Modern Art
Published on May 24, 2016
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Robert Delaunay was born in Paris on April 12th, 1885. When he said he wanted to become a painter, he was sent to Ronsin's atelier to study Decorative Arts. At age 19, he left Ronsin to focus entirely on painting
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Delaunay is most closely identified with Orphism. He painted non-figurative paintings based on the optical characteristics of brilliant colors
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ORPHISM
- Cubism- objects are analyzed, broken up and reassembled in an abstracted form
- Orphism stemmed from cubism, but focused on pure abstraction and adding vibrant colors
- Delauney was the first to add vibrant color to the cubism style, starting orphism
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Here is one example of Orphism
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Endless Rhythm was named by Sonia Delaunay as a way to describe the cyclical looping effect of the circular forms that mimic the flow of electric currents(the flowing nature of electricity like lightning that can’t be constrained) . Delaunay achieved the illusion of movement through juxtaposition of colors with geometric form. Delaunay carefully selected his colors to present subtle gradients and then contrasts these with the thick black and pale blue background. The diagonal alignment enhances the effect of dynamism(Characterizes progress or activity).
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