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Impressionism; Post-Impressionism Essay
Impressionism
Impressionism as an historical art period is best described as a shift in thinking and focus. This paradigm shift, away from realism and toward
individualism, began a centuries long transformation of selfā€“expression in art as a whole. Impressionism is generally considered a French movement
and is typically defined as spanning from approximately 1867 to 1886. Impressionism is best embodied by and was perhaps initiated by Claud Monet in
such worldā€“renowned works as Impressions: soleil levant which lent its name to the style and subsequently the art period as a whole.
Impressionism in its simplest form is characterized as an artist's impression of an actual scene, using smaller than average painting strokes to help
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And, much like impressionism had done in its early years, expounded upon what was considered standard or acceptable subject matter.
Postā€“Impressionism is generally considered as having begun at sometime around 1880 and continuing even until now (as technically all forms
/movements of art do). Perhaps the most easily recognizable postā€“impressionist art piece would be Van Gogh's "Starry Night", crafted by the eccentric
artist in 1889.
What Monet was to Impressionism Van Gogh became to postā€“impressionism; standā€“outs amongst many artists who longed to break free of the
traditionalist view of art as a primarily linear form.
Irrevocably Connected
Beyond the simple fact that one (postā€“impressionism) cannot have existed without the other (impressionism) the revolutionary technique shared by
both movements; small, generally circular or curved strokes, brilliant colors, use of light, and subject matter that reached beyond the traditional scope
ties them together in a unique and easily identifiable manner. One cannot view Monet's Impressions: soleil levant and Van Gogh's Starry Night without
instantly seeing the undeniable similarities; both artists' use of light and deliberate brush strokes leave the viewer with little doubt about the artistic
movements from which they came. The differences in the movements actually stem from a more sociological standpoint; whereas impressionists were
a tight knit fraternity bound together by their
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Impressionism In Art Essay
Impressionism: "a theory or practice in painting especially among French painters of about 1870 of depicting the natural appearances of objects by
means of dabs or strokes of primary unmixed colors in order to simulate actual reflected light." ("Impressionism.") During the late 1800's and early
1900's a revolution in art began in France. Impressionism was a drastic change from the artwork from the Renaissance and the period of Romanticism in
art. It was also the beginning of modern art. Famous Impressionistic artists include ā€“ a man dubbed the leader of Impressionism ā€“ Claude Monet, Edgar
Degas, Paul Gauguin, Mary Cassatt, and Auguste Renoir. Impressionism can be characterized by short, quick brush strokes that when being viewed
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It is said that Monet often became frustrated with his work and destroyed many ā€“ up to as many as an estimated five hundred. His famed works include
Camille (Woman in Green), Water Lilies Evening Effect, Water
ā€“Lily Pond, and Woman with a Parasol. After his first wife died Monet painted an
austere assemblage of paintings we know as the Ice Drift series. Later he would reā€“marry to Alice Hoschede in 1892. Unfortunately, thirtyā€“four years
later ā€“ December 5, 1926 ā€“ Monet died due to lung cancer at the age of eightyā€“six. Edgar Degas was also a prominent Impressionist. Born in 1834,
Degas was learned in the classics. During the era of Impressionism, he preferred to be denoted as a Realist or Independent, but despite his preference,
he was a founding member of the bunch. In his early artwork, Degas began by copying famed Renaissance paintings at the Louvre, for he was taught
the traditional Academic style ā€“ with it's attention on line and assertion on the vital aspect of craftsmanship ā€“ by Louis Lamothe. After 1865 Degas did
not paint Academic subjects again and instead focused on scenes of modern life such as urban leisure activities like horse races. He preferred painting
subjects in dim, artificial light. Then, around 1870, he began painting and sculpting one of his most favored, and famous, subjects: ballerinas. At this
time he also enjoyed sketching and painting laundresses, denizens, and Parisian
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Impressionism Research Paper
Impressionism
The Impressionist revolution was born from the technological advancements during the Industrial Revolution, the political instability in France from
the Revolution of 1848, and the domineering rule of the French Academy of Fine Arts. Together, through the vision of a group of extremely talented
French artists, brought a variety of influences, beliefs, and styles together to form Impressionism (1977). After the monarchy in France was overthrown,
conservatives seized the reins of government creating widespread distrust among the aristocracy, the poor, and the newly prosperous bourgeoisie or
middle class. As the bourgeoisie grew in numbers and influence, the taste for art expanded. In addition to the expansion of art production occurring,
demands for the traditional artists and works that featured idealized images with symmetry, hard outlines, and smooth paint surfaces that characterized
academic paintings were the only accepted creations (2000). The French Academy of Fine Arts was about to embark on the movement that steered the
art world away from the art that taught a moral lesson with historic, mythological, and Biblical themes they demanded.
The Salon, an annual exhibition through the French Academy of Fine Arts and overseen by the Royal Academy, rejected
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The Impressionists depicted leisurely activities, dance, and social events in public areas, anything natural to an urban setting. Impressionism rose to
popularity as the population of Paris climbed to an allā€“time high after the Francoā€“Prussian War. Popularity of the artistic style gained material for their
urban themed work from the increase of population as well. The mixed population of social classes with the backdrop of Paris life reflected everyday
lives of 1890, and Impressionism was considered a valid art
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Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Essay
Impressionism and Postā€“Impressionism are two artistic movements that had profound influences on the artistic community and world as a whole. Both
sought to break the molds of previous artistic styles and movements by creating work truly unique to the artist him or herself. The artists of the
Impressionism and Postā€“Impressionism movements employed vibrant color pallets, well defined brush strokes, and unique perspectives on their
subjects that sought to capture light, movement, and emotions on canvas. These two artistic movements reā€“imagined and reā€“invented the artistic
world of their times, with Impressionism leading the way and Postā€“Impressionism building and growing from it. Beginning in the 19th century, the
artistic movement of...show more content...
