Post impressionism
- 2. Some review: Impressionism was influenced by Realism: • scenes of contemporary life • personal views and subjects; art for art’s sake • avant garde attitude; the artist is separate from the mainstream
- 3. Some review: Impressionism was influenced by Realism: • scenes of contemporary life • personal views and subjects; art for art’s sake • avant garde attitude; the artist is separate from the mainstream Impressionism was mainly concerned with: • the play of light on surfaces • intensity of colour (canvases primed white; no black used) • informal compositions • En Plein Aire-French expression which means "in the open air," and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors.
- 4. The play of light on surfaces: Renoir, Dance at the Moulin de la Galette, 1876
- 5. The play of light on surfaces: Degas, L’etoile, 1878
- 6. Intensity of colour: Monet, Field of Poppies, 1873
- 7. Intensity of colour: Monet, Water Lilies, 1916
- 8. Informal compositions were inspired by the wide-spread use of photography (thanks to the invention of roll film) and the resulting candid photos.
- 9. Informal compositions: Degas, The Absinthe Drinker, 1876
- 10. We call the next generation Post-Impressionists
- 11. We call the next generation Post-Impressionists “Post” signifies after. The only thing this group of artists has in common is that they ere influenced by the Impressionists’ use of intense colour. Their importance lies in their huge influence on the artwork of the 20th century: Modernism.
- 12. Post-Impressionism • Loose grouping of artists using techniques of impressionism. • Artists developed own unique styles. • Wanted to combine immediacy of impressionism with composition of traditional painting. • Followed two directions focus on design, or focus on emotion.
- 14. Henri Toulouse-Lautrec La Goulue arrivant au Moulin Rouge, 1895
- 16. Toulouse-Lautrec • Short in stature (only 4’6”), turns to art scene in Monmartre • Was inspired by Degas (Japanese prints=flatness) • Also POSTERS! Elevated graphic arts!!!
- 17. Georges Seurat Tiny dots of pure colour placed next to each other; your retina does the mixing! No more informal compositions; everything is carefully planned. La Parade,1889
- 18. Georges Seurat … this technique is called pointillism. Detail from La Parade
- 19. •This is an extreme close up of a bill board. •Notice the similarities to Seurat’s method of adding color. •This method is also used in televisions.
- 20. Georges Seurat Sunday afternoon on the Island of Grand Jatte, 1884-86 Size: 81 ½ inches by 121”
- 21. Seurat Seurat • Known for Pointilism - using small dots of complementary colors directly ON THE CANVAS rather than mixed prior • Complementary colors side by side mix in the viewers eye with greater luminosity • Seurat is influenced by Chevreul’s new idea called COLOR THEORY
- 22. Paul Cezanne Collapse of space!! Still Life with Plaster Cupid, 1895
- 23. Paul Cezanne Simplification of form!! The Card Players, 1890-92
- 24. Paul Cezanne Mount St. Victoire, 1897 Surfaces broken up into flat facets, like the shimmering surface of a diamond!!
- 25. CÉZANNE •“Father” of Modern Art (contact with the Impressionists but creates his own “language”. Known as a Post-Impressionist) •Took landscape paintings into “something solid and durable” •His still lifes will influence Cubism (Braque and Picasso) 25
- 26. 4 Techniques used by Cezanne 1. Color patches—used to capture true colors of surrounding land. 2. Varied colors– warmer colors placed closer towards view, while cooler colors receding in background but did not use the theory of atmospheric perspective and backgrounds are flat. 3. Multiple viewpoints—not like a camera, more real (Cubist) 4. Underlying shapes—rectangles, triangles, etc. “Treat nature as a cylinder, sphere, or cone”.
- 27. Paul Gauguin Distortion of space!! Distortion of colour!! The Vision after the Sermon, 1888
- 28. Paul Gauguin The beginnings of abstraction!! 500 years of tradition was thrown out the window!! The Yellow Christ, 1889
- 29. Paul Gauguin Abstract forms, colours and symbolism!! Self Portrait with Halo, 1889
- 30. GAUGUIN •Originally a stockbroker with 5 children but left his family to pursue art on his own in Paris, then leaves Europe for Tahiti to paint •His style: inspiration from stained glass, Japanese prints, and cloisonne enameling •PRIMITIVISM--art movement of late 19th century characterized by exaggerated body proportions, animal totems, geometric designs and stark contrasts •He considered his style synthetismSynthesized the subject with the artist’s Feeling, using line, shape, color, etc.
- 31. Vincent Van Gogh Self Portrait, 1889
- 32. Vincent Van Gogh Self Portraits
- 33. Vincent Van Gogh Distortion of colour, depth and form to convey emotional or psychological states!! Van Gogh’s Room at Arles, 1889
- 34. These swirls weren’t in the sky; they were in his mind. Vincent Van Gogh Starry Night, 1889
- 35. VAN GOGH • Trained to be an art dealer but then left to become a missionary (then a painter). Socialist--progress=alienation • Largely self-taught • Supported by his art dealer brother, Theo • KNOW ABOUT HIS STYLE—vibrant colors, swirling brushstrokes, thick globs of paint (IMPASTO) • Took Seurat’s Divisionism and blended it with Impressionism • EXPRESSIONIST– the artist’s feelings are core and reality is subjective
- 36. 20th Century Western Art has its roots in the Post Impressionists Cezanne… influenced “Cubism”
- 37. 20th Century Western Art has its roots in the Post Impressionists Van Gogh and Gauguin… influenced “Expressionism”
- 38. 20th Century Western Art has its roots in the Post Impressionists Van Gogh and Gauguin… influenced “Expressionism”
- 39. 20th Century Western Art has its roots in the Post Impressionists Van Gogh and Gauguin… influenced “Expressionism”