Impressionism was the first of the modernist art movements. The term impressionism is derived from Monet’s artwork Impression: Sunrise, which is a demonstration of the values of the movement. Impressionism began in France in the 1860’s and exemplified the rejection of traditional art making methods and began abstract art. The impressionists (Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Degas) veered away from the realistic style paintings which society valued and developed a darker and sketchier style. Their paintings reflected every day scenes and landscapes, often painting on location and in plein-air (the open air).
In contrast, the diction he uses in describing the painting of the river is far more striking and illustrative. The river “curl[s] around the bend”(24), and the sky is “blue” and “cloud-ruffled”(25), the trees are “dense”(28), and the boat is “small, green” and “flat-bottomed”(28-29). Almost like the painting itself, this description creates a more vivid image of the river. The painter has seen the river for himself, and because of this experience, he is able to create a more realistic interpretation of the river than Collins can imagine. These lifelike details are what allow Collins to lose himself in the painting, as if it were reality.
Georgia O’Keeffe Georgia O’Keefe paints wispy curved shapes and her use of thin paint and clear colours evokes feelings of mystical silence. Her work is very different to certain aspects of Anna Keay’s work- abstract shapes based on line, colour, light and dark masses, repetition, and some symmetry. It is however smooth and soft like Renoir when he paints his people but hers is no way near as detailed. ‘Red Poppy’ Oil on canvas, 1927 This painting gives a profound impact, mainly because we never look at something so insignificant in such great detail, as it is a large and vivid, persimmon-red shape which shows an extreme close-up of a poppy. I think the original of this piece is supposed to be smaller, but the viewer still sees the flower in a huge perspective because the angle and position from which the painting was created makes the viewer feel like they are very close to the painting anyway.
This style was originally controversial and opposing artists thought of impressionists as not skilled with incomplete works. However, the pursuance of being in the exact moment, light was skillfully placed to give radiance from the sun and reflections were realistic enough to give you the time of day the scenery took place. This can explain why it was more effective for artists to capture their subjects in the great outdoors. The incompleteness was rather helpful in achieving an instant vision and was done by using primary colors without blending. In order for this style to be clarified artists used short brush strokes, dotting and smearing techniques.
Take ‘eating,’ for example; he uses this simple word because it makes the poem sound like everyday speech. The adverb, ‘dully’ is used because it also is very simple. Auden uses vivid imagery in his poem. Just one great example of this is, ‘...the sun shone as it had to on the white legs disappearing into the green water...’ this is particularly effective because Auden uses simple words like; ‘Green,’ ‘legs,’ and ‘white.’ Also, you could interpret this in many different ways. This reminds me of a scorching, hot summer’s day by a lake or river.
That may be partly because he specialized in the relatively modest medium of watercolor. But more important, unlike, Georgia O'Keeffe, he was not a strong image maker. But it is his sophisticated play with abstraction and the process of painting rather than imaginative vision or emotional resonance that distinguishes his art. Examining Marin’s paintings shows the amazing imaginative range and technical spontaneity that Marin brought to etchings, oils, and especially watercolors — which comprise 80% of his known works. Marin’s highly individual style was a combination from the precedents of Paul Cézanne, German Expressionism, and early Cubism.
The author does this to give Henri a new level of respect from the reader after him being ambushed for painting horribly. Steinbeck writes these two paragraphs as one huge juxtaposition.“Also he was not really a painter... But as a boat builder he was superb.” (Steinbeck 3,18). The two paragraphs have two different tones toward Henri, one making him seem like he had no talent for painting and that he was even too busy to paint, but the other with much more respect and appreciation. This makes reader understand the character more in depth with two different sides to the
RIWT Task One By Katie Ziegler Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Impressionism developed in the mid to late 19th century in France, and lasted until the early 20th century (Pioch, 2006). Impressionists such as Claude Monet, Edouard Manet, Mary Cassatt, and Pierre Auguste Renoir wanted to focus more on painting the “fleeting effects of nature” through quickly painted works ("Movements > impressionism," ). Instead of being inspired by historical times, Impressionists painted contemporary landscapes and scenes of modern life ("Impressionism & post-impressionism,"). They “rejected the system of state-controlled academics and salons in favor of independent exhibitions” ("Impressionism & post-impressionism,").
His Zuma series was really, strange. He took the same picture but at different times of the day and each one told a different story. This inspired me and I made an attempt to do this on my final. These pictures of I believe Zuma beach, were very intriguing. I am not to sure about his ideas, but I feel that he is trying to make the viewer part of this picture, and he made me feel as though I was in this room looking out over the ocean and the ruins of this room.
That is the reason for its use as a title. What Jean did is ingenious because at first glance it is meaningless (beyond the fact that the Sargasso Sea is in the vicinity of Jamaica and Martinique). However, having read the novel and analyzed it, one can see the direct relationship between the two. This connection helps broaden the understanding of the novel, and comparing it to a real living ecosystem adds a degree of realism to the novel. For the nature of the novel is like the nature of the Sea; a living, breathing, tough and unforgiving