Unlike the previous artistic movements, the Impressionists sought to move away from the rigidity of religious themes and stiff portraits that limited
the artist's creativity and unique style as an artist. Even painting outside of a studio en plein air was relatively unheard of until the Impressionists
stepped outside of the restrictive box. The Impressionist artists employed an advanced understating of techniques that included: Color theory, broken
brushstrokes, subject matter, optics, light, and movement. These techniques allowed the Impressionists to separate their work and style from that of
previous artistic movements. Though they employed a variety of techniques to achieve their unique style, the technique that truly set them apart was
their use of broken brushstrokes. Previous artistic movements sought to hide brushstrokes into a soft, smooth, seamless design. But by doing this, the
unique style of the artist is limited. The broken brushstroke technique allowed the artist to put his or her brushstrokes at the forefront of the painting,
they became as important to the painting as the subject matter itself. And each artist was able to use this technique to their own unique benefit. From
Monet and his small yet delicate brushstrokes lending to an almost pixilated quality, to Edgar Degas who used a softer hand and brushstroke to create
a light and ethereal feel to his paintings while
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Impressionism : A New Style Of Art
After Realism, a new style of art called Impressionism was developed around the end of the 19th century called. Impressionism was initially organized
by a group of artists called the Anonymous Society of Painters. This group was composed of many artists including Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir,
and Camille Pissaro, as well as many others (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History). These artists were all quite independent and their styles varied
considerably, but they were unified by their difference and exclusion from the annual Salon held at the Louvre.Impressionism was developed partially
due to new scientific research in color theory, and partially to artists taking a step back from painting politically and returning to painting for their own
enjoyment. Impressionist artists would use dabs of complementary colors right next to each other instead of the secondary color that they wished to
create, because they realized that humans would perceive the color as mixed if they looked at the painting from the proper distance. Impressionists
also kept the imagery very flat to remove depth in order to maintain the strength of colors. Lastly, Impressionist artist, especially Monet, used bold
variegated brushwork that changes from each object to give the painting a shimmering quality. Claude Monet was a key figure in the impressionist
movement. He was born in 1840 and raised in Normandy. Monet, influenced by Barbizon painters and Japanese woodblock prints, painted huge
asymmetrical
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Significance Of Impressionism
Esther Kim
Mr. Kong
Research and Presentation
Mar. 23, 2018
Significance of Impressionism
In the 19th century, an art movement called Impressionism had prevailed in France that had hugely impacted many aspects in the field of art. Not only
it had changed the people's perspectives on art but also it had transformed the status quos in the traditional principles. Its techniques were adopted and
inspired numerous artists to produce new art movements such as Neoā€“Impressionism and Postā€“Impressionism. In all, Impressionism was a
revolutionary departure from the traditions that had profoundly changed the views on art by exploring ways to capture the fleeting moment. In fact, the
word, "Impression" came to be used in the name of the movement after Claude Monet's exhibition, a famous Impressionist. A quote was given by
Monet,"I was...show more content...
The movement was first introduced to the public in their own exhibition in Paris in 1874 with the members consisting of Edgar Degas, Camille
Pissarro, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, CŠ“Ā©zanne, Berthe Morisot, and Pierreā€“Auguste Renoir. The group was formed in response to
their continued rejection at the official Salon de Paris, which was the annual selection and reward of artworks held by the juries of artists from the
AcadŠ“Ā©mie. In order to prevent the enormous protest among the group who were refused, exhibitions such as Salon des RefusŠ“Ā©s, which means,
Salon of the Refused, and Exposition artistique des oeuvres refusŠ“Ā©s were held only for those who were rejected (Rewald, "The History of
Impressionism" 304). The main reason for their refusal to entrance was due to their modern, innovative style that was set apart from the established,
traditional styles of art. With their works appearing to be unfinished and simple, the group faced severe criticisms in the Salons such as from an art
critic named Louis Leroy, who wrote in his
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Essay impressionism
For the Love of Impressionism
Impressionism is arguably the most beloved and famous of all the artistic styles to date, which is celebrated for its bright colour and new,
imaginative view of the world and society. However, originally in Paris in the 1870s, this kind of art was viewed as controversial and undisciplined,
it was considered to threaten the values that fine art was meant to uphold. Then in 1874, a group of artists got together to make their own exhibition,
mostly of quite small, informal pieces of art that would not have attracted any notice in the Salon (the big annual art exhibition in Paris). They did
eight shows altogether, the last one being in 1886. In the first show, the critics picked up on the title of one of Claude...show more content...
Almost always there is remarkable technique and composition associated with Degas's use of lighting effects, Renoir's fat, sensuous brushstrokes,
Pissarro's use of slabs and bits of paint, and Gauguin and Van Gogh's bold, bright colors. Also associated with these elements is the theme of change.
The Impressionists, particularly the greatest among them, seemed remarkably open to changing the way they painted.
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The Impressionists' subjects were often of modern day, depicting the entertainment parts of Paris, or of the landscapes around the edges of the city that
had been invaded by tourism and industrialization. Pierreā€“Auguste Renoir mainly focused on the young women of the city at the theatres, in cafŠ“Ā©s,
or in the streets and gardens of Paris. Berthe Morisot's favorite subjects were more domestic and tamed, showing her family and friends socializing at
home. Monet, together with Camille Pissarro and Alfred Sisley, specialized in landscape scenes from the surrounding areas of Paris, and Degas was
fascinated by the world of ballet, and by the entertainers in Paris's popular cafŠ“Ā©s.
The critics at the time praised these artists initiative for organizing their own exhibitions to display and get their work seen and talked about, but their
paintings were
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Post Impressionism Art Analysis
The Impression of Postā€“Impressionism Art
The Impressionism era was a very important movement in the history of art. The artists
under that movement were not very popular since the style was very different. The product of
Impressionism, Postā€“Impressionism has a more distorted,expressive style because their rules in
terms of content were more free. I will compare and contrast the paintings of this era, Houses at
Auvers by Vincent van Gogh, Goldfish by Henri Matisse, and Mont Sainte Victoire by Paul
CŠ“Ā©zanne.
The work of art Houses at Auvers by Vincent van Gogh was made after he left the
asylum at Saint RŠ“Ā©my de Provence. He admitted himself there because he was very sad and
before he arrived he cut off his ear and gave it to a prostitute as a gift. He only resided there for a
short amount of time (the end of 1888ā€“1890) because he became bored. As a result, he moved to
Auversā€“surā€“Oise, northwest of Paris. There, he painted Houses at Auvers in June of 1890 which
was one of several works of art made before his suicide in the same year.
