What Is Impressionism In The Impressionist Movement?
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Artists of the Impressionist movement share a universal popularity of which other groups of artists know not of. This form of art expressed natural and simple beauty that captured life while it happened. The unique style brought out what’s worth appreciating; things we’re surrounded by every day, things that sometimes escape our gaze and go unnoticed. If one were considering to duplicate what they saw at any given time, they would have to also consider the broad range of colors the day produces. No matter the time of day or year, every moment proves unique if one were to take the time to notice the light, and what it does to the scenery. Impressionism is the result of a certain method of producing art, more specifically a method of displaying the art of reality. This effect is achieved by doing the scene justice in how it looks at the moment. The artists practiced a system of painting in the open air which was meant to capture the essence and freshness of a scene. Similarly as if one were showing a picture to someone to describe a setting, but expressing what one saw by trying to accurately convey what the artist is witnessing through art. …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the impressionist movement shares a universal popularity of which other groups of artists know not of. this form of art expressed natural and simple beauty that captured life while it happened.
- Explains that impressionism is the result of a certain method of producing art, more specifically displaying the art of reality.
- Explains that impressionism was first of the modern movements in art, and as such received the most criticism.
- Analyzes how the novelty of the impressionist style blew apart what was traditionally perceived and utilized to fashion works of art.
- Explains that the impressionist movement came about in the late 1800s originating from places in france. many young artists practiced and pondered together using the new and modern techniques constructed of their own devices.
- Explains that the impressionists were comparatively closer to each other than other groups. they gathered to discuss artistic questions and concepts of the day.
- Explains that the impressionist faction was a compilation of men and one woman, most recognizable today in the art world.
- Analyzes how the impressionists were apolitical and hardly conveyed any kind of political message in their work.
- Explains that impressionism is about the nature of fugitive light falling on surfaces, and the play of moving light, expressed the ephemeral quality of modernity.
However, there was no such evidence in any artist’s pieces that suggested any social strife, as such, the impressionists were principally apolitical. They rendered no such implication of a motive in their work, preferring to let their canvasses speak for themselves and the gentle innuendos left free to the interpretation of whomever is viewing them. The choice of their subject matter was made essentially impossible to project any kind of political message. Impressionists hardly conveyed sentiment of any sort in their work, the process in which they selected subjects seemed random at best, although of course each artist had their own rationale for what they chose to
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