2. Characteristics
Vivid colors, thick
application of paint, visible
brush strokes and real-life
subject matter
Emphasized geometric
forms, to distort form for
expressive effect
Use of unnatural or arbitrary
color
Unusual visual angles
Coined by the British
artist/art critic, Roger Fry, in
1910 to describe the
development of French art
since Manet
4. Pointillism
Small distinct dots of color
create the impression of a
wide selection of other colors
and blending
Cyan (blue), Magenta (red),
Yellow and Key (black)
Georges Seurat, La Parade de Cirque
6. Georges Seurat
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande
Jatte, his masterpiece, took two years to paint
Took a scientific approach to painting
Color theory
“Art is Harmony.
Harmony is the analogy
of the contrary and of
similar elements of
tone, of color and of
line, considered
according to their
dominance and under
the influence of light, in
gay, calm or sad
combinations.”
Bathers at Asnières
8. Paul Cezanne
Said to form the bridge
between late 19th
century Impressionism
and the early 20th
century's new line of
artistic enquiry, Cubism.
Convey intense study of
his subjects, a searching
gaze and a dogged
struggle to deal with the
complexity of human
visual perception.
Geometric
simplification and
optical phenomena
inspired Picasso,
Braque and Gris
10. Henri Edmond Cross
Early works, portraits and still lifes, were in the
dark colors of realism, but after meeting with
Claude Monet in 1883, he painted in the
brighter colors of Impressionism.
Avid pointillist
His final years
were plagued by
rheumatism
12. Vincent van Gogh
Art not appreciated till after
death
Numerous self portraits,
landscapes, portraits and
sunflowers
Anxious and unsettled for
most of his life, suicide.
Did not begin his career as an
artist until he was about 27.
During his last ten years he
produced more than 2,000
pieces, including around 900
paintings as well as 1,100
drawings and sketches.
