Expressionism and Fauvism

Differentiating expressionism and fauvism art movements can be done on the basis that both places their foundation rests on color value in relation to painting. In Fauvism colors are used for expressing joy and it was a short-term movement where painters were offered the freedom to expressly use their color in presenting their work and brought about a new way of viewing art. The painting style incorporated the use of non-natural coloring.  The Fauve movement was driven by the desire to have an art with impressionism directness while using intense color juxtapositions (Kleiner, 2010). The movement also involved liberating color from the descriptive function and looking at the impact of different colors on emotions. The Fauves had the desire for using color in arbitrary manner for the purpose expressing their message powerfully.  By following such thinking, they used color in showcasing in a carefree and rough manner. The Fauve group had a common that color can play a basic role in communicating meaning and thereby efforts were focused in development of this concept (Kleiner, 2010).

On the other hand, the Expressionism movement was founded on the interest to heighten the art’s emotional landscape by emphasizing subjective feelings rather than showcasing objective reality. While Fauvism emphasized color, the expressionism was created along somber and darker path which reflected the prevailing societal influence (Kleiner, 2010). The emotional power of this movement was used in exploration of various personal and political issues. Unlike Fauvism that retained design and harmony, expressionists moved away from such joy and restraint but rather used images of modern creations such as city to showcase an alienating and hostile world. There was large use distorted figures and dark colors (Kleiner, 2010).

References

Kleiner, F. S. (2010). Gardner's art through the ages: A concise Western history