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Monet Impression Sunrise Painting
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Monet‘s Impression Sunrise painting is a crucial element to the Impressionist art story, which Claude Monet played a crucial role in. Dated 1872/1873 its subject is the French harbour of Le Havre. The idea behind the style and naming of the painting was to give an ‘impression’ of a landscape, rather than accurate rendition. The word was later used to describe the new art movement which Monet was to become a part of. The painting now hangs in the Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris.
Impressionism in one form, or another, had been around since the 1860s through the likes of Boudin, Degas, Cézanne, Guillaumin, Monet, Berthe Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir and Sisley, but it was now to have a name, and later to gain critical recognition for the first time.
In Impression, Sunrise the bright, orange sun contrasts against the gray, still dawn. The interesting aspect of the painting is that the sun, whilst small and covering only a very small part of the painting remains an intriguing focal point of the painting, and in fact is the clearest element of it.
Impressionism often involves fast work over a short period of time in order to capture a specific point in time, where the lighting and weather conditions are all to the liking of the artist. Monet is known to have had problems completing an art series in England due to the notoriously ever-changing weather, but was still able complete some works of the Houses of Parliament & River Thames areas, that were similar in style to Impression, Sunrise. Monet‘s Haystacks series also followed his impressionist style of emotional painting, with a key emphasis on the study of lighting across a number of paintings.
Whilst Monet‘s paintings such as his Lily series and Japanese bridge remain better known, the Impression Sunrise was an important piece for its role in the naming of the Impressionist art movement and the way it brought together some incredible artists under one banner for the first time. From there on their art became popular and the Impressionist movement has since gone from strength to strength, continued on by other impressionist-influenced movements.
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Oil Painting – Most Popular Art Form Of The Modern Times
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Oil painting is a distinct genre of painting where drying oil is applied as paints. Timeless possessions of arts, oil paintings down the ages are visual documentations of the history culture and lifestyle of the yore. With the moving courses of time new styles and techniques have made way into the paintings making them more enriched and versatile. Oil Painting is also very popular in the modern times. The modern artists and connoisseurs admire them and innovate new ideas from them.
Various types of oil were used to create oil paintings. Linseed oil, poppy seed oil, sunflower oil and walnut oil were used commonly. The painters mixed the oils with the pigments with great dexterity and precision. Pine resins and frankincense were applied to bring a glossy effect on the paintings. Generally the paintings were carved on a canvas. But in some cases the paintings were framed out in paper sheets, cardboards, linoleum and wooden panels. Animal glue and gesso were used to coat the panel paintings. Modern gesso is a combination of calcium carbonate and polymer acrylic. It is used to increase the absorbency of the primer coat of an oil painting. Animal glue saves from the harmful acid effect of the paints.
In oil paintings the outline of the subject of a particular painting is first carved out on the canvas. Then pigments are mixed with oils to prepare shades of colors. Pigments having cobalt, manganese and lead were used in the early days to increase the drying process. The oil colors are then applied on the painting in the form of layers. With the advent of oil painting tubes the painters have been freed from the hazards of mixing oil with pigments.
Painting in layers is the conventional method of oil painting. This is done to enhance the effect of colors and bring perfection into the painting. First the “underpainting” is sketched out using thin coats of paints like the turpentine paint. The layer is let to dry up. After this several layers of oil paints are applied consecutively letting each layer to dry up completely before applying the next layer. It can take several weeks to months to dry an oil painting completely. After the work is sealed by the artist varnish is applied to bring the shining effect.
Oil paintings have been influenced by various styles of art namely renaissance art, figurative art, folk art, abstract art, contemporary art and modern art. The themes of the paintings were collected from various facets of nature, figures of animals and human beings, modern architectures and every day life. The inherent self of human beings and the various human moods and psychologies are also captured into bold lines and colors in the modern oil paintings. Raphael’s ‘La donna velata’ (1516) Titian’s ‘The Rape of Europa’(1562), Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’ (1503-1506), Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’(1889), ‘Sunflowers’(1889) and ‘Wheat Field With the Crows’ (1890), Claude Monet‘s ‘Water Lilies’, Salvador Dali’s ‘The Persistence of Memory’ ( 1931) and ‘The Metamorphosis of Narcissus’ (1937) are legendary oeuvres of oil painting that inspire awe and veneration to the votaries of arts from time to time.
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Van Gogh Owns the Sunflower
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Many artists have their own personal favorite motives, which they paint numerous times. I am not here talking about silk screens and other things that made the numerous images generated by e.g. Andy Warhol famous. Rather I am talking about truly painting the same type of motive over and over again. It can be done for numerous reasons, from an interest in the specific subject to an exploration of e.g. the effects of light.
Sometimes, the study makes the subject so tied to the specific artist that they are hard to separate. Paintings by other artists of the same motive seem less relevant. Claude Monet for instance owned the Water Lily. He painted them in his garden in Giverny hundreds of times. However, even though it was also painted by Monet, the sunflower belongs to Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh took a liking to the flower, which he had also seen Gauguin paint, and created a whole series of paintings depicting the sunflower. The most famous among these very similar works is probably Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers painted by Van Gogh in 1888.
