Assignment #5

• Impressionism originated in France around 1870. These paintings of casual contemporary subjects were executed outdoors using divided brushstrokes to capture the light and mood of a particular moment and the transitory effects of natural light and color. This is a unique style artist used when painting that consisted with impressions of what the eye actually sees, rather than what the mind knows. They would paint regular scenes and landscapes. Impressionists would use small dabs of color that appear merely as separate strokes of paint when seen close up. However, when seen at a distance it still had a lively depictions of subjects. In this particular painting, created by Claude Monet “The Water-Lily Pond” his main purpose was to capture the cultivating aquatic plants. He took different views of this paintings in different lighting conditions. In this beautiful painting you can see an arrangement of reeds and willow leaves that makes this painting look stunning.  

 

 

• In the post-impressionist period artist was concerned with the significance of form, symbols, and expressiveness, and psychological intensity. It does not share a single style; rather, they built on or reacted to Impressionism in different ways. Post-Impressionist is not seeing what is there but to see through them at a point where there was more reality rather, then what appearance gave them. The “Wheatfield with Crows” a very outstanding artwork painted by Vincent van Gogh captured the nighttime nuances of light and shadow. In this painting there are two field patches with warm yellow and green colors that gets a sense of harmony and unity. In this painting there are strong color contrast.