Fauvism is the style of les Fauves, a short-lived group of early 20th century modern artists whose work showed use of strong colour over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism. Fauvism began around 1900 as a style and continued beyond 1910, the movement actually only lasted a few years. (1904-1908)
HENRI MATISSE
Henri Matisse is a french painter and sculptor who is known for his use of colours and fluidity in his artwork. He is also one of the leaders for the Fauvism movement.
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| http://www.wikiart.org/en/henri-matisse/portrait-of-madame-matisse-green-stripe-1905 |
Henri Matisse inspired many designers to create evening dresses influenced by his artwork. They do this by using bright colours and interesting patterns. I went onto vogue.com and they had an article about Henri Matisse inspired fashion pieces.
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| http://www.vogue.com/slideshow/1658291/aquilano-rimondi-matisse-moma-show/ |
The cover of vogue back in April 1949, was inspired by Henri Matisse. It was photographed by Cecil Beaton and featured Jean Patchett and Carmen Dell'Orefice.
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| http://www.vogue.com/slideshow/1658291/aquilano-rimondi-matisse-moma-show/ |
Also his famous patterns were featured in many Autumn/Winter Collections. This blouse worn by Annette Stai is a Matisse inspired blouse featured in Yves Saint Laurent's collection in 1981.
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| http://www.vogue.com/slideshow/1658291/aquilano-rimondi-matisse-moma-show/ |
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| http://www.vogue.com/slideshow/1658291/aquilano-rimondi-matisse-moma-show/ |
Here are some more garments featured in other collections. You can see that they are inspired by Henri Matisse's work as they are similar in terms of patterns, as he is known for his fluidity in his work. The colours are very different on each dress, but the colours the designers have chosen for their garment compliment each other so the patterns can stand out. The dress on the left was featured in the Tata Naka pre-fall collection in 2014. The dress on the right is featured in Issa London, resort 2015.
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