Impressionisim (class lect.)
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Impressionism was a revolutionary style of art that originated in Paris in the 1870s. It was started by a small group of artists who were rejected by the Salon and formed their own exhibition. Key characteristics of Impressionist works included short, broken brush strokes; pure, unblended colors; and an emphasis on the effects of light captured outdoors. The Impressionists painted scenes of modern everyday life, including people, bars, horse tracks, and theaters. New technologies of the time influenced them to study light effects and travel to paint landscapes and seascapes. Famous Impressionist artists included Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Degas, Morisot, and Cassatt, each with
Impressionisim (class lect.)
- 1. Impressionism 1874 What is impressionism? A style of art that is typical of 19th century France Was started in Paris by a small group of revolutionary artists They were rejected by the Salon and formed their own Salon des Refus辿s Characteristics of their work: Short, broken brush strokes. Light ,wispy, teaches Gave way to pointillism Pure unblended colors Emphasis on the effects of light. They studied natural light, En plain ,Also studied the effects of artificial lights, New technologies allowed the artists to study and paint outdoors Modern subject matter
- 3. Content Painted scenes of women and children As well as everyday people Also painted scenes in bars, horse tracks, brothels, and theaters Technology In addition to the new technologies that allowed the artists to paint outside they were obsessed with the new technologies of the day Captured everyday scenes Influenced painters to paint like a picture i.e. edges cut off, you wouldnt see all of a persons face, it would be half cut off on the edge Impressionists studied the effects of artificial lighting on colors and faces
- 4. steam engine influenced artists in two main ways They studied the effects of light on the steam They were able to travel to the seaside and art was brought over from Asia
- 5. Artists Of Impressionisms Monet Pissarro Claude Monet Edgar Degas Pierre-Auguste Renoir Berthe Morisot Alfred Sisley Camille Pissarro Mary Cassa
- 11. Studied light and shadows Loved to paint people Also studied women more than others Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- 21. One of the only two well known impressionists that was a woman Studied daily activities of women and their childern An American, she was a friend of Edgar Degas, and was invited by him to exhibit with them in Paris. Her compositions are somewhat similar to those of Degas , in the way that she crops the space The asymmetrical compositions are also strongly influenced by the work of Japanese printmakers. Cassatt mastered the mediums of oil painting, pastel, and printmaking. The subject which most frequently captured her attention was that of the tenderness expressed between mothers and children. Cassatt herself never married or had children. She was of the belief that she had to make a choice either for motherhood or her career. She chose art, but children and family life were obviously a preoccupation. Maternal Caress, 1890-91 Berthe Morisot (1844-1926)
- 25. Morisots Works