ImpressionismImpressionism

Evolved in Evolved in FranceFrance betweenbetween 1860s-1860s-

1890s1890s

Does anyone know Does anyone know what Impressionism what Impressionism is?is?

Do you know what Do you know what an art movement is?an art movement is?

ImpressionismImpressionismThe impressionist style is The impressionist style is characterized capturing thecharacterized capturing the general impressiongeneral impression produced by a scene or produced by a scene or object and the use ofobject and the use of unmixed unmixed primary colors primary colors and and small strokessmall strokes to to simulate actual simulate actual reflected reflected lightlight.

An ART MovementART Movement is when a group of artist,

who are familiar with each other, work in a

similar style during the same period of time.

is a French term to describe the craze for all things Japanese.

In 1854 trade began with Japan – there became a fascination with art of the Far East.

JaponismeJaponisme

What does it mean to be influenced?

Ukiyo-EUkiyo-E (meaning floating world) was the golden age of woodblock prints.

Big influence on Impressionists. Similar subject matter.

How does an art How does an art movement movement become popular? become popular?

ImpressionismImpressionismThe Impressionists’ The Impressionists’ works works rarely respond to rarely respond to political eventspolitical events

Its content is very Its content is very different from thedifferent from the Realists’ focus Realists’ focus onon social social commentarycommentary

Realism (or naturalism) in the arts is the attempt to represent subject matter

truthfully, without artificiality and avoiding artistic conventions, implausible, exotic and

supernatural elements.

ImpressionismImpressionism started as a

derogatory term, but as the work found fans, the name stuck in a

positive way

•Scenes of daily Scenes of daily leisurely activitiesleisurely activities

•Loose Loose brushstrokesbrushstrokes

•Pastel colors Pastel colors (with blues and (with blues and violets replacing violets replacing blacks and blacks and browns)browns)

•Lack of a Lack of a structured structured compositioncomposition

•Natural lightingNatural lighting

ImpressionismImpressionism

The Impressionists were The Impressionists were REBELSREBELS

They painted They painted ““PLEIN AIRPLEIN AIR””

meaning meaning outside outside and not in and not in a studio.a studio.

Edouard ManetEdouard Manet, Luncheon on the Grass, 1863.

ManetManet exhibited it at the Salon des Salon des Refusés Refusés (Salon of the rejected). He was admired by Monet and his friends, and he became the leader of the Impressionist movement Impressionist movement

Titan, Pastoral Concert, 1510

ManetManetZolaZola , 1868 , 1868

A writer who wrote about artists being free to purse their own aesthetic inclinations.

ManetManet, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère” 1882.

More impressionistic. A slice of life.

Claude MonetClaude MonetImpressionist

paintings incorporated the

qualities of

sketches- sketches- abbreviationabbreviation

s, speed, s, speed, and and

spontaneity-spontaneity-What critics might call shortcuts

Does anyone know Does anyone know what technology was what technology was becoming popular becoming popular around this time which around this time which had an effect on had an effect on Impressionists Impressionists painting so quickly?painting so quickly?

Hint: you probably Hint: you probably have one on your have one on your phone.phone.

MonetMonet lived in extreme poverty until the 1880s

when Impressionism

started to catch on

Claude MonetClaude Monet,, Hay stacks . 1890

What do you notice about these three separate paintings?

Claude MonetClaude Monet, Rouen Cathedral, 1894.

What do you noticein the water?

What is a reflection?

Why do you think it was important ?

Claude MonetClaude Monet, Waterlillies, 1920

Claude Claude MonetMonet

The Japanese Bridge

1899.

Pierre-Auguste Pierre-Auguste

RenoirRenoirPainted “happy pictures”He avoided black paint. He sought to paint a “slice of life”

RenoirRenoirLuncheon of the Boating Party, 1881.

RenoirRenoir, Oarsmen at Chatou, 1879.

RenoirRenoirOn The

Terrace, 1881.

”Ballet Rehearsal”, Ballet Rehearsal”, 1876.1876.

Edgar Edgar DegasDegas

Figures tend to run-off sides

diagonal compositions

Edgar Degas,Edgar Degas, The Dance Class, 1874.

Edgar Degas,Edgar Degas, Horses Before the

Stands, 1866.

Degas, Degas, Four Dancers, 1899. Chalk Pastel.

The AssignmentThe Assignment

You will be using one of these following You will be using one of these following artists’ paintings to make a reproduction artists’ paintings to make a reproduction

of its composition in color oil pastelsof its composition in color oil pastels

•ManetManet•MonetMonet•RenoirRenoir•DegasDegas

reproduction - The act of reproducing; copying; creating a facsimile. The product of the act

of reproducing, especially when it is significantly faithful in its

resemblance to the form and elements of the original.

The Rubric

•The majority of colors on reproduction match the original 25 pts

•A sketch is made in pencil and shown to teacher before color is applied 25 pts

•There is absolutely no white left of the paper 25 pts

•No rips or folds in the paper 25 pts.

Total 100 pts

For the the rest of the class period For the the rest of the class period we will work on a work sheet in we will work on a work sheet in groups on pastel techniques.groups on pastel techniques.