Houses at Auvers depicts a landscape of early summer in Auversā€“surā€“Oise. It's medium,
like most paintings in this era, is oil on canvas. In this work of art, viewers can see that the
function is for the visual aesthetic, since Van Gogh was really embracing his surroundings by
how he painted it. He used a lot of different values of color, especially the greens in the trees,
grass, and bushes. Lines and brushstrokes
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Impressionism: The Official Salon
The 19th century art movement, Impressionism originated by a group of artists who rejected the official, government endorsed exhibitions. In 1863, a
large number of artist were not accepted into the most important event of the art world, The Official Salon. To which they responded by creating an
exhibition known of their own, known as the Salon de Refuses which consisted of work by artists who had been refused acceptance to the official
salon. The Impressionists aimed to capture the fleeting moment of a scene, which turned away from the fine finish and detail that majority of artists
aimed for in their day. They wanted to capture the effects of light, to convey the difference of time, changes in weather, and other differences in the
atmosphere,
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Impressionism And Post Impressionism
Nicole Hagias
Term Paper
Art History Renaissance ā€“ Present
November 29th, 2017
Analyzing
Impressionism
Impressionists were seen as artists who were challenging normal and accepted concepts of color and light. Impressionism got its start when certain
painters started to use more natural methods of painting and lighting their work, really straying from the traditional rules of academic painting and art.
In 1874, a group of artists called the Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, Printmakers, etc. put together an exhibit in Paris, France(4).
Subsequently starting the movement which we know today as Impressionism. Its founding members included Claude Monet, and Edgar Degas among
others. The group was unified and brought together only by its independence from the official annual Salon (the Salon was the official art exhibition of
the AcadŠ“Ā©mie des Beauxā€“Arts in Paris. The salon considered to be the greatest annual art event in the Western world beginning in 1667) (2).
While many conservative critics disapproved of their work for its unfinished and sketch like appearance, more progressive writers and critics praised
it for its depiction of modern life and enjoyed it for its contemporary subject matter with an innovative, new and different style calling attention to it by
calling it a "revolution in modern painting" (3) . To further on the style and history of Impressionism and post impressionism I will be discussing three
works of art exhibiting the unique
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Impressionism Emerged In The Late 1800s
Impressionism is a style of painting that emerged in the mid to late 1800s and emphasizes an artist's immediate impression of a moment or scene,
usually communicated through the use of light and its reflection, short brushstrokes, and separation of colors. Impressionist painters often used modern
life as their subject matter and painted quickly and
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Impressionism And Impressionism In Art
Impressionism is an art movement which was developed in Paris in the 1860s which continued to the early twentieth century. In impressionism, artists
have captures beautiful moments just like while taking a photo. Impressionist paintings were almost to the nature showing the environment. Paintings
were colourful, mixture of colours, showing different tones of colour were applied to artworks. Here are some of the famous Impressionist artist :
Edouard Manet, Camille Pissaro, Edgar Degas, Alfred Sisley, Claude monet, Berthe Morisot and Pierre Auguste Renoir.
Similarly to Realism, Impressionism has rarely replied to the political events. The destructive effect of France's defeat in the Francoā€“Prussian war in the
1871 had almost no impact on the impressionist.
However, Impressionist painters were in...show more content...
Realist artwork has a good communication towards the viewer. However Realist movement is an art where artist observe directly in the society, nature,
political and social satire. Jeanā€“Francois Millet in this painting The Gleaners shows the transition between Romanticism and Realism. The three
peasants in the foreground and their focus on their task recalled the Romantic sense with the nature. And there foreshortened form conveys a sense
of powerful energy where the hard physical labor of the poor as opposed to the comfortable lifestyle of the wealthy is a characteristic of Realism.
Used of light and to highlight the economic differences. The farm is illuminated with golden glow of sunlight, while the three foreground figures and
the earth from which they glean are in shadow. Rosa Bonheur an another artist of the realism, where she came approach to the nature in which
Realism and Romanticism are combined can be found in the artwork of The Horse Fair where we can see she can across the study of anatomy and
movement of horses galloping, rearing and
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The Pros And Cons Of Impressionism
Impressionism
Thesis Statement
Impressionism changed what was viewed as art in the 19th century. The artists that started this form of painting rejected the official line on what
painting and art should look like and were shunned by the academic art institutions of the day. (The Art) Impressionistic painting sought to capture the
sensory effect of a scene rather than the literal image.
History
From the 17th to the 20th century, the AcadŠ“Ā©mie de peinture et sculpture organized official art exhibitions called salons. To show at a salon, a young
artist needed to be received by the AcadŠ“Ā©mie by first submitting an artwork to the jury; only AcadŠ“Ā©mie artists could be shown in the salons. In
1881, the government withdrew official sponsorship from the annual Salon, and a group of artists organized the SociŠ“Ā©tŠ“Ā© des artistes franŠ“Ā§ais to
take responsibility for the show.
In the 19th century, the salon system frequently incited criticism from artists for the bland or academic quality of the artwork, while radical artists
(like Š“ā€°douard Manet or Gustave Courbet) would not be received or would be greatly censored by the "respectable" public. The salon system thus
forced radical and modern artists to seek alternative or unofficial exhibition sites. This is especially true for Impressionists and Fauvism.
Impressionism is born
In 1873, a group of artists who named themselves The Anonymous Society of Artists rejected the Salon as a site for their exhibition. Despite the fact
that there are
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Impressionism And Its Influence On Modern Art
During the 1860's, the art movement known as impressionism began. Impressionism was the desire to create images with striking colors and easily
visible brush strokes, but no hard lines or clear detail of where an object began. For example, many impressionist paintings of the sea had no clear
horizon line, and so the sky seems to blend with the water. Postā€“impressionism, which occurred a few decades later, took the general idea of
impressionism, including the bold colors and subject matter, and altered it to be less restrictive. The postā€“impressionists focused less on the rules of
their style, as most of them developed their styles independently. Industrial progress influenced modern art with the rise of impressionism, and
subsequently postā€“impressionism, as these art techniques became more focused on what was happening in the modern world and to the people living
in it, rather than just history and academic paintings, with strict rules and relatively limited subject matter. Impressionism sought to undermine the
prevalence of these hierarchies in order to create art that was more about expression of life by use of dramatic colors and brushstroke, rather than
restricted by the preconceptions of what was proper based on history. To convey this point, this essay will focus on the artists Edouard Manet and
Pierreā€“Auguste Renoir.
Edouard Manet began as a realism painter, depicting things as accurately as he could. He began to transition into impressionism with the painting View
of
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Impressionism Impressionism
1. Impressionism (1875ā€“1925)
Music:
Before the impressionism, the Wagnerianism influenced the French artists and connected with the Italian opera and German Symphony. However, the
Francoā€“Prussian War of 1870ā€“1871s left French artists somewhat nationalistic and wish to create something without the German influence. French
composers tried to focus on the atmosphere, as American scholar Michael Kennedy said: "conveying the moods and emotions aroused by the subject
rather than a detailed toneŠ²Š‚Ń’picture" (Kennedy, 2006), which also can be seen as the influence by the impressionist artists. Composers start interested
in vagueness instead of precision that will evoke a mood, emotions, and feelings.
