the canvas.
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Subject
William Arden's "Room with a View of the Bridge" is a still life—a favorite Fauvist subject.
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Common Motifs
The still life objects are painted simply yet gracefully, and dominate the canvas.
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Composition
Fauvist compositions are often asymmetrical and deliberately not shown in perspective, as is the
case with "Room with a View of the Bridge". In this case, the distortion and
disproportion adds to the simple elegance and charm of the painting.
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Color
Bold and passionate colors are used fearlessly throughout the painting.
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Brushstrokes
Brushstrokes are confident and broad, often with thick layers of paint.
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Past QuickSketches: Realism,
Pop Art,
Impressionism,
Surrealism,
Expressionism,
Abstract Art and
Naive/Folk Art
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