WELCOME to my PARTY!!! DAY 16
The month of October is a special time for me:
my debut novel, my baby,
Tessa,
will be released IN PRINT on Halloween!
WHEEEEE!!!!!
FAUVISM - CUBISM – DADOISM – SURREALISM
Last week I talked about Cassie’s art, IMPRESSIONISM. Today is Connie’s turn. Connie, not Cassie, was the flamboyant one, the party girl who snuck out and broke curfew. But Connie was the apple of their mother’s eye who could do no wrong, and Marni turned a blind eye, not wanting to know about her daughter’s tawdry side. Connie excelled in her music, and mastered her piano the way Marni mastered her canvas. In this, Marni was blind to Connie’s own wishes, and bestowed honor on her daughter as an artist that she just didn’t possess. Connie painted, to appease her mother, and she did own a degree of talent, especially once she started spending summers with her sister. Of course, she painted more like Cassie for the time they spent together, and that was much to Marni’s disdain.
Connie painted to placate her mother, and accomplished some pieces to her mother’s liking and standard. But Connie’s preferred artistic style was the jarring images of Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso.
Her favorite artists, Marcel Duchamp and Paul Gauguin.
And she painted in the same vein; these she hid from her mother.
There was the season, of course, when Connie was fourteen, and everything she said and did was for the sole purpose of flying in Marni’s face.
She painted ragged pieces, gritty, disjointed, macabre even, imitating Frida Kahlo for a season. And flaunted them at Marni.
Marni threw away the first such pieces she caught on Connie’s easel, blaming Cassie’s influence. She later burned three more paintings; Connie didn’t speak to her mother for a week, and learned to hide all of her prized paintings after that. She painted the token impressionist pieces and attempted photo realistic works, to appease Marni. But when she painted from her heart, it was Fauvism that flowed.
“Fauvism is the style of les Fauves, French for “the wild beasts,” a loose group of early twentieth-century modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational values of Impressionism… The paintings of the Fauves were characterized by seemingly wild brush work and strident colors, while their subject matter had a high degree of simplification and abstraction… In 1888 [Paul] Gauguin [was quoted as saying,] “How do you see these trees? They are yellow. So, put in yellow; this shadow, rather blue, paint it with ultramarine; these red leave? Put in vermilion.” [taken from Wikipedia.]
“A primary influence that led to Cubism was the representation of a three-dimensional form in the late works of Paul Cézanne, which were displayed in a retrospective at the 1907 Salon d’Automne. In Cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up and reassembled in an abstracted form – instead of depicting objects from one viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context.” [Wikipedia]
“Dada, or Dadaism (pronounced just like it looks) was an art movement of the European avant-garde in the early 20th century… To quote Dona Budd’s The Language of Art Knowledge, “Dada was born out of negative reaction to the horrors of World War I. This international movement was begun by a group of artists and poets associated with the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich. Dada rejected reason and logic, prizing nonsense, irrationality and intuition. The origin of the name Dada is unclear.” … The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature, poetry, art manifestoes, art theory, theatre, and graphic design.” [Wikipedia]
“Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920’s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. The aim was to “resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality.” Artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic precision, created strange creatures from everyday objects and developed painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself and/or an idea/concept.
Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequiture; however, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost, with the works being an artifact. Leader André Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was, above all, a revolutionary movement.
Surrealism developed out of the Dada activities during World War I and the most important center of the movement was Paris. From the 1920’s onward, the movement spread around the glove, eventually affecting the visual arts, literature, film, and music of many countries and languages, as well as political thought and practice, philosophy, and social theory.” [Wikipedia]
And here’s a little bonus!!
ARTIST INTERVIEW
I’d like to give a big welcome to Allison Walker Payne to my blog. Allison, thank you for joining me today. I’m excited to have you here.
Artist Bio: “I’m a nut for English history, Star Trek, Science Fiction, cats, dogs, cheetahs, raptors, Robert Plant, rock, Hugh Laurie, singers, dancers, musicians, artists and anyone marching to different tune.