E.g. Claude Debussy Claude Debussy can be seen as the "leading figures of impressionism" and someone also called him the "father of modern music".
Debussy's impressionist works typically "evoke a mood, feeling, atmosphere, or scene" by creating musical images through characteristic motifs,
harmony, wholeā€“tone and pentatonic scales. He freed dominant seventh chords (tonality without dominance) and organizes structural logic without
depending on previously accepted conventions of tonal language and structure. As an impressionist, some scholars thought Debussy denied the
compositions by Wagner. However, Like any other French impressionists, Debussy just wish to expand the "French ideas" into his compositions
(Jeanā€“Aubry, 1918). The composition "La Mer" is one of his
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Impressionism vs Post
Impressionism vs Post Impressionism
Modern culture is believed to be the brainchild of two versions of the Protestant worldview: the northern French positivism and irrationalism. If the
first is trying to discern the signs of the afterlife in the image of reality (which is actually a reflection of the culture established meanings), the second
doubts of the possibility to view anything except for one's own feelings. Impressionists were trying to recreate their sensory impressions with scientific
precision. Analytical approach to his own artistic activities allowed them to...show more content...
Postā€“Impressionism revealed most crisis traits of the Western culture of that period, painful and controversial artists' searches for stable ideological
and moral values. The period of postā€“impressionism is characterized by typical active mutual individual areas and individual creative systems. And
though a number of postā€“impressionism areas (Neo Impressionism and partially 'Nabi', which is the French version of 'modernity') does not come out
of the timeā€“frame boundaries, creativity of its leading masters (primarily of Post Impressionists Cezanne, V. van Gogh, Gauguin, A. de Toulouse
ā€“
Lautrec) with its problematic initiates multiple trends in the fine art of the 20th century. Post Impressionism (from French postimpressionism, earlier
from Latin Post meaning 'after') is the term adopted in art to denote main line of development in French art starting from the second half of 1880s till
the beginning of the 20th. The start point of Postā€“Impressionism is considered to be the beginning of 1886, when the last Impressionist exhibition was
held and the 'Manifesto of symbolism' by the poet Jean MorŠ“Ā©as was issued (Galenson & Weinberg, 2001).
The opposition to
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Impressionism and Post Impressionism Essay
Expressive Essay In this essay, I will contrast and compare the two art movements, Impressionism, and Postā€“Impressionism. I will be concentrating on
the works of the two leading artists of these styles Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh. The impressionist movement is often considered to mark the
beginning of the modern period of art. It was developed in France during the late 19th century. The impressionist movement arose out of dissatisfaction
with the classical, dull subjects and clean cut precise techniques of painting. They preferred to paint outdoors concentrating more on landscapes and
street scenes, and began to paint ordinary everyday people and liked to show the effects in natural light. Claude Monet is often...show more content...
Aside from the dark shadows the painting is done in light, bright colours and once again Monet shows his skill in portraying a nice sunny day by
the riverside. He has managed to give the impression of calm rippling water by using rough brushstrokes. He uses a mix of light and darker colours
to show the sun glistening across the water. The painting creates a relaxing and the light colours, calm water and slow moving boats create pleasant
mood, which I think. I like this painting and I especially like the way in which Monet has created many different areas that show a range of colours,
techniques and all add something different to the painting. This variety draws you in and shows a real commitment and dedication to detail. These two
paintings have many similarities, however they both show different sides to Monet's style of painting. Le Grenouillere has much thicker brushstrokes
and concentrates on darker colours such as greens and browns. In the Roadā€“ Bridge he tends to use much lighter yellows and blues and his
brushstrokes are much shorter and rougher. This creates quite different moods and the second painting has a much sunnier and happier mood. The
paintings are very similar in that the effects of the sun bouncing across the water plays a key part in both paintings. I would have to say The
Roadā€“Bridge at Argentile is my
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Speech On Post Impressionism
Theory & History of Art: Group presentations
Jewel Eng, Tricia Sng, Faith Lee, Isaac Low & Nina S.D
VA 2.4
Good morning to everyone. Today, we will be delving into the topic of postā€“impressionism, and specifically on Vincent Van Gogh.
Beginning slide (Slide: Jewel)
What is the context of the art movement? (Tricia, Slide: Tricia)
Postā€“impressionism, which was primarily a French art movement, developed approximately between 1886 and 1905. Subdivisions of
Postā€“impressionism include Divisionism and Pointillism, which involves using dots and patches of color to form a picture. Due to these characteristics,
postā€“impressionism ushered in a new era of painting, and paved the way for many future art movements such as fauvism and cubism.
Its antecedent being Impressionism, postā€“impressionism contains traces of elements from that movement, but has its own diverging styles too. For
example, the main difference between impressionism and postā€“impressionism is that wh impressionism emphasised on accurately depicting light and
its changing qualities, postā€“impressionism focused on showing the artist's memories and their emotions....show more content...
(Jewel, Slide: Jewel & Faith)
One of the main characteristics of postā€“impressionism is the use of pure and rich colours which are applied thickly, forming multiple layers of paint.
Not only is it applied to formed thick layers, the paint is applied in short, swift brushstrokes. Structure and form are heavily present in post
impressionism artworks. On top of that, post impressionism artworks tend to more expression of emotions. This was due to the fact that artists focused
on using symbolic and personal meanings in hopes of connecting with the viewer on a deeper and less impersonal
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Impressionism And Its Influence On Art
Impressionism is often considered the first, true, modern art style. Do you agree with this statement, or not? In your post, please refer to both
Impressionist images and earlier art to support your discussion.
According to Giuntini the period of modernism began in 1850 and goes to 1960. (2015, para. 2) Moreover, Giuntini continued that it started with
Realist and ended with Abstract Impressionism. Other sources say that Impressionism was the first truly modern artistic style. I am a tendency to agree
with that statement that Impressionism is the first modernistic style and here is my basis. There were certain standards that art schools sort of
subscribed to, and some ideals were that art be morally uplifting and of a classic standard. However, there was shift in art with the Romanticism
movement, and while romanticism wanted to evoke emotion and used various methods to do so, realist artists wanted to be in there here and now,
something that was rather new and forward thinking. With the industrial revolution all around them realists wanted to paint what they saw in everyday
life.
