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  • Impressionistic Art
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    Impressionism Nissen Clark Period 7 Mr. Macon Impressionism is defined as the style of painting characterized by concentration on the immediate visual impression produced by a scene. Impressionistic paintings use unmixed primary colors and small strokes in order to stimulate actual reflected light. This method of painting varied greatly from the previous works of art categorized under "realism". Comparatively, realism emphasized the portrayal of modern life as it actually was, without idealizati...
  • Later Became Artists Of World
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    Early in the twentieth century, Impressionism brought about the artistic revolution, which included the world's finest painters. The art of Impressionism strives to create a sensation or evoke a mood that is significant to the artist. Although, developed chiefly in France during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the impressionistic movement was not exclusively French artists. Eugene Boudin, Jong kind, and Stanislaus Levine were among the forerunners of the Impressionistic moveme...
  • Degas's Use Of Lighting Effects
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    For the Love of Impressionism Impressionism is arguably the most beloved and famous of all the artistic styles to date, which is celebrated for its bright colour and new, imaginative view of the world and society. However, originally in Paris in the 1870's, this kind of art was viewed as controversial and undisciplined, it was considered to threaten the values that fine art was meant to uphold. Then in 1874, a group of artists got together to make their own exhibition, mostly of quite small, inf...
  • Paintings Of The Impressionist Artists
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    Vincent van Gogh Van Gogh early period includes all his work from 1879 through 1885. Between August 1879 and November 1885, he worked in E tten, The Hague where he received some instruction from his cousin, Anton Mauve and in Nue nen, among other places. In 1886, Vincent Van Gogh left his home in Holland and traveled to Paris. There he found a world and way of living that was like nowhere else. Paris was filled with theaters, dance halls, cafs, large boulevards for strolling, and parks filled wi...
  • Impressionist Artists
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    # IMPRESSIONISTS: THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE PAST AND THE FUTURE One critic described Impressionist painting as tak [ing] a piece of canvas, colour and brush, daub [ing] a few patches of paint on it at random, and sign the whole thing with their name. Manet, although never truly an Impressionist by style, he led artists including Monet, Degas, Renoir, Pisarro, Sisley and Cezanne, in a new artistic direction. This young group of artists, who had no real connection to each other until one critic lumpe...
  • Used Women As A Subject Matter
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    Impressionism was the art movement from about the 1860's to the early twentieth century. Impressionist women were painted during a time of great discovery and aristocracy, and many of the women painted appear to be middle or upper class. These women were expected to play the role of daughter and eventually a good wife. Furthermore, women were also relatively inferior to the men. Now, women are generally accepted more in society equal to men and have become more independent and financially secure...
  • Art
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    Three people whom I highly admire: Max Dupain, Jeffrey Smart and Salvador Dali. All three excel in their field of art and put heart and soul into their creations. I think a piece of artwork can be two things. One, it can be created on the basis of money or necessity, nothing is reflected about the artist in these forms of creations. On the other hand an artist can create art for just that reason, to create art. I feel these types of art give a look into the inner workings of the artist that crea...
  • American Impressionism
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    by American Impressionism American Impressionism by Chris Nicholson In the years following the Civil War, American art underwent a fundamental shift. The traditional Romantic style of painting, which focused on portraying majestic scenes in stark, vivid lines and shapes, gave way to a new concern for light and atmosphere. It was the age of Impressionism. Impressionism was not indigenous to America. In fact, its origins lay in France, which had long been at the fore of artistic innovation. The Fr...

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