MARC CHAGALLMARC CHAGALL1887-19851887-1985

Born in RussiaBorn in Russia

1887 marc was born in 1887 marc was born in Russia to a poor Jewish Russia to a poor Jewish familyfamily

In Russian school he started In Russian school he started showing interest in art (his showing interest in art (his Mother had to pay 50 (equal Mother had to pay 50 (equal to $1.67)rubles for him to to $1.67)rubles for him to attend public high school attend public high school because he was Jewish). because he was Jewish).

At 23 he moved to Paris to At 23 he moved to Paris to study art.study art.

His paintings reflected the His paintings reflected the Russian village and features Russian village and features that would be Chagall’s style that would be Chagall’s style later.later.

CHAGALL CHAGALL CHAGALL WAS FAMOUS FOR A MODERN STYLE CHAGALL WAS FAMOUS FOR A MODERN STYLE

CALLED FANTASTIC ART WHICH IS SIMILAR TO CALLED FANTASTIC ART WHICH IS SIMILAR TO SURREALISM, IN IT’S DREAMLIKE QUALITY. SURREALISM, IN IT’S DREAMLIKE QUALITY.

IT IS A MIXTURE OF HIS IMAGINATION, IT IS A MIXTURE OF HIS IMAGINATION, CHILDHOOD MEMORIES AND FOLKTALES.CHILDHOOD MEMORIES AND FOLKTALES.

HE PAINTED THEATRE BACKGROUNDS HE PAINTED THEATRE BACKGROUNDS SCENES USING HIS OWN DREAMS, FANTASIES SCENES USING HIS OWN DREAMS, FANTASIES AND ABSTRACT. AND ABSTRACT.

OFTEN, A YOUNG MAN LOOKING VERY MUCH OFTEN, A YOUNG MAN LOOKING VERY MUCH LIKE CHAGALL APPEARS IN MANY OF HIS LIKE CHAGALL APPEARS IN MANY OF HIS PAINTINGS.PAINTINGS.

I and the Village, 1911I and the Village, 1911 He created a unique He created a unique

career in virtually every career in virtually every artistic medium, artistic medium, including paintings, book including paintings, book illustrations, stained illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, glass, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries and ceramics, tapestries and fine art printsfine art prints

This picture is a great This picture is a great example of cubism-see example of cubism-see how there are geometric how there are geometric shapes in the picture.shapes in the picture.

La Mariee, 1927La Mariee, 1927

La Marie is a great La Marie is a great example of Chagall's example of Chagall's work! He used work! He used contrast in color to contrast in color to make images leap off make images leap off the canvas. It is the canvas. It is apparent that Chagall apparent that Chagall was showing the was showing the woman in high regard, woman in high regard, as it the tradition at as it the tradition at any wedding. any wedding.

The Blue House, 1917The Blue House, 1917

The Farmyard, 1954-1962The Farmyard, 1954-1962

Along with the white Along with the white chicken, the cow held a chicken, the cow held a sacred place within sacred place within Chagall's barnyard Chagall's barnyard menagerie as a vital menagerie as a vital source of sustenance source of sustenance and a powerful metaphor and a powerful metaphor for life. This picture for life. This picture represents Chagall’s represents Chagall’s childhood memories as childhood memories as he was in his 70’s. he was in his 70’s.

The Tribe of Benjamin, 1960-1962The Tribe of Benjamin, 1960-1962(stained glass window)(stained glass window)

The Large Circus, 1968The Large Circus, 1968

a pioneer of a pioneer of modernism and one of and one of the greatest the greatest figurative artists of the of the twentieth centurytwentieth century

The painting The painting immerses the viewer in immerses the viewer in the hectic atmosphere the hectic atmosphere that epitomized the that epitomized the early Russian circus. early Russian circus.

OUR PROJECT OUR PROJECT THE CLOWNTHE CLOWN