Monday, June 22, 2015

Unit 5: Impressionism


It can be said that impressionism is one of those art reconciling eras of art between essence and evolution. If analyzed how the world suffered drastic changes of art tendencies, first neoclassicism integrated back ancient Greek art. Then, the world drastically jumped to realism that completely changed the way in which artists view the world from dreamy and mythical to crude and realistic. Then, impressionism came. The world forgot about the old and mythical.  During the impressionism era the artists’ view of the world challenged original painting techniques and rules. Its biggest exponent, Claude Monet used free brushing techniques, bright colors and thin lines to define shapes and forms. Thus, it changes the classical, detailed “fresco” appearance of paintings created previously. On the other hand, new century, new society and new idealism. Therefore, impressionist paintings where mostly portraits of people socializing in cafes, natural landscapes and all types of city views. Impressionism is also about modernity and independence, that is why perhaps today’s world is filled with the presence of the work of painters as Monet and Renoir anywhere.  Impressionism gave a quite change in people’s perspective of the world and art itself. At the end, impressionism portrayed the life of people form a modern view.

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