ARTS REVIEWER

IMPRESSIONISM AND POST-IMPRESSIONISM

IMPRESSIONISM
 Impressionism got its inspiration from earlier art masters.
 The French painter Eugene Delacroix were sublimely admired by early
Impressionists particularly on his use of expressive brushstrokes, clarity of form,
and presentation of optical effects of hues.
 This style is seldom seen up to and including the early nineteenth century.
 In 1874, anonymous society of painters, sculpture, printmakers and others
organized an art exhibition in Paris, France and launch their own movement
called Impressionism.
 The artists wanted to represent in their works and that is momentary “impression”
of an image.
 The features do not intend to be clear or accurate, but more on a small piece of
reality expressed on a canvas.

ELEMENTS AND DESIGNS

 Free style brushed colors
 Short broken-down strokes
 Pure natural colors side by
 Feeling of energy and intensity
 Utilization of synthetic pigments
SUBJECTS
 Everyday scenarios
 Common life scenarios
 Household objects
 Landscapes
 Seascapes
 Structures (buildings, cafes, common houses)
 Everyday tasks, work, leisure
 Nothing at all
LOCATION
 Preferred to paint outside
 They found out that they could best capture the ever-changing effects of light
on color if they paint outside in a natural light setting.
 Showed newness and certain distinction.
COMPOSITION
 Visual Openness
 Preferred subject moved on an unusual angle, size can be out of proportion
and off centered and allowed empty spaces in the canvas
THE REPRESENTATION
 Photography
 Initial stages of photography.
 Camera snapshots true-to-life images.
 Painters can apply colors which at that time cameras still in short of.

CLAUDE MONET
 Born in Paris, France in 1840
 One of the most famous artists of all time
 Impressionist painter
IMPRESSIONIST STYLE
 Soft edges
 Bright colors dabbed side by side
 Short, choppy brushstrokes
 Highly textured surface
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POST-IMPRESSIONISM
 Extension of the Impressionism.
 Rejection of style’s inherit limitations.
 Started as Impressionism artists.
 Preferred from their own personal art and their works formed a basis for several
contemporary trends.
 Expanded and experimented with new ways such as using geometric approach,
fragmenting objects, making people’s faces and body parts vague, and applying
colors that were not necessarily realistic or natural.

PAUL CEZANNE
 Distinguished French artist.
 Link between Impressionism and Cubism
VINCENT VAN GOGH
 Born in 1853 in Netherlands
STYLE
 His early paintings are dark and brown (muddy).
 The feelings portrayed were of sadness.
 In his later years, his paintings started to look much happier, brighter, and
more colorful.