Fauvism (1900-1920)

Three characteristics of Fauvism include sketchy brushworkand wildly arbitrary colors create a harsh and dissonant effect, explosive colors and impulsive brushworkadvancing the colorist tradition of the Impressionists, and color and art generates its own artistic energy.  The popular Fauvist artists are Franz Mar and Henri Matisse.

Franz Mar

  "The Large Blue Horse" 1911

   "The Monkey" 1912

Henri Matisse

  "Woman Reading" 1894

   "Fruit and Coffeepot" 1898

Post-Impressionism (1880-1900)

Three characteristics of Post-Impressionism are less detail, giving the work more of a groggy feel, bright colors, making color pop, and personal expression, which conveys the artists emotions more than anything.  A very popular Post-Impressionism artist is Vincent Van Gogh.

Vincent Van Gogh

  "The Starry Night" June 1889

  "Vase with Twelve Sunflowers" August 1888

Impressionism (1870s-1890s)

Three characteristics of the Impressionism movement are asymmetrical balance, use of colored shadows, and use of pure color.  Asymmetrical balance is is typically off-center or created with an odd or mismatched number of disparate elements.  The use of colored shadows, with purples, yellows, and other colors, suggest colored shadows and reflected light.  Thie heightened the coloristic effects that captured their attention when painting in the open air.  Lastly, the use of pure color, when inspecterd closely, each hue is applied seperately but would be visually fused together by the human eye giving the sensation of flickering light and vibrating atmosphere.  Three of the most renowned Imperssionist artists are Claude Monet, Mary Cassatt, and Edgar Degas.

Claude Monet

   "The Woman in the Green Dress" 1866

   "The Magpie" 1868-1869

Mary Cassatt

   

   "Self Portrait" 1878

  "The Boating Party" 1893-1894

Edgar Degas

  "A Cotton Office in New Orleans" 1873

   "The Dance Class" 1873-1876

Coil Pot Finished (:

This week I got my coil pot back! I'm happy with the way it turned out. I also finished constructing my lantern and have it outside ready to be fired and I started painting my profect of choice, which is a dog house. I hope to finish painting that the remainder of this week!

Wheel Project!

This week not only did my throw project finished getting fired, but I also finished constructing my lantern too! Next week I'm going to attach something on the too to act as a topper. 

Lantern Week One

This week I accomplished painting my throw project (flower pot) and starting my lantern. I got all the pieces cut out and I got a texture on them all as well. I started to cut designs out of them too. Although I don't have a picture to post, I think it's coming along well!

Coil Pot

This week I painted my coil pot and I'm just waiting for it to be fired and then it will be all done! I finished my wheel project and my project of choice and I'm just waiting for those to be fired so I can paint them. I plan on painting those next week and doing the next project, the lantern.