Art Styles Research Paper

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History is filled with individuals and situations that influenced, or perhaps completely changed, the way the world views art. The meaning of art and the variety of styles has shifted so much that people of past centuries and cultures would be confused and possibly disgusted at the sight of the more recent art styles. Even so, the art world continues to change as the years pass by, and many parties contribute to that. Artists, of course, have largest role in creating new styles of art and changing old ones, but critics, color theorists, the purchasers, and the audience all influence the art world in a various ways. And even artists will exert their influence in a variety of ways. Some do it solely through their own artwork, others through …show more content…

For a time he worked with them, but quickly grew to dislike mercantile pursuits. In his spare time he would sketch and draw the ships of the nearby harbor. While greatly annoying his family with his distraction and preoccupation with art. Finally, in 1852, he made a decision that changed his life. With a Danish Painter friend, Fitz Melbye, he left behind his home and headed for Caracas, Venezuela. Camille Pissarro recalled that time later in his life in this quote: "Living in Saint Thomas in 1852, [although] employed in a well-paying business, I could not endure the situation any longer, and without thinking, I abandoned all I had there and fled to Caracas, thus breaking the bonds that tied me to bourgeois life. What I suffered is incredible, but I have lived: what I am suffering now is terrible, much worse even than when I was young, full of zeal and enthusiasm. Now I am convinced that my future is dead. Yet I think that if I had to start all over again, I would not hesitate to follow the same …show more content…

The older artist took him under his wing when he saw Pissarro sketching ships at the harbor. Within a year, they were close enough friends to travel together, with very little warning, to Venezuela. There Pissarro could create art in a way his parents had never allowed. By the time his two years in Caracas were over, he had made over two hundred paintings and drawings. With much more experience, he returned back to St. Thomas, were he reconciled with his parents. Though now accepting of his son’s chosen career, Frederick Pissarro strongly encouraged him to go to France and work in an art studio. So soon Camille Pissarro was returning to Paris in time for the Universal

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