Dallas Museum of Art Project

Dallas Museum of Art Project

Example (pg. 504 in your book)

1. Andre Derain, View of Collioure, 1905, Fauvism.

2. Landscape, oil on canvas

3. FORM:

a. Color: the use of color is a predominant visual element. The very warm color Derain uses creates an emotional effect of playfulness and warmth.

b. Rhythm: rhythm, a principle of design, is based on repetition, and the repetition of the bright colored brushstrokes in the bottom half of the painting create a sense of movement, as if the wind is blowing the grass. Also, these rhythmic strokes move your eye around the painting.

4. CONTENT: the content of this painting is a landscape of a town by the sea. It fits into the Fauvist style because of the time period; the very bright colors used; abstract characteristics of image; and