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Painting - Impressionism and Expressionism

            In the mid-nineteenth century, when Paris was undergoing change, the Académie des Beaux-Arts was in control of French art. The Académie ensured that they always preserved the traditional French standards with regard to the style of painting and content that was being produced. Acceptable content for public display was portraits, historical stories and religious themes. They did not accept landscape and still-life paintings. Paintings also had to be carefully finished with a realistic look upon close examination. Such paintings had to have extremely meticulous brush strokes that were blended in so well that one could not see the artist's hand in the art piece. Another requirement was that colours had to be subtle and toned down with golden varnish. .
             Impression is an art movement that originated in Paris in the 1860s. The movement came about when artists of the time decided to rebel against the official rules of academic painting. They defied the norms by painting using short brush strokes as opposed to the blended, smooth strokes that were expected of artists in that time. Paris was going through a massive change in the mid-nineteenth century when Emperor Napoleon III decided to renovate Paris and conduct war. When Paris underwent these major renovations; there were newly built railway stations, much wider roads and luxurious apartment buildings. The Impressionist artists often focused on painting the everyday leisure activities occurring in the "new" Paris. In doing so, they captured the inhabitants' feeling of alienation in the changing city. They also chose to paint these realistic scenes from modern life and painted outdoors instead of in studios, which opposed what was expected at that time. The Impressionists did this as they felt that they could capture the temporary, passing effects that light created on subject matter according to the changes in time, weather and other atmospheric changes.


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1. Expressionism

Expressionism Expressionism was one of the main movements in the later 19th and 20th centuries. ... Kandinsky's style changed continually, from Academicism, through to Folk art, to Impressionism and Post Impressionism. Until he finally combined all his experiences and put together his perception of the possibilities in the art of painting. He took Expressionism to another level, which became more abstract. In 1910, Kandinsky wrote a historic essay, and finally had a breakthrough to non-objective painting. ...

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2. Art movements

Impressionism - French and American (1860's-early 1900's) A movement in painting that originated in France in the 1860's. ... Post-Impressionism (1880-1910) Post-impressionism is an art-historical term coined (1910) by British art critic Roger Fry to describe the various styles of painting that flourished in France during the period from about 1880 to about 1910. Post-Impressionism is an umbrella term used to describe a variety of artists who were influenced by Impressionism but took their art in different directions. ... Fauvism (1898 - 1908) An early twentieth century a...

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3. Key Artistic Developments

They were given the name Impressionists after Monet's painting Impression:Sunrise. ... Neo-Impressionism was a short-lived movement which was the expansion and reaction to Impressionism. ... Post Impressionism followed Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism and started around 1880. ... At the turn of the century another new movement came to light, Expressionism. ... Edvard Munch is of primary importance in the birth of German Expressionism. ...

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4. Art Isms

These stages are categorized into Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, and Surrealism. ... Impressionism is a movement in painting that originated in France in the 19th century. ... Paintings such as Eduard Manets" Le Dejeuner Sur I"herbe are a clear example of modernism. ... In Expressionism artists tried to present an emotional experience in its most compelling forms, through visual, literary, and performing arts. ... From realism to impressionism, post-impressionism to modernism, cubism to futurism, and constructivism to surrealism,...

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5. Art

These sublets of artistic form include: Period of Time Type of sublet of Artistic Form 1880 - 1920 Post-Impressionism 1890 - 1920 Expressionism 1903 - 1907 Fauvism 1905 - 1939 Cubism 1916 - 1922 Dada 1920 - 1940 Bauhaus 1920 - 1940 Harlem Renaissance 1924 - 1930 Surrealism Post-Impression: During this period of modernism, the work of the artists revealed a freely expressive use of color and form. ... Expressionism: This period was all about the depiction of emotions and the types of responses those same emotions evoked. ... These included: Period of Time Type of sublet of ...

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6. ART

These sublets of artistic form include: Period of Time Type of sublet of Artistic Form 1880 - 1920 Post-Impressionism 1890 - 1920 Expressionism 1903 - 1907 Fauvism 1905 - 1939 Cubism 1916 - 1922 Dada 1920 - 1940 Bauhaus 1920 - 1940 Harlem Renaissance 1924 - 1930 Surrealism • Post-Impression: During this period of modernism, the work of the artists revealed a freely expressive use of color and form. ... • Expressionism: This period was all about the depiction of emotions and the types of responses those same emotions evoked. ... These included: Period of Time Type...

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7. Art

These sublets of artistic form include: Period of Time Type of sublet of Artistic Form 1880 - 1920 Post-Impressionism 1890 - 1920 Expressionism 1903 - 1907 Fauvism 1905 - 1939 Cubism 1916 - 1922 Dada 1920 - 1940 Bauhaus 1920 - 1940 Harlem Renaissance 1924 - 1930 Surrealism Post-Impression: During this period of modernism, the work of the artists revealed a freely expressive use of color and form. ... Expressionism: This period was all about the depiction of emotions and the types of responses those same emotions evoked. ... These included: Period of Time Type of sublet of ...

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8. the Age of Anxiety

Painting went through many changes, from Impressionism, to expressionism, and from abstract to cubism. Impressionism played with the use of colors and light, and not always concrete shapes. Expressionism was similar, and tried to capture the feelings and emotions of human beings on canvas, rather than discernable shapes. Abstract paintings still made use of real objects, however they played around with the positioning of color, lines, and form. ...

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