HardEdge Painting Fauvist Art
Hard-edge painting Fauvist art is characterized by bold, flat areas of color delineated by sharp, clean edges. This style of painting emerged in the 1950s and 1960s as a reaction against the gestural, expressive brushwork of Abstract Expressionism. Hard-edge painters sought to create precise, geometric compositions that emphasized the flatness of the canvas and the purity of color. Fauvist influences can be seen in the vibrant, non-naturalistic color palettes used in hard-edge paintings, as well as in the emphasis on formal elements such as shape, line, and color. Artists associated with this style include Ellsworth Kelly, Frank Stella, and Kenneth Noland.