Impressiinism Flashcards
Characteristics
Subjects: outdoors, seaside, streets,
Technique:Plein air - painting in the open air
Function: to portray immediate visual sensation of a scene
Art characteristics:
1 slice of life moments
2. Effect of light on color
3. Limited use of black paint
4. Juxtaposed complementary colors
5. Cropped edges
6. Bourgeoise- middle classe parisian
Japanese’s CFiDS
C - cropped
F-flatness
I- imtimate moments
D-decorative patterns
S-solid blocks of color without gradation of hues
The absent drinker
Artist: degas
Subject : isolation of the modern city
The coiffure
Artist: Mary cassatt
Subject: women away from men
Medium: dry point etching
Influence: Japanese wood block prints
The valley of Mexico from the hillside of Santa Isabel
Context: the hills, the volcanoes, and the lake