Fauvism

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An early 20th-century art movement using bright, unusual colors and simple shapes

noun
/ˈfoʊvɪzəm/

: fauvismo

He explains how each generation of modern artists removed more and more traditional details in their paintings so as "to capture atmospheric light (Impressionism), accentuate the emotive qualities of color (Fauvism), or look at the subject from multiple viewpoints (Cubism)."
Fauvism and Cubism
Fauvism and Expressionism

Examples

And of the many artistic movements, few utilized these tools better than Impressionism, Fauvism, and Abstract Expressionism.
As a painter, Dali had experimented with lots of styles, amongst others Fauvism, Naturalism and Cubism.
Fauvism is renowned for its vibrant use of Fauvism color and simplified forms in early 20th-century art.
Artists like Matisse and Derain are key figures of the Fauvism movement, famous for their bold color choices.
The exhibition focused on Fauvism, showcasing artworks characterized by nonnatural colors and innovative techniques.

How Colorful

Fauvism

1 9.9

expressionism

Specialized

6 8.7

Post-Impressionism

8.6

Impressionism

6 7.9

realism

12 6.1

academic art

Specialized

6.6

Surface Forms

Fauvism singular

Fauvisms plural

Morphology

Fauvism = fauve (opaque) = fauve + ism

Borrowed from French and the base 'fauve' is not a productive or familiar English root for typical learners, so the art-movement meaning is not derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Fauvism comes from the French word fauve, meaning 'wild beast', because a critic used the name when he saw the painters' loud, bright colors. That's why Fauvism refers to a style of painting with strong, unnatural color and a wild, energetic look.