Post-Impressionism

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Post- Impressionism

Subject is not totally realistic & expresses the emotional state of the artist.

Paul Cezanne

-“Father of Post Impressionism”-Simplified shapes

When nature is the subject of an artwork

Landscape

HenriMatisse

(remember our cut outs??)

• Used bright & unusual colors; flat shapes

• Expression ruled over details

•Most famous for “The Scream.”•expressed fear, love, death, life, anxiety

Edvard Munch

Painterly

• Visible, expressive brushstrokes• Applying paint without perfect

control • Not following carefully drawn lines

George Seurat

• “King of Pointalism” (stippling)

Atmospheric Perspective

• closer things appear clear and bright; further things appear lighter and blurry

Paul Gauguin •Painting were often symbolic of religion & primitive culture

Foreground

Background

• is closer to the viewer

• further from the viewer

Vincent Van Gogh

• Bright, energetic painting w/ emotional impact

Horizon Line

• Where the sky & earth seem to meet

Characteristics of a Post-

Impressionist style painting

Under painting

• First layer of paint applied • Serves as a base for more layers• Can be covered easily if desired• Creates overall value

Your Project

• “Po-Im-Camo”?? or Post-Impressionist Camoflage painting

• You will get a piece of an actual P.Impressionist painting to glue on your paper

• Mix and match paint to that piece in the surrounding area as exactly as possible!

• Create a unique landscape with painterly & expressive techniques

Camouflage To disguise or conceal something

Samples of this project:

SUMMARY!

"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."-Howard Beecher