Elements and Principles of Arts 10

1. ELEMENTS AND
PRINCIPLES OF ARTS
GUESS ME 

19. Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, students should be
able to:
1. describe the history of Impressionism in
Arts;
2. enumerate the distinct characteristics of
impressionism; and
3. appreciate the importance of impressionism

20. Modern Art “Impressionism:
Origins of the Movement and A
Break from Past Painting
Traditions”

21. Modern Art

22. In all of human history, art has mirrored
life in the community, society, and the
world in all its colors, lines, shapes, and
forms.
The same has been true in the last two
centuries, with world events and global
trends being reflected in the art
movements.

23. TECHNOLOGICAL
BREAKTROUGHS

24. Technological
breakthroughs

25. In just over 100 years, humans went
from hand-cranked telephones to hands-
free mobile phones, from the first
automobiles to inter-planetary space
vehicles, from local radio broadcasting
to international news coverage via
satellite, from vaccinations against polio
and smallpox to laser surgery.

26. Social, political and
environmental
changes

27. Social,
political and
environmental
changes

28. There has been migration across
the globe, allowing different
cultures, languages, skills, and
even physical characteristics of
different races to intermingle like
never before.

29. The 20th century also
suffered through two World
Wars, and several regional
wars in Asia, Africa, and the
Middle East

30. There was the Great Depression of the 930s,
and the Asian economic crisis of the 1990s.
Considered the modern-day plague, AIDS has
afflicted millions the world over, while
millions more continue to live in hunger,
disease, and poverty.
Environmental destruction has also become a
major concern.

31. Effects on the world
of art

33. The art movements of the late 19th
century to the 20th century captured
and expressed all these and more.
Specifically, these were the
movements known as impressionism
and expressionism.

34. Impressionism: Origins of the
Movement

35. According to Merriam Webster
Dictionary, Impressionism is a style of
painting that began in France around
1870, that uses spots of color to show
the effects of different kinds of light and
that attempts to capture the feeling of a
scene rather than specific details.

36. The name impressionism was
coined from the title of a work
by French painter Claude Monet,
Impression, soleil levant (in
English, Impression, Sunrise).

37. Impression
Sunrise by
Claude
Monet
Le Havre in the
Northwest of
France, Claude
Monet's hometown

38. The term precisely captured what this group
of artists sought to represent in their works:
the viewer’s momentary “impression” of an
image.
The practice of painting out of doors and
spontaneously 'on the spot' rather than in a
studio from sketches. Main impressionist
subjects were landscapes and scenes of
everyday life

39. Impressionism: A Break from
Past Painting Traditions

40. There were several areas in which
impressionist artists moved away from
the established practices of art at that
time. These are its depiction of light, its
brush strokes, and its open
composition. Secondary, to this are its
focus on movement or subject matter of
the everyday.

41. The thick application of paint to
emphasize light meant that it stands
on a platform as a defining feature
of most pieces. Light dancing upon
water can be as important as the
object being reflected to it.

42. Distinct Characteristics

43. 1. Color and Light

44. The painting
conventions
and techniques
of earlier art
periods were
very much
concerned with
line, form, and
composition.
The impressionists painted
with freely brushed colors
that conveyed more of a
visual effect than a
detailed rendering of the
subject. They also often
placed pure unmixed
colors side by side, rather
than blended smoothly or
shaded.

45. The laws of contrast colors in 1939,
explored the interaction of colors and
how they can effect each other when
placed side by side.
The simultaneous contrast and the
optical mixing of colors were embraced
by the impressionist, who sought to
capture the vibrant and dynamic nature
of light.

46. Another important scientific
advancement was the invention of the
portable paint tube in the 19th century.
This allowed artist to work outdoors
more easily, enabling them to directly
observe and capture the changing effects
of natural light.

48. The Red
Boats,
Argenteuil
by Claude
Monet

51. Irises in
Monet’s
Garden
by Claude
Monet

52. La
Promenad
e
by Claude
Monet

53. 2. EVERYDAY SUBJECT

54. Old artforms
emphasize the
creation of formally
posed portraits and
grandiose depictions
of mythical, literary,
historical, or religious
subjects.
Impressionists capture scenes
of life around them, household
objects, landscapes and
seascapes, houses, cafes, and
buildings. They presented
ordinary people seemingly
caught off-guard doing
everyday tasks, at work or at
leisure, or doing nothing at all.

55. Luncheon
of the
Boating
Party by
Auguste
Renoir

56. The Bar at
the Folies-
Bergere
by Edouard
Manet

57. 3. PAINTING
OUTDOORS/PLAIN AIR
PAINTING

58. Previously, still
lifes, portraits,
and landscapes
were usually
painted inside a
studio.
Impressionists found
that they could best
capture the ever-
changing effects of light
on color by painting
outdoors in natural
light.

59. Argenteuil
by Edouard
Manet

60. A Girl with a
Watering
Can
by Auguste
Renoir

61. 4. OPEN COMPOSITION

62. Formal,
structured
approach to
placing and
positioning
subjects.
Impressionists
experimented with
unusual visual angles,
sizes of objects that
appeared out of
proportion, off-center
placement, and empty
spaces on the canvas.

65. Cafe
Concert
by Edouard
Manet

66. Open
Composition

67. THE INFLUENCE OF
PHOTOGRAPHY

68. Photography was in its early stages at
this time as well. As it gained popularity,
photography inspired impressionists to
capture fleeting moments of action,
whether in landscapes or in the day-to-
day lives of people.

69. The invention of camera allowed artists to
experiment with unconventional
compositions, cropping, and capturing
candid moments, which influenced the
impressionist emphasis on capturing
fleeting impressions artists and
spontaneous scenes.

70. Mlle Irene
Cahen
d’Anvers
by Auguste
Renoir

71. Influence of
Photography

72. Directions: Identify the
distinct characteristics of
Impressionism from the
following pictures.

73. Influence of Photography

74. Color and Light

77. Everyday’s Subject

78. Painting Outdoors

80. Open Composition

81. MATCHING TYPE: Match column A to column B. Write the letters only.
1. Captures the ever-changing effects of light
on color by painting outdoors in natural light.
2. Capture fleeting moments of action,
whether in
landscapes or in the day-to-day lives of the
people
3. Paintings also moved away from the formal,
Structured approach to placing and
positioning their subjects
4. It presented ordinary people doing everyday
tasks, at work or at leisure
5. Painted with freely brushed colors, short
strokes and pure unmixed colors
A. Color and Light
B. Everyday Subjects
C. Open Composition
D. Influence of
Photography
E. Painting Outdoors

82. ACTIVITY
Task 1: Impressionist Painting (Distinct
Characteristics of Impressionism) LANDSCAPE
PAINTING
 Students will create their own Impressionist-style painting,
applying the techniques and characteristics they have
learned.
 They should focus on capturing the effects of light, using
loose brush strokes, and depicting a natural scene. Provide
guidance and feedback throughout the process.

84. Task 2: Impressionist Poetry Writing
Materials: Pen, paper
Students will write a poem inspired by Impressionist
artworks.
 They should aim to capture the essence of a particular
painting or the overall atmosphere of Impressionism.
Encourage them to experiment with descriptive
language and sensory imagery