Las Femmes Fauves

21st Century Fauvism

Artists pictured left to right:
Donna Wayman, me, Jennifer Main, & Bonnie Kelso.

The art exhibition in the Scandinavian Collection Showroom at the World Market Center’s Art Walk (in Las Vegas) this past Wednesday was a spectacular plethora of color to say the least!

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This exhibition reminded me of the group of artists who exhibited together back in the early 1900’s who were critically dubbed “the Fauves” (wild beasts), which was in reference to their use of bold colors. This coined the French term for the art movement known as Fauvism. Back then the Fauves consisted of a group of male artists, but this past Wednesday gave way to a new group of Fauves – Female Fauves! Each artist at this show was so different in style and technique, yet the one thing they truly share in common is their use of pure color to express emotion. Have a closer look at each artist’s works by visiting their websites.

(just click on each name below):

Melanie Banayat
Jennifer Main
Bonnie Kelso
Donna Wayman

This was a fun exhibition where each of the artist's were doing live demos of their work.

This was my corner of the showroom where I was working on my latest painting shown on the easel to the far right.

There were more artists located in other showrooms -- some working with live models.

Here, Donna Wayman is showing a customer a print of her work.



Of course, it wouldn't be an Art exhibition without a little Peach Martini.

Cheers!

Bonnie Kelso hard at work. LOL!


Jennifer Main - gotta love her pants!


Me with Monica Petersen, and the Green Goddess. Monica matched my painting so perfectly that we had to take a picture or nobody would have believed it!

Wild Beasts and Colors

For a little history on the Fauves visit the following site:
The Fauves

Henri Matisse
Andre Derain
Georges Braque
Raoul Dufy
Maurice de Vlaminck
Henri Manquin
Kees Van Dongen
Albert Marque
Charles Camoin
Emile Othon Friesz

In the early 20th century, art underwent momentous changes. Artists became increasingly interested in non-naturalistic representation, departing from the traditional use of form and color. From 1904, the Fauve artists began to portray familiar objects with “unfamiliar” colors. The French term “fauvism” refers to “wild beasts.” However, a better name for the group might be “the artists of pure color.” Fauvism is the first modern movement in which color rules supreme.


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Las Femmes Fauves