Charles Baudelaire proclaimed that an artist must be their own time not stuck in the past. Gustave Courbet of course embraced this and painted his
uncle's funeral and called it A Burial at Ornans, of course it was rejected for display so he did his own showing.
(Courbet, 1849) A Burial at Ornans
While this was a more modern subject matter still this style seemed harkened to Caravaggio in the
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Impressionism; Post-Impressionism Essay

  • 1. Impressionism; Post-Impressionism Essay Impressionism Impressionism as an historical art period is best described as a shift in thinking and focus. This paradigm shift, away from realism and toward individualism, began a centuries long transformation of selfā€“expression in art as a whole. Impressionism is generally considered a French movement and is typically defined as spanning from approximately 1867 to 1886. Impressionism is best embodied by and was perhaps initiated by Claud Monet in such worldā€“renowned works as Impressions: soleil levant which lent its name to the style and subsequently the art period as a whole. Impressionism in its simplest form is characterized as an artist's impression of an actual scene, using smaller than average painting strokes to help ...show more content... And, much like impressionism had done in its early years, expounded upon what was considered standard or acceptable subject matter. Postā€“Impressionism is generally considered as having begun at sometime around 1880 and continuing even until now (as technically all forms /movements of art do). Perhaps the most easily recognizable postā€“impressionist art piece would be Van Gogh's "Starry Night", crafted by the eccentric artist in 1889. What Monet was to Impressionism Van Gogh became to postā€“impressionism; standā€“outs amongst many artists who longed to break free of the traditionalist view of art as a primarily linear form. Irrevocably Connected Beyond the simple fact that one (postā€“impressionism) cannot have existed without the other (impressionism) the revolutionary technique shared by both movements; small, generally circular or curved strokes, brilliant colors, use of light, and subject matter that reached beyond the traditional scope ties them together in a unique and easily identifiable manner. One cannot view Monet's Impressions: soleil levant and Van Gogh's Starry Night without instantly seeing the undeniable similarities; both artists' use of light and deliberate brush strokes leave the viewer with little doubt about the artistic movements from which they came. The differences in the movements actually stem from a more sociological standpoint; whereas impressionists were a tight knit fraternity bound together by their Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 2. Impressionism In Art Essay Impressionism: "a theory or practice in painting especially among French painters of about 1870 of depicting the natural appearances of objects by means of dabs or strokes of primary unmixed colors in order to simulate actual reflected light." ("Impressionism.") During the late 1800's and early 1900's a revolution in art began in France. Impressionism was a drastic change from the artwork from the Renaissance and the period of Romanticism in art. It was also the beginning of modern art. Famous Impressionistic artists include ā€“ a man dubbed the leader of Impressionism ā€“ Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Mary Cassatt, and Auguste Renoir. Impressionism can be characterized by short, quick brush strokes that when being viewed from a...show more content... It is said that Monet often became frustrated with his work and destroyed many ā€“ up to as many as an estimated five hundred. His famed works include Camille (Woman in Green), Water Lilies Evening Effect, Water ā€“Lily Pond, and Woman with a Parasol. After his first wife died Monet painted an austere assemblage of paintings we know as the Ice Drift series. Later he would reā€“marry to Alice Hoschede in 1892. Unfortunately, thirtyā€“four years later ā€“ December 5, 1926 ā€“ Monet died due to lung cancer at the age of eightyā€“six. Edgar Degas was also a prominent Impressionist. Born in 1834, Degas was learned in the classics. During the era of Impressionism, he preferred to be denoted as a Realist or Independent, but despite his preference, he was a founding member of the bunch. In his early artwork, Degas began by copying famed Renaissance paintings at the Louvre, for he was taught the traditional Academic style ā€“ with it's attention on line and assertion on the vital aspect of craftsmanship ā€“ by Louis Lamothe. After 1865 Degas did not paint Academic subjects again and instead focused on scenes of modern life such as urban leisure activities like horse races. He preferred painting subjects in dim, artificial light. Then, around 1870, he began painting and sculpting one of his most favored, and famous, subjects: ballerinas. At this time he also enjoyed sketching and painting laundresses, denizens, and Parisian Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 3. Impressionism Research Paper Impressionism The Impressionist revolution was born from the technological advancements during the Industrial Revolution, the political instability in France from the Revolution of 1848, and the domineering rule of the French Academy of Fine Arts. Together, through the vision of a group of extremely talented French artists, brought a variety of influences, beliefs, and styles together to form Impressionism (1977). After the monarchy in France was overthrown, conservatives seized the reins of government creating widespread distrust among the aristocracy, the poor, and the newly prosperous bourgeoisie or middle class. As the bourgeoisie grew in numbers and influence, the taste for art expanded. In addition to the expansion of art production occurring, demands for the traditional artists and works that featured idealized images with symmetry, hard outlines, and smooth paint surfaces that characterized academic paintings were the only accepted creations (2000). The French Academy of Fine Arts was about to embark on the movement that steered the art world away from the art that taught a moral lesson with historic, mythological, and Biblical themes they demanded. The Salon, an annual exhibition through the French Academy of Fine Arts and overseen by the Royal Academy, rejected ...show more content... The Impressionists depicted leisurely activities, dance, and social events in public areas, anything natural to an urban setting. Impressionism rose to popularity as the population of Paris climbed to an allā€“time high after the Francoā€“Prussian War. Popularity of the artistic style gained material for their urban themed work from the increase of population as well. The mixed population of social classes with the backdrop of Paris life reflected everyday lives of 1890, and Impressionism was considered a valid art Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 4. Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Essay Impressionism and Postā€“Impressionism are two artistic movements that had profound influences on the artistic community and world as a whole. Both sought to break the molds of previous artistic styles and movements by creating work truly unique to the artist him or herself. The artists of the Impressionism and Postā€“Impressionism movements employed vibrant color pallets, well defined brush strokes, and unique perspectives on their subjects that sought to capture light, movement, and emotions on canvas. These two artistic movements reā€“imagined and reā€“invented the artistic world of their times, with Impressionism leading the way and Postā€“Impressionism building and growing from it. Beginning in the 19th century, the artistic movement of...show more content... Unlike the previous artistic movements, the Impressionists sought to move away from the rigidity of religious themes and stiff portraits that limited the artist's creativity and unique style as an artist. Even painting outside of a studio en plein air was relatively unheard of until the Impressionists stepped outside of the restrictive box. The Impressionist artists employed an advanced understating of techniques that included: Color theory, broken brushstrokes, subject matter, optics, light, and movement. These techniques allowed the Impressionists to separate their work and style from that of previous artistic movements. Though they employed a variety of techniques to achieve their unique style, the technique that truly set them apart was their use of broken brushstrokes. Previous artistic movements sought to hide brushstrokes into a soft, smooth, seamless design. But by doing this, the unique style of the artist is limited. The broken brushstroke technique allowed the artist to put his or her brushstrokes at the forefront of the painting, they became as important to the painting as the subject matter itself. And each artist was able to use this technique to their own unique benefit. From Monet and his small yet delicate brushstrokes lending to an almost pixilated quality, to Edgar Degas who used a softer hand and brushstroke to create a light and ethereal feel to his paintings while Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 5. Impressionism : A New Style Of Art After Realism, a new style of art called Impressionism was developed around the end of the 19th century called. Impressionism was initially organized by a group of artists called the Anonymous Society of Painters. This group was composed of many artists including Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, and Camille Pissaro, as well as many others (Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History). These artists were all quite independent and their styles varied considerably, but they were unified by their difference and exclusion from the annual Salon held at the Louvre.Impressionism was developed partially due to new scientific research in color theory, and partially to artists taking a step back from painting politically and returning to painting for their own enjoyment. Impressionist artists would use dabs of complementary colors right next to each other instead of the secondary color that they wished to create, because they realized that humans would perceive the color as mixed if they looked at the painting from the proper distance. Impressionists also kept the imagery very flat to remove depth in order to maintain the strength of colors. Lastly, Impressionist artist, especially Monet, used bold variegated brushwork that changes from each object to give the painting a shimmering quality. Claude Monet was a key figure in the impressionist movement. He was born in 1840 and raised in Normandy. Monet, influenced by Barbizon painters and Japanese woodblock prints, painted huge asymmetrical Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 6. Significance Of Impressionism Esther Kim Mr. Kong Research and Presentation Mar. 23, 2018 Significance of Impressionism In the 19th century, an art movement called Impressionism had prevailed in France that had hugely impacted many aspects in the field of art. Not only it had changed the people's perspectives on art but also it had transformed the status quos in the traditional principles. Its techniques were adopted and inspired numerous artists to produce new art movements such as Neoā€“Impressionism and Postā€“Impressionism. In all, Impressionism was a revolutionary departure from the traditions that had profoundly changed the views on art by exploring ways to capture the fleeting moment. In fact, the word, "Impression" came to be used in the name of the movement after Claude Monet's exhibition, a famous Impressionist. A quote was given by Monet,"I was...show more content... The movement was first introduced to the public in their own exhibition in Paris in 1874 with the members consisting of Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, CŠ“Ā©zanne, Berthe Morisot, and Pierreā€“Auguste Renoir. The group was formed in response to their continued rejection at the official Salon de Paris, which was the annual selection and reward of artworks held by the juries of artists from the AcadŠ“Ā©mie. In order to prevent the enormous protest among the group who were refused, exhibitions such as Salon des RefusŠ“Ā©s, which means, Salon of the Refused, and Exposition artistique des oeuvres refusŠ“Ā©s were held only for those who were rejected (Rewald, "The History of Impressionism" 304). The main reason for their refusal to entrance was due to their modern, innovative style that was set apart from the established, traditional styles of art. With their works appearing to be unfinished and simple, the group faced severe criticisms in the Salons such as from an art critic named Louis Leroy, who wrote in his Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 7. Essay impressionism For the Love of Impressionism Impressionism is arguably the most beloved and famous of all the artistic styles to date, which is celebrated for its bright colour and new, imaginative view of the world and society. However, originally in Paris in the 1870s, this kind of art was viewed as controversial and undisciplined, it was considered to threaten the values that fine art was meant to uphold. Then in 1874, a group of artists got together to make their own exhibition, mostly of quite small, informal pieces of art that would not have attracted any notice in the Salon (the big annual art exhibition in Paris). They did eight shows altogether, the last one being in 1886. In the first show, the critics picked up on the title of one of Claude...show more content... Almost always there is remarkable technique and composition associated with Degas's use of lighting effects, Renoir's fat, sensuous brushstrokes, Pissarro's use of slabs and bits of paint, and Gauguin and Van Gogh's bold, bright colors. Also associated with these elements is the theme of change. The Impressionists, particularly the greatest among them, seemed remarkably open to changing the way they painted. De Santis 3 The Impressionists' subjects were often of modern day, depicting the entertainment parts of Paris, or of the landscapes around the edges of the city that had been invaded by tourism and industrialization. Pierreā€“Auguste Renoir mainly focused on the young women of the city at the theatres, in cafŠ“Ā©s, or in the streets and gardens of Paris. Berthe Morisot's favorite subjects were more domestic and tamed, showing her family and friends socializing at home. Monet, together with Camille Pissarro and Alfred Sisley, specialized in landscape scenes from the surrounding areas of Paris, and Degas was fascinated by the world of ballet, and by the entertainers in Paris's popular cafŠ“Ā©s. The critics at the time praised these artists initiative for organizing their own exhibitions to display and get their work seen and talked about, but their paintings were Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 8. Post Impressionism Art Analysis The Impression of Postā€“Impressionism Art The Impressionism era was a very important movement in the history of art. The artists under that movement were not very popular since the style was very different. The product of Impressionism, Postā€“Impressionism has a more distorted,expressive style because their rules in terms of content were more free. I will compare and contrast the paintings of this era, Houses at Auvers by Vincent van Gogh, Goldfish by Henri Matisse, and Mont Sainte Victoire by Paul CŠ“Ā©zanne. The work of art Houses at Auvers by Vincent van Gogh was made after he left the asylum at Saint RŠ“Ā©my de Provence. He admitted himself there because he was very sad and before he arrived he cut off his ear and gave it to a prostitute as a gift. He only resided there for a short amount of time (the end of 1888ā€“1890) because he became bored. As a result, he moved to Auversā€“surā€“Oise, northwest of Paris. There, he painted Houses at Auvers in June of 1890 which was one of several works of art made before his suicide in the same year.
