Orphism (art)

For the ancient Greek religion, see Orphism.

Orphism or Orphic Cubism, a term coined by the French poet Guillaume Apollinaire in 1912, was an offshoot of Cubism that focused on pure abstraction and bright colors, influenced by Fauvism, the theoretical writings of Paul Signac, Charles Henry and the dye chemist Michel Eugène Chevreul. This movement, perceived as key in the transition from Cubism to Abstract art, was pioneered by František Kupka, Robert Delaunay and Sonia Delaunay, who relaunched the use of color during the monochromatic phase of Cubism.

Orphism art scrutinizes color and the effects of light. Orphism art was painted in the early 1910s, when modern technology innovations altered the perceived time and space. Artists who engaged with Orphism explored the transformative possibilities of color, form, and motion. Marcel Duchamp, Mainie Jellett, Francis Picabia, Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, Stanton Macdonald-Wright, and Morgan Russell painted Orphism art.

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