Although Henri Matisse is often the first name that comes to mind when discussing Fauvism, Andre Derain was just as important in creating the Fauvist movement. The pieces Derain and Matisse painted during their stay in the South of France formed the basis of Fauvism. The bold and exaggerated colors Matisse and Derain use lead to the coining of their art movement, "Fauvism" (French translation of "wild beast"). Some basic characteristics of Fauvism include: colors expressing the artists feelings about a subject and simplified drawings accompanied with exaggerated color.
Andre Derain's painting, "London Bridge", is included in a larger collection of 30 painting focused on the city of London. In his painting, Derain uses warm and cool colors to express noise and activity, from this painting we can conclude that the city,at this point, was calm. In addition, Derain used contrasting colors to express depth by painting warm colors in the foreground and transitioning to cool colors in the background.Finally, Derain creates an Arial Perspective and in doing so helps unify the simple shapes with the conflicting colors.
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