Fauvism For artists, the twentieth century began five years late. Late it might have been, but when it got going, it was decades ahead of it's time. In 1905 nothing was as "modern" as modern art. It was to remain that way throughout the century. There are many people who still fail to understand the art introduced in 1905, over seventy years ago. That first "modern" art appeared in an exhibition in Paris in 1905. Among the participating …showed first 75 words of 982 total…

…showed last 75 words of 982 total…artist, you'll experiment. Like Matisse, you'll seek expression in your art in the way you use line and color. You're line will be simplified and your color diverse from realism. Yet your lines will have beauty and expression because you'll give them rhythm and grace. Your colors will be beautiful, because you'll treat them intelligently and with sensitivity. That's how the Fauve artist worked when producing some of the greatest paintings of 20th century art.