Describe and analyze the characteristics of the Fauvism using Henri Matisse's Le Bonheur de Vivre (The Joy of Life) as an example.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Fauvism is characterized by forceful color and impulsive brushwork, and the vibrancy and energy of the style conveyed a new intensity of visual experience.
2. Matisse's painting is a vibrant arrangement of luscious colors, in which naked revelers dance, make love, commune with nature, or simply lounge in their idyllic, seaside setting.
3. Freed from naturalistic constraints, colors contribute as much to the joyous mood as the uninhibited figures themselves.
4. The long, flowing curves of the trees and the sensual contours of the nude bodies animate the composition with a continual movement and at the same time offer a refreshing "relief from the stress of modern life," as Matisse characterized his own work from this period.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).