Impressionism/Post Impressionism
"Warmed by Love" by Leonid Afremov
In 1874 a group of painters decided to oppose academic doctrines and romantic ideals to turn to a more contemporary life. They began quickly painting pictures under constantly shifting conditions of landscapes and ordinary scenes. This particular style of painting became known as impressionism and focused on what the eye sees, as opposed to what the mind knows. The characteristics of impressionism are as follows. The artists used short, thick strokes of paint that quickly capture the essence of subject, rather than its details. By using pure unblended colors the optical mixing of colors occurs in the eye of the viewer by placing them side by side. Rather than neutral white, grays, and blacks, impressionists often rendered shadows and highlights in color. Pure impressionism avoids the use of black paint. The play of natural light is emphasized in close attention is paid to the reflection of colors from object to object. In outdoor paintings shadows are painted with the blue of the sky as it is reflected onto surfaces, giving a sense of freshness previously not represented in earlier forms of paintings.
The Postimpressionism movement of the late 19th century was a style of painting that emphasized the artist’s personal response to a subject. It was the period directly following impressionism and many of the artists in this era were influenced by Japanese prints, adopted bold, simplified shapes, and flat color areas. Post impressionist focused on emotional or spiritual meanings in which the subject of their painting might convey. They exhibited their personal responses to the world around them through the use of strong unnatural colors and exaggeration or slight distortion of forms. This style was particularly characterized by rejecting the restrictions of impressionism. For example, there were continued and exaggerated uses of vivid color, thick applications of paint and noticeable application of pigments. Each painting was of contemporary subject matter and they were accentuated by exaggerating the geometric form of the portrait or landscape. This art movement represented both an extension of impressionism and a rejection of that style’s inherent limitations with an aim in favor of more ambitious expression.
“Portrait De Félix Fénéon” by Paul Signac
The Postimpressionism movement of the late 19th century was a style of painting that emphasized the artist’s personal response to a subject. It was the period directly following impressionism and many of the artists in this era were influenced by Japanese prints, adopted bold, simplified shapes, and flat color areas. Post impressionist focused on emotional or spiritual meanings in which the subject of their painting might convey. They exhibited their personal responses to the world around them through the use of strong unnatural colors and exaggeration or slight distortion of forms. This style was particularly characterized by rejecting the restrictions of impressionism. For example, there were continued and exaggerated uses of vivid color, thick applications of paint and noticeable application of pigments. Each painting was of contemporary subject matter and they were accentuated by exaggerating the geometric form of the portrait or landscape. This art movement represented both an extension of impressionism and a rejection of that style’s inherent limitations with an aim in favor of more ambitious expression.
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