As a cartoonist and graphic artist, I’ve done freelance work for several companies etc., including The University of Denver, SweetPea Productions, The Southwest Washington Humane Society and Tin Temple Music.
As a painter I have been in several exhibitions and galleries on the Northwest Coast. My painting “So When’s the Cat Festival?” was chosen for the Garlic Festival poster on the Long Beach Peninsula and my paintings are in several private collections.
Aren’t I marvelous?”
http://twotops.wordpress.com/
Allison and I have been friends for nearly forty years. We were in high school together, specifically high school plays and musicals. Through the wonder that is Facebook, we get to chat (IM) from time to time, and keep up with what each other is doing. I modeled one of my characters, artist Alicia Wallace Paville, and her art, after Allison. So, I found it only fitting to include her in my art series posts!
Robin E. Mason: Welcome Allison! You’re absolutely marvelous!!! Thanks for coming today! When did you start drawing and painting?
Allison: Thanks, Robin! I’ve been drawing since I could pick up a pencil. So, since Thursday. :0)
rem: I remember the actress! I was totally unaware of the artist in you! Your mother is an artist too, correct?
Allison: Yes she is! And still painting at 86. Her work is in many private collections, and she did several Garlic Festival posters before I did. She was a tough act to follow!
rem: That she may have been, but I dare say you have made your own splash. Of color! [my blog, my pun!!] Your colors are so vivid and vibrant! Where do you get your inspiration?
Allison: I’m mad for color. I love the colors of Laurel Burch, Paul Gauguin and Matisse for a few. I occasionally will try to tone down my palette but it doesn’t last long.
rem: Which is exactly why it’s so fitting to have you here today! My character, Connie, is enamored of Paul Gauguin and Matisse also! Your lovely sister, Laura, (they could be twins!) is a prima ballerina. Do you dance as well?
Allison: I did take lessons back in the day but discovered, once I got into pointe shoes, that ballet HURTS. That was it for me! I was, however, the first cartoonist Dance Magazine ever published.
rem: So you got your fingers rather than your toes into the magazine! [still my blog, my pun!] You have some very interesting (and by interesting, I mean wild and crazy – weird) dreams! What is the wildest / craziest / weirdest dream you’ve had?
Allison: Oh dear. They all are! I can tell you one of the earliest dreams I can remember from childhood involved giant man-eating daisies floating in lava in our basement. And the weirdness just kept growing after that.
rem: I love reading your posts about your dreams!
rem: Tell us about “So When’s the Cat Festival.” And your gorgeous Miss ZsaZsa.
Allison: I was incredibly nervous when I was asked to do the official poster - especially coming after my mom’s stellar posters. I knew I wanted to use the two gentlemen who officiated at the Garlic Festival, resplendent in their bulbs. And I had lots of great photos from the years I attended (and worked). For example, the little girl in the big sunhat and the crowds, as well as as a wonderful photo of the gal in the bulb hat. I wanted it to have lots of color and some humor, which is where the cat came in. I had a calico at the time by the name of Pollyfish, and I got the idea of her watching the festivities from a window and wondering what the fuss over garlic was, when the obvious festival should be honoring cats. It always brings back wonderful memories of living in Ocean Park, Washington when I look it!
rem: Obviously should be honoring cat!
Allison: Oh, I almost forgot ZsaZsa (named after ZsaZsa Gabor). She’s deaf, with one blue eye and one green eye and is, I believe, a Turkish Van. Incidentally, Turkish Vans with different colored eyes are considered lucky in Turkey. I got her as a rescue about 7 years ago. Her hobbies include beating up our big orange tabby, Jake and licking lint rollers.
rem: Thanks again Allison for making my blog a little more fun today!
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http://www.amazon.com/Robin-E.-Mason/...
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#fauvism, #cubism, #dadaism, #surrealism, #marcelduchamp, #paulgaugin, #pablopicasso, #salvadordali, #fridakahlo, #allisonwalkerpayne, #catfestival
my debut novel, my baby,
Tessa,
will be released IN PRINT on Halloween!
WHEEEEE!!!!!
