Fauvism

n. 20th-century artistic movement characterized by the use of vivid colors and sharp contrasts

Les Fauves (French for The Wild Beasts) were a short-lived and loose grouping of early 20th century Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities, and the imaginative use of deep color over the representational values retained by Impressionism. Fauvists simplified lines, made the subject of the painting easy to read, exaggerated perspectives and an interesting prescient prediction of the Fauves was expressed in 1888 by Paul Gauguin to Paul Sérusier,
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Noun
1. an art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and non-natural colors and simple forms; influenced the expressionists
(hypernym) artistic movement, art movement

1905 - 1907 France - artist movement based on impressionism with medieval and african art elements and leanings from expressionism - intense colors

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