IMPRESSIONISM
-c. 1870 -
1885
-Origin=
-Salon des Refusés, 1863
-Impression:
-All began
as Realists
-natural color, solid forms
-landscapes, outdoors
-light and
color become subject matter
-instant impression--a momentary glimpse of nature
-visual
effects of color appearing at a moment
-not detailed analysis of color/surfaces
-pure color
-spontaneous, instant
glimpse
-optical effects
-modern subject
matter, leisure class activities
-"revolution of
the color patch"
-minimized shading, modeling,
perspective
-downplayed role of Renaissance
"window" view
-recognized the flat
painted surface
-rejected idealistic interpretation
of subject matter
-SEE: Monet (central Impressionist painter)
-the illusion of forms bathed in
light/atmosphere
-affected by studies of light, new
colors developed for painters
-objects affected by quality of
light
-painted effects of sunlight on
objects
-solid forms lose some solidity
-short, choppy
brushstrokes
-use of pure colors, many primary
-blues, violets used
instead of grays, blacks, browns\
-optical mixing of
colors
-dabs, dashes, spots of intense
color
-smooth canvases replaced by rich
texture
SCULPTURE
-Auguste
Rodin adopted Impressionism to his sculpting
techniques
-redefined sculpture
-brought
monumental public sculpture into the modern era
-expressionistic
-goal= render inner feelings through
muscular movement
-his surfaces capture
light much like dabs of paint
-surface vibrates
-SEE: The Thinker; Burghers of
-Visit-- http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rodin/
to see some of Rodin's works