Impressionism

The world in which we live in is something that is constantly changing. Nothing ever stays the same. And with these changes in the world, there comes changes in painting as well. Painting has come a long way, and as the times change, the style, subject matter, and characteristics of painting change as well. The Baroque period took place between the years 1600-1750. There are two main characteristics that seem to be representative of baroque painting. There seemed to always be a sense of…

increasingly true when examining works of art from different eras. Each hold separate standards and values from which the artists drew that largely affects the meaning behind a painting. For example, A Close Call by W. R. Leigh was painted in the Post-Impressionism Era,…

The most well-known Post-Impressionist painter, Vincent van Gogh, paints most of his paintings when he is in an asylum. As absurd as it seems, van Gogh paints his most known painting, Starry Night, in a mental hospital (Harmon). From the fact that he lives in a mental hospital, people deduce that van Gogh does not have the happiest life. He is often depressed and does not know how to express himself. However, he finds freedom in painting. He paints many different subjects during his life time…

The Absinthe Drinkers is an impressionist piece by J.F. Raffaelli in 1881. Raffaelli chose to create this using oil on canvas. I think this was a great choice because with the use of harsh brush strokes and lighting the impressionist style really became apparent. Raffaelli really stood out as an artist because of how he executed his contemporary art. Nothing was idealized or made to seem better than it was; he chose topics that were relevant to the times and depicted them in a relatable way.…

the “purest” Impressionists because of their spontaneity, sunlight, and color. Degas, however, rejected much of this and believed in the primacy of drawing over color and he didn’t like the practice of painting outdoors. Renoir turned against Impressionism for awhile in the 1880s and never really regained him commitment to…

This work of art was created by a French artist named Pierre Bonnard, famously known for being a late practitioner of Impressionism art (Sutton 1). Though this image was created outside of the Impressionism time period, it is still labeled as an Impressionist piece of art. The subject matter of this piece is inside of Bonnard’s kitchen. Inside of the home, known as “Ma Roulette” or a French name for “My Caravan”, Bonnard’s wife is pictured leaning against the windowsill, as well as the couple’s…

minimalist, I found myself finding an increasing relation to the set and the post-impressionism art of the late 19th century. While the set, especially the walls of act 1 scene 1, resembles that of a painting-- throughout the play,…

In the 1870’s Impressionism painters violated all the rules of academic painting, the established style of the time period. Freely painted brush strokes took over from the clear line definitions that were commonly found in academic paintings. Impressionism is based on painting the overall visual effects of that being captured as oppose to individual details. Mary Cassatt and Auguste…

more all show signs of having converging cultures in their work, and especially in the 18th and 19th century when impressionism became popular. The painting I am going to be discussing that has cross convergence is Vincent Van Gogh’s Self-portrait with Bandage Ear. Impressionism was based off of eastern artwork with a western artwork twist to it. Vincent Van Gogh is known for impressionism and Self-portrait with Bandage Ear, was finished January of 1889 and sized in at 60cm x 49cm. This…

because he was the one to have moved on from impressionism to post-impressionism and broke classic styles of art forms to lead the next generation into modern art. First of all Cézanne took away the idea to take the light transition into a drawing. Day and night, by minutes and hours, with the sun, clouds and rain, the light changes the color of nature and objects. Of course we would not be able to see things without light, but he thought impressionism was swayed too much on the matter. A…