FAUVISM - CUBISM – DADOISM – SURREALISM
Last week I talked about Cassie’s art, IMPRESSIONISM. Today is Connie’s turn. Connie, not Cassie, was the flamboyant one, the party girl who snuck out and broke curfew. But Connie was the apple of their mother’s eye who could do no wrong, and Marni turned a blind eye, not wanting to know about her daughter’s tawdry side. Connie excelled in her music, and mastered her piano the way Marni mastered her canvas. In this, Marni was blind to Connie’s own wishes, and bestowed honor on her daughter as an artist that she just didn’t possess. Connie painted, to appease her mother, and she did own a degree of talent, especially once she started spending summers with her sister. Of course, she painted more like Cassie for the time they spent together, and that was much to Marni’s disdain.
Connie painted to placate her mother, and accomplished some pieces to her mother’s liking and standard. But Connie’s preferred artistic style was the jarring images of Frida Kahlo and Salvador Dali and Pablo Picasso.
Her favorite artists, Marcel Duchamp and Paul Gauguin.
And she painted in the same vein; these she hid from her mother.
There was the season, of course, when Connie was fourteen, and everything she said and did was for the sole purpose of flying in Marni’s face.
She painted ragged pieces, gritty, disjointed, macabre even, imitating Frida Kahlo for a season. And flaunted them at Marni.
Marni threw away the first such pieces she caught on Connie’s easel, blaming Cassie’s influence. She later burned three more paintings; Connie didn’t speak to her mother for a week, and learned to hide all of her prized paintings after that. She painted the token impressionist pieces and attempted photo realistic works, to appease Marni. But when she painted from her heart, it was Fauvism that flowed.
“Fauvism is the style of les Fauves, French for “the wild beasts,” a loose group of early twentieth-century modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational values of Impressionism… The paintings of the Fauves were characterized by seemingly wild brush work and strident colors, while their subject matter had a high degree of simplification and abstraction… In 1888 [Paul] Gauguin [was quoted as saying,] “How do you see these trees? They are yellow. So, put in yellow; this shadow, rather blue, paint it with ultramarine; these red leave? Put in vermilion.” [taken from Wikipedia.]
“A primary influence that led to Cubism was the representation of a three-dimensional form in the late works of Paul Cézanne, which were displayed in a retrospective at the 1907 Salon d’Automne. In Cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up and reassembled in an abstracted form – instead of depicting objects from one viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context.” [Wikipedia]
“Dada, or Dadaism (pronounced just like it looks) was an art movement of the European avant-garde in the early 20th century… To quote Dona Budd’s The Language of Art Knowledge, “Dada was born out of negative reaction to the horrors of World War I. This international movement was begun by a group of artists and poets associated with the Cabaret Voltaire in Zurich. Dada rejected reason and logic, prizing nonsense, irrationality and intuition. The origin of the name Dada is unclear.” … The movement primarily involved visual arts, literature, poetry, art manifestoes, art theory, theatre, and graphic design.” [Wikipedia]
“Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920’s, and is best known for its visual artworks and writings. The aim was to “resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality.” Artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes with photographic precision, created strange creatures from everyday objects and developed painting techniques that allowed the unconscious to express itself and/or an idea/concept.
Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequiture; however, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost, with the works being an artifact. Leader André Breton was explicit in his assertion that Surrealism was, above all, a revolutionary movement.
Surrealism developed out of the Dada activities during World War I and the most important center of the movement was Paris. From the 1920’s onward, the movement spread around the glove, eventually affecting the visual arts, literature, film, and music of many countries and languages, as well as political thought and practice, philosophy, and social theory.” [Wikipedia]
And here’s a little bonus!!
ARTIST INTERVIEW
I’d like to give a big welcome to Allison Walker Payne to my blog. Allison, thank you for joining me today. I’m excited to have you here.
Artist Bio: “I’m a nut for English history, Star Trek, Science Fiction, cats, dogs, cheetahs, raptors, Robert Plant, rock, Hugh Laurie, singers, dancers, musicians, artists and anyone marching to different tune.