  • 9. Houses at Auvers depicts a landscape of early summer in Auversā€“surā€“Oise. It's medium, like most paintings in this era, is oil on canvas. In this work of art, viewers can see that the function is for the visual aesthetic, since Van Gogh was really embracing his surroundings by how he painted it. He used a lot of different values of color, especially the greens in the trees, grass, and bushes. Lines and brushstrokes Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 10. Impressionism: The Official Salon The 19th century art movement, Impressionism originated by a group of artists who rejected the official, government endorsed exhibitions. In 1863, a large number of artist were not accepted into the most important event of the art world, The Official Salon. To which they responded by creating an exhibition known of their own, known as the Salon de Refuses which consisted of work by artists who had been refused acceptance to the official salon. The Impressionists aimed to capture the fleeting moment of a scene, which turned away from the fine finish and detail that majority of artists aimed for in their day. They wanted to capture the effects of light, to convey the difference of time, changes in weather, and other differences in the atmosphere, Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 11. Impressionism And Post Impressionism Nicole Hagias Term Paper Art History Renaissance ā€“ Present November 29th, 2017 Analyzing Impressionism Impressionists were seen as artists who were challenging normal and accepted concepts of color and light. Impressionism got its start when certain painters started to use more natural methods of painting and lighting their work, really straying from the traditional rules of academic painting and art. In 1874, a group of artists called the Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors, Printmakers, etc. put together an exhibit in Paris, France(4). Subsequently starting the movement which we know today as Impressionism. Its founding members included Claude Monet, and Edgar Degas among others. The group was unified and brought together only by its independence from the official annual Salon (the Salon was the official art exhibition of the AcadŠ“Ā©mie des Beauxā€“Arts in Paris. The salon considered to be the greatest annual art event in the Western world beginning in 1667) (2). While many conservative critics disapproved of their work for its unfinished and sketch like appearance, more progressive writers and critics praised it for its depiction of modern life and enjoyed it for its contemporary subject matter with an innovative, new and different style calling attention to it by calling it a "revolution in modern painting" (3) . To further on the style and history of Impressionism and post impressionism I will be discussing three works of art exhibiting the unique Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 12. Impressionism Emerged In The Late 1800s Impressionism is a style of painting that emerged in the mid to late 1800s and emphasizes an artist's immediate impression of a moment or scene, usually communicated through the use of light and its reflection, short brushstrokes, and separation of colors. Impressionist painters often used modern life as their subject matter and painted quickly and Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 13. Impressionism And Impressionism In Art Impressionism is an art movement which was developed in Paris in the 1860s which continued to the early twentieth century. In impressionism, artists have captures beautiful moments just like while taking a photo. Impressionist paintings were almost to the nature showing the environment. Paintings were colourful, mixture of colours, showing different tones of colour were applied to artworks. Here are some of the famous Impressionist artist : Edouard Manet, Camille Pissaro, Edgar Degas, Alfred Sisley, Claude monet, Berthe Morisot and Pierre Auguste Renoir. Similarly to Realism, Impressionism has rarely replied to the political events. The destructive effect of France's defeat in the Francoā€“Prussian war in the 1871 had almost no impact on the impressionist. However, Impressionist painters were in...show more content... Realist artwork has a good communication towards the viewer. However Realist movement is an art where artist observe directly in the society, nature, political and social satire. Jeanā€“Francois Millet in this painting The Gleaners shows the transition between Romanticism and Realism. The three peasants in the foreground and their focus on their task recalled the Romantic sense with the nature. And there foreshortened form conveys a sense of powerful energy where the hard physical labor of the poor as opposed to the comfortable lifestyle of the wealthy is a characteristic of Realism. Used of light and to highlight the economic differences. The farm is illuminated with golden glow of sunlight, while the three foreground figures and the earth from which they glean are in shadow. Rosa Bonheur an another artist of the realism, where she came approach to the nature in which Realism and Romanticism are combined can be found in the artwork of The Horse Fair where we can see she can across the study of anatomy and movement of horses galloping, rearing and Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 14. The Pros And Cons Of Impressionism Impressionism Thesis Statement Impressionism changed what was viewed as art in the 19th century. The artists that started this form of painting rejected the official line on what painting and art should look like and were shunned by the academic art institutions of the day. (The Art) Impressionistic painting sought to capture the sensory effect of a scene rather than the literal image. History From the 17th to the 20th century, the AcadŠ“Ā©mie de peinture et sculpture organized official art exhibitions called salons. To show at a salon, a young artist needed to be received by the AcadŠ“Ā©mie by first submitting an artwork to the jury; only AcadŠ“Ā©mie artists could be shown in the salons. In 1881, the government withdrew official sponsorship from the annual Salon, and a group of artists organized the SociŠ“Ā©tŠ“Ā© des artistes franŠ“Ā§ais to take responsibility for the show. In the 19th century, the salon system frequently incited criticism from artists for the bland or academic quality of the artwork, while radical artists (like Š“ā€°douard Manet or Gustave Courbet) would not be received or would be greatly censored by the "respectable" public. The salon system thus forced radical and modern artists to seek alternative or unofficial exhibition sites. This is especially true for Impressionists and Fauvism. Impressionism is born In 1873, a group of artists who named themselves The Anonymous Society of Artists rejected the Salon as a site for their exhibition. Despite the fact that there are Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 15. Impressionism And Its Influence On Modern Art During the 1860's, the art movement known as impressionism began. Impressionism was the desire to create images with striking colors and easily visible brush strokes, but no hard lines or clear detail of where an object began. For example, many impressionist paintings of the sea had no clear horizon line, and so the sky seems to blend with the water. Postā€“impressionism, which occurred a few decades later, took the general idea of impressionism, including the bold colors and subject matter, and altered it to be less restrictive. The postā€“impressionists focused less on the rules of their style, as most of them developed their styles independently. Industrial progress influenced modern art with the rise of impressionism, and subsequently postā€“impressionism, as these art techniques became more focused on what was happening in the modern world and to the people living in it, rather than just history and academic paintings, with strict rules and relatively limited subject matter. Impressionism sought to undermine the prevalence of these hierarchies in order to create art that was more about expression of life by use of dramatic colors and brushstroke, rather than restricted by the preconceptions of what was proper based on history. To convey this point, this essay will focus on the artists Edouard Manet and Pierreā€“Auguste Renoir. Edouard Manet began as a realism painter, depicting things as accurately as he could. He began to transition into impressionism with the painting View of Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 16. Impressionism Impressionism 1. Impressionism (1875ā€“1925) Music: Before the impressionism, the Wagnerianism influenced the French artists and connected with the Italian opera and German Symphony. However, the Francoā€“Prussian War of 1870ā€“1871s