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Post-Impressionism
• Name: Date: Period:
Post- Impressionism
Subject is not totally realistic & expresses the emotional state of the artist.
Paul Cezanne
-“Father of Post Impressionism”-Simplified shapes
When nature is the subject of an artwork
Landscape
HenriMatisse
(remember our cut outs??)
• Used bright & unusual colors; flat shapes
• Expression ruled over details
•Most famous for “The Scream.”•expressed fear, love, death, life, anxiety
Edvard Munch
Painterly
• Visible, expressive brushstrokes• Applying paint without perfect
control • Not following carefully drawn lines
George Seurat
• “King of Pointalism” (stippling)
Atmospheric Perspective
• closer things appear clear and bright; further things appear lighter and blurry
Paul Gauguin •Painting were often symbolic of religion & primitive culture
Foreground
Background
• is closer to the viewer
• further from the viewer
Vincent Van Gogh
• Bright, energetic painting w/ emotional impact
Horizon Line
• Where the sky & earth seem to meet
Characteristics of a Post-
Impressionist style painting
Under painting
• First layer of paint applied • Serves as a base for more layers• Can be covered easily if desired• Creates overall value
Your Project
• “Po-Im-Camo”?? or Post-Impressionist Camoflage painting
• You will get a piece of an actual P.Impressionist painting to glue on your paper
• Mix and match paint to that piece in the surrounding area as exactly as possible!
• Create a unique landscape with painterly & expressive techniques
Camouflage To disguise or conceal something
Samples of this project:
SUMMARY!
"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."-Howard Beecher