Impressionism through Expressionism What is Impressionism n Impressionism

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Impressionism through Expressionism

Impressionism through Expressionism

What is Impressionism? n Impressionism is a movement in art that began in France

What is Impressionism? n Impressionism is a movement in art that began in France around 1860 and lasted to the early 1880 s.

How did they get their name? n The term "Impressionism" was given to the

How did they get their name? n The term "Impressionism" was given to the collection of works painted by the artists. It was based on the title of Claude Monet’s painting "Impression: Sunrise. ”The critics saw the painters’ work as an "impression" of a subject. The term was meant to be an insult.

Who were the Impressionists? n The originators of Impressionism were: Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste

Who were the Impressionists? n The originators of Impressionism were: Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, and Alfred Sisley.

What did they paint? n The artist selected their subjects from the world around

What did they paint? n The artist selected their subjects from the world around them. Recording the aspects of everyday life, they painted nature, landscapes, people, and buildings.

How were they different? They painted an impression of what they saw. n Detail

How were they different? They painted an impression of what they saw. n Detail was missing n Focused on light and how it effected colors n Mixing of colors were done on the canvas with detached brush stokes. n

What did people think? n The "new" approach to painting by the group of

What did people think? n The "new" approach to painting by the group of French painters was not accepted by the salon. The rejection of their work did not discourage them. In 1874, 30 artists arranged their own exhibit to display their work to the public and critics.

What was so unique about this? What came before them? Romanticism - It emphasized

What was so unique about this? What came before them? Romanticism - It emphasized the emotions painted in a bold, dramatic manner. Romantic artists painted pictures of nature in its untamed state, or other exotic settings filled with dramatic action. n melodramatically tragic. n

Precursor to Impressionism n Realist – These artists painted ordinary people leading their everyday

Precursor to Impressionism n Realist – These artists painted ordinary people leading their everyday lives. Although other artists had depicted similar subjects in earlier times, the realists took a fresh and unemotional view.

What happened after Impressionism? n Post-Impressionism is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety

What happened after Impressionism? n Post-Impressionism is an umbrella term that encompasses a variety of artists who were influenced by Impressionism but took their art in other directions.

n There is no single welldefined style of Post. Impressionism, but in general it

n There is no single welldefined style of Post. Impressionism, but in general it is less idyllic and more emotionally charged than Impressionist work. Artists included are Vincent Van Gogh, Georges Seurat, Cezanne, Gauguin etc.

n Pointalism - is a form of painting in which tiny dots of primarycolors

n Pointalism - is a form of painting in which tiny dots of primarycolors are used to generate secondary colors.

Expressionism n Expressionism is a term used to describe works of art in which

Expressionism n Expressionism is a term used to describe works of art in which the representation of reality is distorted to communicate an inner vision. The expressionist transforms nature rather than imitates it.

Name that Style. n Post Impressionism

Name that Style. n Post Impressionism

n Expressionism

n Expressionism

n Impressionism

n Impressionism

Both Impressionism and Post Impressionism. n This Painting was painted over a 7 year

Both Impressionism and Post Impressionism. n This Painting was painted over a 7 year period where the artist Renoir, changed his approach to painting n