Post - Impressionists Flashcards
What did the impressionist miss out?
They neglected 3d space, expressive quality of line and lost the importance of subject matter.
What methods did Seurat develop and what were they?
Seurat experimented with colour theory. He used the method of divisionism - where you place complementary colours side by side to enhance them as the eye mixes them visually. This method was applied using the pointillist technique - placing dots of complementary colour side by side.
When did he produce ‘A sunday afternoon on the Island of Grand Jatte’
1884
How did Seurat create sense of movement?
Used lines of expression, ‘happy diagonals’
Why was Cezanne so important for modern art?
He was one of the first artist to break away from using one point perspective. He would use lots of different perspectives and paint his object in relation to each other rather than to the viewer.
How did he build up form?
By the gradual variation of colour tones.
What were all objects basically made up of?
Sphere’s, Cones and Cylinders = Geometric shapes.
‘apples and oranges’
1895
What was key to Van Gogh’s expression.
Bright colours.
How did VG create sense of movement?
Through rapid loose brushstrokes, would sometimes use to wrong end of the brush creating texture feeling.
‘Jacob and the Angel’ ‘Where who when…’
1888 and 1897
What did Toulouse-Lautrec bring into the world of high art?
Printing and lithographs.
Hangover
1888
