This week we take a look at the life and times of Andre Derain, one of the leadings Fauves. We dive into his world with his letters to Vlaminck (1905-1909) as a guide and find them particularly moving. In this episode we touch on colour, light and shadow, and the very value of art. Struggling artists will no doubt find as much solace in his candid retelling of experience as we have.  

Paintings Mentioned

Le Pecq, hiver 1904-1905 and Le Vielle Arbre 1905
https://www.beauxarts.com/expos/derain-la-revolution-fauve/#&gid=1&pid=2

Ball of Soldiers in Suresnes 1903
https://www.wikiart.org/en/andre-derain/ball-of-soldiers-in-suresnes-1903

Still Life on A Table 1904
https://www.wikiart.org/en/andre-derain/still-life-on-the-table-1904

Music 1904
https://www.wikiart.org/en/andre-derain/music-1904

Bacchus Dances 1906
https://www.wikiart.org/en/andre-derain/bacchus-dance-1906

The Dance 1906
https://www.wikiart.org/en/andre-derain/the-dance-1906

The Palace of Westminster 1906-1907
https://www.wikiart.org/en/andre-derain/the-palace-of-westminster-1907

Martigues Landscape 1908
https://www.wikiart.org/en/andre-derain/martigues-landscape-1908

Landscape Near Martigues 1908
https://www.wikiart.org/en/andre-derain/landscape-near-martigues-1908

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Andre Derrain

The 20th Century was the age of the Manifesto. No longer waiting to be retrospectively defined by critics and historians, writers like F.T.Marinetti, Tristan Tzara and Andre Breton took their identities, goals and methods into their own hands. They would decide what they are and how the world should be. Through manifestos, art and political movements would have a core set of documents that outlined their proposals, criticisms and practical solutions to problems they saw.

Yet, too few of us today are aware of the profound changes these movements and manifestos had. That’s where we come in. We’ll be selecting manifestos from the 20th century: examining their form and rhetoric, the ideas within them, offering judgments, and tracing history, as well as engaging with the art, music and writing these manifestos would inspire. 

We aim to provide a copy of the core works that we look at in the description of each episode, so you can follow us.

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New tracks tagged #20th Century Art