In today’s class we talked about early 20th-century art, a period dominated by Fauvism and Expressionism. The Fauvist movement, led by Henri Matisse and other artists, featured a vast use of incredibly bright colors which led to the creation of several very interesting paintings. These artists focused on expression, as Matisse said on his painting Le Bonheur de Vivre, a painting which uses several unusual colors to depict Matisse’s view. We also discussed Expressionism, which was inspired by Post-Impressionists, and used color to express several different meanings and emotions. The work of Wassily Kandinsky is fascinating to see, as his works slowly become more and more abstract.