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André Masson Battle of Fishes 1926. Masson made Battle of Fishes by freely applying gesso to areas of the canvas, throwing sand on it, then brushing away the excess. The resulting contours suggested forms "although almost always irrational ones," according to the artist around which he rapidly sketched and applied paint directly from the tube.
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At the canvas’s lower right, a large sandy patch sits opposite the largest fish. Masson made this patch, and the ones that balance it to form another diagonal trending towards the upper left, with an experimental process of throwing sand onto a glued or gessoed canvas that he developed in the 1920s. He combined this new process with the practice of...
Masson’s process reveals a lot about his interest in Surrealism—an art and literary movement that began in France. Surrealism responded to the violence of WWI and explored emerging ideas about psychology, dreams, and subconscious processes initially elaborated by psychologist Sigmund Freud. Masson served in the French military in World War I. He wa...
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André Masson, Battle of Fishes (detail), 1926, sand, gesso, oil, pencil, and charcoal on canvas ( Museum of Modern Art) Red paint resembling blood flows from some of the fish. These splashes of red punctuate the work’s otherwise sandy tones and suggest primal seafloor battles. All of this imagery evokes the sense of danger and the deep sea.
From The Museum of Modern Art, André Masson, Battle of Fishes (1926), Sand, gesso, oil, pencil, and charcoal on canvas, 14 1/4 × 28 3/4 in
Inspired by a true story, Invincible recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom. ‘Battle of Fishes’ was created in 1926 by Andre Masson in Automatic Painting style. Find more prominent pieces of abstract at Wikiart.org – best visual art database.
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