Post-Impressionism Flashcards
(23 cards)
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Paul Cezanne
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- Took inspiration from Impressionism’s bold colour pallete
*Didnt like the lack of structure that Impressionism had - Painted the Mont Saint-Victoire over 60 times
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Cezanne Subject matter
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- He painted still lifes, portraits and bathers because they didnt move and he could arrange them as he pleased
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Cezanne Space and depth
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- Didnt have all lines meeting at one viewpoint
- Embraced the flatness of the canvas and created flat-space
- He didnt want to directly copy from nature but create constructions from nature
- His perspective was usually wrong or inaccurate
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Cezanne Colour
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- Same bright colours as Impressionism but more constructed
- Outlined his shapes
- Modulation-One colour area led or related to another colour
- Shadows were like solid shapes
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Cezanne Brushwork
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- Strokes were intentional and firm
- Rectangular and expressed rhythmic form over emotion
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Cezanne composition
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- Depicted the underlying shapes and forms of objects rather than the appearance
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Cezanne Approach
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- Considered a formalist because he respected structure through the arrangement of line, colour, shape
- Worked intellectually
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Still-life with basket of apples
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- Reflects his personality because he could the apples and other elements however he wished
- Everything is intentional, eventhough the placement looks random
- Took his 100 working days to complete
- Table is distorted as it disappears beneath table cloth at one level and reappeares at a different level
- Appearance of reality is denied over a pictorIal reality
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The Large Bathers
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- Figures fit in with their surroundings
- Ignores laws of anatomy and elongates the figures
- Removes them of sensual beauty
- Heaviness of forms is emphasised
- Wanted to emphasise his desire to portray the structure underneath appearances
- Grouped figures on the left and rigth form a pyramid-like composition
- Gave figures the same concrete, solid feel as his still-lifes
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Vincent van Gogh
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- Had sympathy for the poor
- Style was simplicistic with an informal technique
- Reflected his own personality and need to express hiimself
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Vincent van Gogh
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- Had sympathy for the poor
- Style was simplicistic with an informal technique
- Reflected his own personality and need to express hiimself
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Van Gogh subject matter
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- Landscapes, still-lifes, portraits
- Worked from nature but included his emotional response
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Van Gogh Space/Depth
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- Alsoo had depth and a large mass in the middle of the canvas
- Horizon was usually 3/4 of the canvas
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Van Gogh Colour
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- Colour was used very emotionally
- Placed complimentary colours next to eachother
- Yellows were often placed next to blues
- Use of colours started out as sombre then progressed to lighter
- Colours were pure and exaggerated
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Van Gogh Brushwork
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- Paint applied with brush, palette knife or from the tube
- Physical indication of his emotional state
- Created strong linear pattern that created rhythmic movement
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Van Gogh Composition
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- Worked from reality
- Distorted shapes
- Added no unnecessary details but captured only the essence of the subject matter
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The Night Cafe
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- 2/3 of painting is the floor which is shown with exaggerated lines that pull the viewer in
- Floor is painted with a sulfuric yellow
- Table in the centre is bodly outlined, man next to the table is wearing a white coat that is stained yellow by the lighting of the room
- Red walls and yellow walls reject each other and contrast
- People sitting outline the room
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Starry Night
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- Focal point is the night sky with the luminescent stars and cresent moon
- Hills create horizon
- Below the rounded hills is a peace village/town
- Centre of the town is a church that hovers over the homes
- Big tree on the left has lines that mimick the sky
- Linear pattern in the sky keeps the viewers eye moving
- Strong lines were created impasto
- Energetic strokes, high contrast, and vibrant colours reflect suffering
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Paul Gaugin
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- Didnt not agree with Western society
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Paul Gaughin Subject Matter
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- Believed one should work from memory for imaginative works
- Used spiritual and religious themes
- Influenced by Impressionism in the beginning
- Portrayal of the human body
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Paul Gaughin Space/Depth
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- Created a flat space using colours with no intention of creating a naturalistic portrayal
- Made use of flat decorative spaces
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Paul Gaughin Colour
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- Uses bright colours
- Believed colour held symbolism
- Made use of cloisonism(areas of bright colours are seperated by bold outlines)
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Paul Gaughin Composition
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- Put equal importance on background and foreground
- Worked from imagination (Synthetism)
- Created strong 2D shapes and forms