left French artists somewhat nationalistic and wish to create something without the German influence. French composers tried to focus on the atmosphere, as American scholar Michael Kennedy said: "conveying the moods and emotions aroused by the subject rather than a detailed toneŠ²Š‚Ń’picture" (Kennedy, 2006), which also can be seen as the influence by the impressionist artists. Composers start interested in vagueness instead of precision that will evoke a mood, emotions, and feelings. E.g. Claude Debussy Claude Debussy can be seen as the "leading figures of impressionism" and someone also called him the "father of modern music". Debussy's impressionist works typically "evoke a mood, feeling, atmosphere, or scene" by creating musical images through characteristic motifs, harmony, wholeā€“tone and pentatonic scales. He freed dominant seventh chords (tonality without dominance) and organizes structural logic without depending on previously accepted conventions of tonal language and structure. As an impressionist, some scholars thought Debussy denied the compositions by Wagner. However, Like any other French impressionists, Debussy just wish to expand the "French ideas" into his compositions (Jeanā€“Aubry, 1918). The composition "La Mer" is one of his Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 17. Impressionism vs Post Impressionism vs Post Impressionism Modern culture is believed to be the brainchild of two versions of the Protestant worldview: the northern French positivism and irrationalism. If the first is trying to discern the signs of the afterlife in the image of reality (which is actually a reflection of the culture established meanings), the second doubts of the possibility to view anything except for one's own feelings. Impressionists were trying to recreate their sensory impressions with scientific precision. Analytical approach to his own artistic activities allowed them to...show more content... Postā€“Impressionism revealed most crisis traits of the Western culture of that period, painful and controversial artists' searches for stable ideological and moral values. The period of postā€“impressionism is characterized by typical active mutual individual areas and individual creative systems. And though a number of postā€“impressionism areas (Neo Impressionism and partially 'Nabi', which is the French version of 'modernity') does not come out of the timeā€“frame boundaries, creativity of its leading masters (primarily of Post Impressionists Cezanne, V. van Gogh, Gauguin, A. de Toulouse ā€“ Lautrec) with its problematic initiates multiple trends in the fine art of the 20th century. Post Impressionism (from French postimpressionism, earlier from Latin Post meaning 'after') is the term adopted in art to denote main line of development in French art starting from the second half of 1880s till the beginning of the 20th. The start point of Postā€“Impressionism is considered to be the beginning of 1886, when the last Impressionist exhibition was held and the 'Manifesto of symbolism' by the poet Jean MorŠ“Ā©as was issued (Galenson & Weinberg, 2001). The opposition to Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 18. Impressionism and Post Impressionism Essay Expressive Essay In this essay, I will contrast and compare the two art movements, Impressionism, and Postā€“Impressionism. I will be concentrating on the works of the two leading artists of these styles Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh. The impressionist movement is often considered to mark the beginning of the modern period of art. It was developed in France during the late 19th century. The impressionist movement arose out of dissatisfaction with the classical, dull subjects and clean cut precise techniques of painting. They preferred to paint outdoors concentrating more on landscapes and street scenes, and began to paint ordinary everyday people and liked to show the effects in natural light. Claude Monet is often...show more content... Aside from the dark shadows the painting is done in light, bright colours and once again Monet shows his skill in portraying a nice sunny day by the riverside. He has managed to give the impression of calm rippling water by using rough brushstrokes. He uses a mix of light and darker colours to show the sun glistening across the water. The painting creates a relaxing and the light colours, calm water and slow moving boats create pleasant mood, which I think. I like this painting and I especially like the way in which Monet has created many different areas that show a range of colours, techniques and all add something different to the painting. This variety draws you in and shows a real commitment and dedication to detail. These two paintings have many similarities, however they both show different sides to Monet's style of painting. Le Grenouillere has much thicker brushstrokes and concentrates on darker colours such as greens and browns. In the Roadā€“ Bridge he tends to use much lighter yellows and blues and his brushstrokes are much shorter and rougher. This creates quite different moods and the second painting has a much sunnier and happier mood. The paintings are very similar in that the effects of the sun bouncing across the water plays a key part in both paintings. I would have to say The Roadā€“Bridge at Argentile is my Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 19. Speech On Post Impressionism Theory & History of Art: Group presentations Jewel Eng, Tricia Sng, Faith Lee, Isaac Low & Nina S.D VA 2.4 Good morning to everyone. Today, we will be delving into the topic of postā€“impressionism, and specifically on Vincent Van Gogh. Beginning slide (Slide: Jewel) What is the context of the art movement? (Tricia, Slide: Tricia) Postā€“impressionism, which was primarily a French art movement, developed approximately between 1886 and 1905. Subdivisions of Postā€“impressionism include Divisionism and Pointillism, which involves using dots and patches of color to form a picture. Due to these characteristics, postā€“impressionism ushered in a new era of painting, and paved the way for many future art movements such as fauvism and cubism. Its antecedent being Impressionism, postā€“impressionism contains traces of elements from that movement, but has its own diverging styles too. For example, the main difference between impressionism and postā€“impressionism is that wh impressionism emphasised on accurately depicting light and its changing qualities, postā€“impressionism focused on showing the artist's memories and their emotions....show more content... (Jewel, Slide: Jewel & Faith) One of the main characteristics of postā€“impressionism is the use of pure and rich colours which are applied thickly, forming multiple layers of paint. Not only is it applied to formed thick layers, the paint is applied in short, swift brushstrokes. Structure and form are heavily present in post impressionism artworks. On top of that, post impressionism artworks tend to more expression of emotions. This was due to the fact that artists focused on using symbolic and personal meanings in hopes of connecting with the viewer on a deeper and less impersonal Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 20. Impressionism And Its Influence On Art Impressionism is often considered the first, true, modern art style. Do you agree with this statement, or not? In your post, please refer to both Impressionist images and earlier art to support your discussion. According to Giuntini the period of modernism began in 1850 and goes to 1960. (2015, para. 2) Moreover, Giuntini continued that it started with Realist and ended with Abstract Impressionism. Other sources say that Impressionism was the first truly modern artistic style. I am a tendency to agree with that statement that Impressionism is the first modernistic style and here is my basis. There were certain standards that art schools sort of subscribed to, and some ideals were that art be morally uplifting and of a classic standard. However, there was shift in art with the Romanticism movement, and while romanticism wanted to evoke emotion and used various methods to do so, realist artists wanted to be in there here and now, something that was rather new and forward thinking. With the industrial revolution all around them realists wanted to paint what they saw in everyday life. Charles Baudelaire proclaimed that an artist must be their own time not stuck in the past. Gustave Courbet of course embraced this and painted his uncle's funeral and called it A Burial at Ornans, of course it was rejected for display so he did his own showing. (Courbet, 1849) A Burial at Ornans While this was a more modern subject matter still this style seemed harkened to Caravaggio in the Get more content on HelpWriting.net