Maurice de Vlaminck was born in 1976 in Paris. He started painting as a teenager but we don’t have much art from his early life as he went and served in the military. He didn’t truly start his artistic career until after he was finished serving in the army.
Vlaminck was proudly part of the Fauvism age of painting. So much so that he resented painters like Picasso for taking over the genre with cubism, thinking that cubism was driving real painting into the ground. He was heavily influenced by Van Gogh and apparently greatly admired both Van Gogh as a person and his paintings. his style is insteresting, using bold strokes and colours, not aiming for realism but more of an impression of his subject matter. More refined than cubism but still with abstract qualities.
Aibhlin,
Not a bad presentation on Reynolds. A good choice of artist. Good relaxed presentation. Started off a bit rough but things picked up a few slides in. Unfortunate about the pixilated images though as that made a big difference in your presentation. Pretty good none the less.
8/10
Jeff
Aibhlin,
Just reviewed your post on Vlaminck and I think there could be a bit more in-depth thought and background into the artist of choice. The information you do have here is good but I think there could be more personal insights into him. Also he was born in 1876 not 1976 so watch out for those typos.
Jeff
Abhlin,
The deadline for your final blog post is past so you will loose two points for that. Also I’ve corrected the final quiz and your score is 38/50 which translates to a B. Good work this term! Have a great holiday break.
Jeff