Henri Rousseau I would classify Henri Rousseau as a post-impressionist painter who painted in a naïve manner. Different sources classify him into different art periods. Post-impressionism is a period of art that lasted between 1880 and 1910. Impressionism‚ which lasted between 1860 and 1900‚ was the predecessor of Post-Impressionism. In my opinion Impressionism is a reflection to some extent of how society worked during the 19th century. After my research it appears that life in 19th century
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POST IMPRESSIONISM - THE ROOTS OF MODERN ART VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853-1890) ’View of Arles-Orchard in Bloom with Poplars ’‚ 1890 (oil on canvas) Post Impressionism was not a formal movement or style. The Post Impressionists were a few independent artists at the end of the 19th century who rebelled against the limitations of Impressionism. They developed a range of personal styles that focused on the emotional‚ structural‚ symbolic and spiritual elements that they felt were missing from Impressionism
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Impressionism vs Post Impressionism Modern culture is believed to be the brainchild of two versions of the Protestant worldview: the northern French positivism and irrationalism. If the first is trying to discern the signs of the afterlife in the image of reality (which is actually a reflection of the culture established meanings)‚ the second
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STYLE OF ARTS a. Expressionism - In Expressionist Art‚ the artist tries to express certain feelings about something. The artists that painted in this style were more concerned with having their paintings express a feeling than in making the painting look exactly like what they were painting. b. Impressionism - Impressionism was developed in France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These pieces of art were painted as if someone just took a quick look at the subject of the painting
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Impressionism and Earth Art When one hears the term Impressionism or Earth Art‚ one can already presume and expect what sort of depiction each movement would present without having any prior knowledge of them. Impressionism‚ which began in the 1870’s‚ often depicted scenes and the artists’ impression of nature and‚ modest yet vivacious quarters of Paris. Now almost exactly one hundred years later‚ a completely new form of art takes the place of the prior paintings of those subject matters‚ actually
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Impressionism Almond Blossom‚ Vincent van Gogh‚ 1890‚ Post-Impressionism‚ oil on canvas Van Gogh is my favorite artist from the Post-Impressionism era. I believe he used painting as an outlet to express his emotions‚ turmoil and inner demons. In the last couple of years of his life van Gogh was inspired be Japanese woodblocks and almond trees. Van Gogh was very close to his younger Theo and they kept in touch with each other through correspondence via postal service. In January in 1890‚ Theo
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The Back IV by Henri Matisse Henri Matisse was a French artist born December 31st 1869. He is known for his use of colour. He was a draughtsman‚ printmaker‚ and sculptor‚ but is known primarily as a painter. He painted during the period of expressionism and was considered a fauve. Matisse was also an accomplished sculptor whose radical style left lasting mark on modern art history. Although he pursued sculpture since his early years as an independent form of expression‚ he frequently used it to
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Grace Cossington Smith was an Australian painter. She was born on April 22nd 1892 and died on December 10th 1984. She was a leading painter with many famous paintings including “the bridge in curve” and “the sock knitter”. She was one of the first Australian artists to be influenced by the European Post- Impressionist movement. She was particularly influenced by the work of Cézanne and Van Gogh. Cossington Smith’s main interest was colour- bright colour with reflected sunlight. Cossington made a
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the twentieth century were cubism and fauvism. Cubism and fauvism are two very different styles of modern art that were used widely throughout the twentieth century. The introduction of cubism as a major style of art dealt away with the prevailing procedure in painting. Rather than creating a scene in a linear perspective from the audience’s point of view‚ cubism attempted to show an object from all sides at once. Cubism
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The art movements and the developing revolution also created a great change in the acceptance of what art is. The six major movements which changed the world of art began in the 1850’s when Impressionism was founded. Impressionism was followed by Fauvism in the early 1900’s which influenced the next 4 isms‚ Expressionism‚ Cubism‚ Futurism and Surrealism‚ Reality and Illusion is uniquely shown in each movement and many artworks show this as a theme. Impressionism began in 1850‚ and was the major
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