As a cartoonist and graphic artist, I’ve done freelance work for several companies etc., including The University of Denver, SweetPea Productions, The Southwest Washington Humane Society and Tin Temple Music.
As a painter I have been in several exhibitions and galleries on the Northwest Coast. My painting “So When’s the Cat Festival?” was chosen for the Garlic Festival poster on the Long Beach Peninsula and my paintings are in several private collections.
Aren’t I marvelous?”
http://twotops.wordpress.com/
Allison and I have been friends for nearly forty years. We were in high school together, specifically high school plays and musicals. Through the wonder that is Facebook, we get to chat (IM) from time to time, and keep up with what each other is doing. I modeled one of my characters, artist Alicia Wallace Paville, and her art, after Allison. So, I found it only fitting to include her in my art series posts!
Robin E. Mason: Welcome Allison! You’re absolutely marvelous!!! Thanks for coming today! When did you start drawing and painting?
Allison: Thanks, Robin! I’ve been drawing since I could pick up a pencil. So, since Thursday. :0)
rem: I remember the actress! I was totally unaware of the artist in you! Your mother is an artist too, correct?
Allison: Yes she is! And still painting at 86. Her work is in many private collections, and she did several Garlic Festival posters before I did. She was a tough act to follow!
rem: That she may have been, but I dare say you have made your own splash. Of color! [my blog, my pun!!] Your colors are so vivid and vibrant! Where do you get your inspiration?
Allison: I’m mad for color. I love the colors of Laurel Burch, Paul Gauguin and Matisse for a few. I occasionally will try to tone down my palette but it doesn’t last long.
rem: Which is exactly why it’s so fitting to have you here today! My character, Connie, is enamored of Paul Gauguin and Matisse also! Your lovely sister, Laura, (they could be twins!) is a prima ballerina. Do you dance as well?
Allison: I did take lessons back in the day but discovered, once I got into pointe shoes, that ballet HURTS. That was it for me! I was, however, the first cartoonist Dance Magazine ever published.
rem: So you got your fingers rather than your toes into the magazine! [still my blog, my pun!] You have some very interesting (and by interesting, I mean wild and crazy – weird) dreams! What is the wildest / craziest / weirdest dream you’ve had?
Allison: Oh dear. They all are! I can tell you one of the earliest dreams I can remember from childhood involved giant man-eating daisies floating in lava in our basement. And the weirdness just kept growing after that.
rem: I love reading your posts about your dreams!
rem: Tell us about “So When’s the Cat Festival.” And your gorgeous Miss ZsaZsa.
Allison: I was incredibly nervous when I was asked to do the official poster - especially coming after my mom’s stellar posters. I knew I wanted to use the two gentlemen who officiated at the Garlic Festival, resplendent in their bulbs. And I had lots of great photos from the years I attended (and worked). For example, the little girl in the big sunhat and the crowds, as well as as a wonderful photo of the gal in the bulb hat. I wanted it to have lots of color and some humor, which is where the cat came in. I had a calico at the time by the name of Pollyfish, and I got the idea of her watching the festivities from a window and wondering what the fuss over garlic was, when the obvious festival should be honoring cats. It always brings back wonderful memories of living in Ocean Park, Washington when I look it!
rem: Obviously should be honoring cat!
Allison: Oh, I almost forgot ZsaZsa (named after ZsaZsa Gabor). She’s deaf, with one blue eye and one green eye and is, I believe, a Turkish Van. Incidentally, Turkish Vans with different colored eyes are considered lucky in Turkey. I got her as a rescue about 7 years ago. Her hobbies include beating up our big orange tabby, Jake and licking lint rollers.
rem: Thanks again Allison for making my blog a little more fun today!
http://robinsnest212.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Robin-...
http://www.amazon.com/Robin-E.-Mason/...
https://twitter.com/amythyst212
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
#fauvism, #cubism, #dadaism, #surrealism, #marcelduchamp, #paulgaugin, #pablopicasso, #salvadordali, #fridakahlo, #allisonwalkerpayne, #catfestival
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