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fauvism

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for fauvism.

Editorial note

That throws out even semi-representational work like impressionism, fauvism, and surrealism just to name a few.

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Quick take

An artistic movement of the first decade of the 20th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

An artistic movement of the first decade of the 20th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for fauvism.

noun

An artistic movement of the first decade of the 20th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors.

Example sentences

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That throws out even semi-representational work like impressionism, fauvism, and surrealism just to name a few.

2

I decided that the gif more resembles the fauvism style.

3

There's a fairly clear through-line crossing over Monet, fauvism, negrophilia, perhaps turning at Fountain (what I personally would have picked to illustrate the author's point), and then continuing through cubism to modern art.

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Lets take art for example and I will use a commonly known artist Salvador Dali who's style was Surrealism of which he is considered a master, he however may not have been good at Fauvism even though he mastered the same tools, but may have never been exposed to the techniques of that particular style.

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How would you repeat this for: > okinawa street on a rainy night, in the style of fauvism > okinawa street on a rainy night, in the style of constructivism > okinawa street on a rainy night, in the style of De Stijl (Neoplasticism) > okinawa street on a rainy night, in the style of later Expressionism, e.g.

6

The camera and photography made many painters sit up and say, 'hey, it can't just be about "image" anymore' – enter abstract expressionism, fauvism, cubism, etc.

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Roughly the second half of his "Successful Systems" era is actually probably the heyday of both "associational culture" and artistic sects in the European-controlled world: the age of Freemasonry, teetotalism, Fauvism and pigeon-racing.

Quote examples

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The camera and photography made many painters sit up and say, 'hey, it can't just be about "image" anymore' – enter abstract expressionism, fauvism, cubism, etc.

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Roughly the second half of his "Successful Systems" era is actually probably the heyday of both "associational culture" and artistic sects in the European-controlled world: the age of Freemasonry, teetotalism, Fauvism and pigeon-racing.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use fauvism in a sentence?

That throws out even semi-representational work like impressionism, fauvism, and surrealism just to name a few.

What does fauvism mean?

An artistic movement of the first decade of the 20th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors.

What part of speech is fauvism?

fauvism is commonly used as noun.