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Post Impressionism

Post Impressionism. A New Age, with New Art, which created New Life. Moira Scully. Multiple Choice Questions. Which of the following painters was not French? a. Paul Cezanne b. Vincent van Gogh c. George Seurat What style of art was inspired by Paul Cezanne?

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Post Impressionism

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  1. Post Impressionism A New Age, with New Art, which created New Life Moira Scully

  2. Multiple Choice Questions Which of the following painters was not French? a. Paul Cezanne b. Vincent van Gogh c. George Seurat What style of art was inspired by Paul Cezanne? a. Cubism b. Pointillism c. Mosaics Which artistic group favoured the use of “broken colour”? a. Post Impressionists b. Impressionists c. Neo-Impressionists

  3. Emergence of Post Impressionism As a visual documentation of previous lives, art gives insight to people from all walks of life, and is a direct reflection of social values in a culture.

  4. Social Factors -Charles Darwin: publishes theories on human evolution -Growing influence of psychology and science -Photography becomes prominent -Larger middle class; still divisions and feelings of superiority amongst citizens

  5. Impressionist Art -Asymmetrical balance -Subject Matter -Impasto (thick paint) -Broken colour/brushstrokes -Use of pure and shadowed colour -Purest form was short lived

  6. Post Impressionist Art -Movement occurred mainly in France -Both an extension and rejection of impressionism -Freedom from traditional subject matter -Painted individually; not in groups

  7. Prominent Figures Paul Cezanne Vincent van Gogh Georges Seurat

  8. Paul Cezanne -Concerned with conveying the underlying order of nature within art -Approached art in a classical manner -Prefered the light and colour of still life objects -Began painting realistically -Inspiration for Cubism

  9. Vincent van Gogh -popular mythology surrounds him - “Paintings reveal a tormented artist” -Use of colour attracts many people -Brushwork is very frenzied and textured -Most influential artist of post-impressionism

  10. Georges Seurat -Approached painting in a strictly intellectual way -Studied light and colour scientifically -Practised pointillism -More attention to composition

  11. Artistic Reaction to Movement -Cubism is created through Cezanne’s style -Lead to Fauvism -Focus drawn towards colour and line -Toulouse-Lautrec and Odilon Redon emerge after the Impressionist movements

  12. Legacy -Influenced by societal values and events -Introduced new subject matter and techniques -Birth of Fauvism and Cubism -Different ways of evoking emotion -Some of most well known and identifiable pieces throughout history created at this point in time

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