Fauvism is a modern painting trend that prevailed in France from 1898 to 1908. Although there is no clear theory and program, it is the result of a certain number of painters' active activities in a certain period, so it can also be regarded as a painting school. Fauvism painters are keen on using bright and heavy colors, and often use pigments directly extruded from paint tubes to create strong picture effects with straightforward and extensive brushstrokes, which fully shows the expressionist tendency of pursuing emotional expression. Fauvism was named after 1905 Paris Autumn Salon Exhibition. At that time, the works of a group of avant-garde artists headed by Matisse were exhibited in the same room, which caused an uproar. Some people vividly call these paintings "a can of paint in front of the public." Louis wasser, a reporter of Jill Brass magazine who later coined the name Cubism, suddenly came up with the right name. He found a small bronze statue of Renaissance style made by Ma Erkai in the center of the noisy exhibition hall of the stabbed object, and could not help but exclaim: "Donatello is locked in a beast cage!" Donatello was an outstanding sculptor in the Italian Renaissance. Soon, this one-liner was published in Jill Brass magazine, and the name of "Fauvism" was widely recognized. The following year, when they built a nest, the "beast" in this "cage" held one amazing exhibition after another, and the influence of bestiality increased greatly, and the momentum was high. At first, the ironic name gradually lost its derogatory meaning.

Fauvism continued the exploration of post-impressionist Vincent Van Gogh, P Gauguin and P Cezanne, and pursued more subjective and intense artistic expression. It has had an important influence on the development of western painting. They absorbed the expression techniques of oriental and African art, paid attention to creating a sparse artistic conception different from western classical painting, and had an obvious tendency of freehand brushwork. Some people think that Fauvism is part of a broad expressionist movement. Others think that Fauvism is not an artistic movement, but a short stage in the artistic career of Matisse and others, a stage that pays special attention to the expressive force of lines and colors and is not bound by any procedures. Matisse later recalled: "For me, the beast period was an experiment of painting tools. I must create an expressive and meaningful way to blend blue, red and green. " "Barbarism as a group has only existed for two or three years. Later, artists who joined the club continued to explore new goals.

Fauvism is a betrayal of academic school. They rebelled against the impressionist painting style with weak sense of strength and insufficient expressive force, continued the exploration of post-impressionist Van Gogh, Gauguin and Cezanne, and pursued stronger artistic expressive force. The painters of this school absorbed the expression techniques of black sculpture art in the East and Africa, paid attention to the expression of pure modeling, and were used to painting with striking and strong colors such as red, cyan, green and yellow. They use the juxtaposition of these primary colors, combined with big strokes and simple lines, to make an exaggerated and restrained form, so as to express their personality and reveal their sincere feelings and extreme indulgence. With the least description, we can achieve the greatest aesthetic feeling. Their works have obvious ideological tendencies.