Franz Marc
Introduction
Franz Marc was a German artist and printmaker, and also one of the key statistics of the German Expressionist movement. Franz Marc was born in February 8, 1880 in Munich and past away in March 4, 1916, eventually Marc was only 36 years old. Wilhelm, the father, was an expert landscape painter; his mother, Sophie, was a strict Calvinist. Marc began to study at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich in 1900. In 1903 and 1907, he spent time in France, intensely in Paris, visiting the city’s museums and copying many paintings, a conventional way for artists to study and improve technique.
Marc made sixty prints in woodcut and lithography. Most of his developed work portrays animals, usually in natural surroundings. His work is characterized by bright primary colour, an almost cubist depiction of animals, blatant simplicity and an intense sense of emotion. Marc gave an emotional meaning or purpose to the colours he used in his work. For example, blue was used to portray masculinity and spirituality, yellow represented feminine joy, and red covered the sound of violence.
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Figure : The Red Horses by Franz Marc
In Red Horses, the portrayal is sufficiently simplified to allow the colour to be vital. The dynamic red of the horses suggested by Marc intended to emphasize an earthly orientation for this particular group of animals. The white area surrounding the pyramidally arranged horses showing the purity in comparison to the rest of the canvas. To interpret Marc's use of green in the upper third of the painting with regard to his thoughts on colour is also instructing. He said that once green in introduced, "You never entirely bring the eternally material, brutal red to rest."
The used of colour contrast is clearly shown in this painting between the red horses and the greenish background. The repetition of the visual movement of hills or mountains created a rhythm in principles of design. The Red horses formed an
Franz Marc was a German artist and printmaker, and also one of the key statistics of the German Expressionist movement. Franz Marc was born in February 8, 1880 in Munich and past away in March 4, 1916, eventually Marc was only 36 years old. Wilhelm, the father, was an expert landscape painter; his mother, Sophie, was a strict Calvinist. Marc began to study at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich in 1900. In 1903 and 1907, he spent time in France, intensely in Paris, visiting the city’s museums and copying many paintings, a conventional way for artists to study and improve technique.
Marc made sixty prints in woodcut and lithography. Most of his developed work portrays animals, usually in natural surroundings. His work is characterized by bright primary colour, an almost cubist depiction of animals, blatant simplicity and an intense sense of emotion. Marc gave an emotional meaning or purpose to the colours he used in his work. For example, blue was used to portray masculinity and spirituality, yellow represented feminine joy, and red covered the sound of violence.
Body
1.
Figure : The Red Horses by Franz Marc
In Red Horses, the portrayal is sufficiently simplified to allow the colour to be vital. The dynamic red of the horses suggested by Marc intended to emphasize an earthly orientation for this particular group of animals. The white area surrounding the pyramidally arranged horses showing the purity in comparison to the rest of the canvas. To interpret Marc's use of green in the upper third of the painting with regard to his thoughts on colour is also instructing. He said that once green in introduced, "You never entirely bring the eternally material, brutal red to rest."
The used of colour contrast is clearly shown in this painting between the red horses and the greenish background. The repetition of the visual movement of hills or mountains created a rhythm in principles of design. The Red horses formed an