Impressionism
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Introduction
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| When: |
1862-86 |
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Paris, France |
| What: |
'After the invention of the camera and the photographic
process, artists began to reexamine the function of art. |
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Rejected the use of the Renaissance conventions
of perspective, balanced composition, idealized figures, and
chiaroscuro, the Impressionists began to use colour and light
to capture an "impression" of their immediate
sensory perceptions. |
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Influenced by Turner and the Realists. |
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The colour of an object changes as condition of
its surroundings changes, and the Impressionists sought to capture
that "fleeting moment". |
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With the growing popularity of portable paint
tubes, artists were able to carry their paint and canvas around
and work plein-air (out of doors). |
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In order to capture that brief moment in time,
the Impressionist developed a distinctive short, choppy brushstroke
- daubs of pure colour are placed side-by-side, and at a distance,
the eye fused the colours together. |
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No black is used - absence of colour. Shadow is
made up of many colours. |
| What: |
Subjects: outdoor scenes, streets, cafe, seaside,
daily life. |
| Who: |
Manet (not truely),
Degas, Renoir,
Monet, Sisley, Pissaro and
Morisot. |
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| What: |
First Impressionist Exhibition |
| When: |
1874 |
| Who: |
Degas, Renoir, Monet, Sisley, Pissaro and Morisot. |
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Conventional rules of composition not adhered. |
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Reaction from critics was violent. |
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Critics called them the Impressionist after the
painting by Monet “Impression:
Sunrise”
1872. |
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Manet
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Monet
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Renoir
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Degas
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