post impressionism
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Characteristics Vivid colors, thick
application of paint, visible brush strokes and real-life subject matter
Emphasized geometric forms, to distort form for expressive effect
Use of unnatural or arbitrary color
Unusual visual angles
Coined by the British artist/art critic, Roger Fry, in 1910 to describe the development of French art since Manet
Pierre BonnardModel in Backlight
Pointillism Small distinct dots of color
create the impression of a wide selection of other colors and blending
Cyan (blue), Magenta (red), Yellow and Key (black)
Georges Seurat, La Parade de Cirque
Popular Artists
Georges Seurat Vincent van Gogh
Paul Cezanne Henri Edmond Cross
Georges Seurat Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande
Jatte, his masterpiece, took two years to paint Took a scientific approach to painting Color theory
“Art is Harmony. Harmony is the analogy of the contrary and of similar elements of tone, of color and of line, considered according to their dominance and under the influence of light, in gay, calm or sad combinations.”
Bathers at Asnières
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Paul Cezanne Said to form the bridge
between late 19th century Impressionism and the early 20th century's new line of artistic enquiry, Cubism.
Convey intense study of his subjects, a searching gaze and a dogged struggle to deal with the complexity of human visual perception.
Geometric simplification and optical phenomena inspired Picasso, Braque and Gris
Bend in Forrest Road
Henri Edmond Cross Early works, portraits and still lifes, were in the
dark colors of realism, but after meeting with Claude Monet in 1883, he painted in the brighter colors of Impressionism.
Avid pointillist
His final years were plagued by rheumatism
Antibes
Vincent van Gogh Art not appreciated till after
death Numerous self portraits,
landscapes, portraits and sunflowers
Anxious and unsettled for most of his life, suicide.
Did not begin his career as an artist until he was about 27. During his last ten years he produced more than 2,000 pieces, including around 900 paintings as well as 1,100 drawings and sketches.
Café At Night
SOURCES http://en.wikipedia.org http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/cezanne/ http://www.artinthepicture.com/artists/Henri-Edmond_Cross/
http://www.vangoghgallery.com/ http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/seurat/