Painting notes...... Influences
27-Feb-05
INSPIRATION AND INFLUENCES
A student recently asked me if I had been influenced by the work of the Fauves.
This is an extract from my reply.
"The inspiration to create a particular painting can be triggered by an amazing variety of factors ............... sometimes generated by the "subject" ............ sometimes related to other artistic expressions...........and so on ................. but the inspiration for me to become a painter in the first place did come from the excitement and passion for me in the work of a number of the artists who were linked in the brief life of Fauvism.
The artist whose work was the strongest inspiration for me to become a painter was Van Gogh and his work is considered to be one of the strongest influences that led to Fauvism .
Van Gogh is one of my favourite artists ever.
Another artist whose work was and always is very inspiring for me is Cezanne ............ and strangely enough ........... his work also is considered to be a major influence leading to the development of Fauvism.
I thinkthat in the work of Van Gogh I have been particularly inspired by his use of colour and the passion of his painting style ............... and from the work of Cezanne I have learned so much about structure in nature and in painting.
Another "father of Fauvism" was Paul Gauguin ............. often people studying my work have commented that they find similarities between some of my paintings and some of Gauguins work, particularly in relation to colour and the use of flat areas of colour within the composition.
Two other artists who were involved in the work of the Fauves, Matisse and Braque , have also been very strong influences on me as an artist.
Colour and the relationship of different areas of colour within a painting are very important factors in a painting for me and I have learned a vast amount about these aspects of painting from the work of these artists ."
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