There is a depth to the paintings that allow them to grow on you and expand in the expressive impression the longer you gaze upon it. Add to that the thick brush strokes of Van Gogh that allows the flowers to reach out of the canvas towards you, and the effect is almost hypnotic. At the same time, the richness of the colors, typical of Van Gogh but no less extraordinary for that, speaks to you and brings across the warmth and almost joyous nature of the flowers.
Van Gogh himself was also very pleased with these paintings. He wrote to his brother Theo:
“It is a kind of painting that rather changes in character, and takes on a richness the longer you look at it. Besides, you know, Gauguin likes them extraordinarily. He said to me among other things – ‘That…it’s…the flower.’ You know that the peony is Jeannin’s, the hollyhock belongs to Quost, but the sunflower is somewhat my own.”
Indeed his own it was. Both Monet and Gauguin painted Sunflowers as well, but neither reached the richness and depth achieved on several occasions by Van Goghs work. The sublime mastery of this motive made it his own.
Being among the most celebrated works of one of the worlds most celebrated artists of course also means that such Sunflowers do not come cheap. Indeed, one version was sold at Christies in 1987 for USD 40 million. At that time, this was a record setting sum to be paid for a painting. However, there are also copies available at places that can be accessed through a simple entrance fee. The Vase With Fifteen Sunflowers can for instance be found at the National Gallery in London, England. Visiting this classic yet ever modern piece of art is certainly worth the trip there. And if London is not your thing, versions can be seen at museums from Tokyo to Amsterdam, Munich to Philadelphia and beyond. You should see it. It is living art history and it is worth it.
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Depression – Finding Ideas to Get You Through Tough Times
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When your usual energy and joy for life disappear and are replaced by deep sadness and sluggishness your depression can rob you of your confidence, self esteem and eventually the will to live. With help, including help from a program such as Growerz.com overcoming depression, and determination you can show depression ‘the door’ – but you won’t necessarily learn how to do this overnight and you may still sometimes be caught out. Depression doesn’t need to stop you from doing things and it can make you more compassionate and understanding of others. Sometimes when you are working on overcoming depression you can gain inspiration from others who have overcome their depression.
There are many famous people who have experienced bouts of depression. These include: Brook Sheilds, Jim Carrey, Drew Barrymore, Rosanne Barr, Woody Alan, John Cleese, Elton John, Billy Joel, Robby Williams, Beethoven, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Monica Seles, John Keates, Lord Byron, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens, Tennessee Williams, Ernest Hemingway, Claude Monet, Jackson Pollock, Michelangelo, Abraham Lincoln, Barbara Bush, Theodore Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Buzz Aldrin, Yves Saint Laurent – and this list is far from complete.
Princess Diana suffered from post natal depression following the birth of her son Prince William. She spoke of feeling like not wanting to get out of bed, of being misunderstood and she felt that people considered her an embarrassment. Initially Princess Dianna used self harming behaviour but later channelled her depression into charitable work. She spoke of giving affection to the British people to make them feel important, to support them and to given them ‘light in their dark tunnels.’ You can gain inspiration from this and find your own way of channelling your depression into something that is of importance to you.
Sir Winston Churchill also suffered from depression – which he named his ‘black dog’. He considered that the name stopped him from being depressed about being depressed – dogs are loyal and can be trained. They can sometimes attack but can be overcome and ‘put down’. People who are depressed often blame themselves for the problem – but giving the depression a pet name helps them see that the depression is the problem and not themselves. Churchill, instead of seeing himself as the problem was able to ask himself questions like: ‘How am I being affected by the black dog?’ ‘How can I get rid of the black dog?’ Is this something that you can do with your depression?
Others (such as Leo Tolstoy, Stephan Hawkins and many others) have found having something to believe in to be helpful. This may be a religion or other belief or purpose for life or contribution that they can make. Many have overcome depression with the help and guidance and support of others – sometimes theses are health professionals and sometimes they are not. There are many directions that people with depression have taken.
You can find your own role model or support person/people to help you through the tough times. There are many movie stars, singers, writers, athletes, politicians and professionals who have successfully overcome depression. Find someone who motivates and inspires you. There are plenty of famous people who have overcome depression and the stigma that is associated with this problem. However, if famous people are not for you then you can seek models that are closer to home – you might be able to find religious leaders, teachers and neighbours who have successfully overcome depression. Take inspiration from wherever it may arise.
If you are suffering from the symptoms of depression it is important that you seek the help of health professionals but there are many things that you can do for yourself. Taking courage, inspiration and ideas from the way that others have managed and overcome their depression is one such step. You can also join Growerz.com overcoming depression program. Take the tour that is on the site and see what they are able to do to help.
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A Guide To The Best Areas Of France To Take A Holiday & Vacation
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It certainly is the fantastic land of France, where you can get everything that you often dream to see on your holidays. France is the country known for its superb cities, lovely nature, beautiful beaches, majestic mountains, magnificent monuments, captivating châteaux, art & architectural wealth, glamour & glitz, good foods, great wines & champagnes, and nice people.
Surely, having one of the most pleasing capitals, like Paris and nice cities like Nice, France is one of the most visited destinations in the world. It’s always listed on top in the list of the European vacation destinations. You can find numerous wonderful places in France, but here are the best areas for French holidays & vacations.
The region immediately surrounding the French capital is often considered one of the fine regions for the French vacations. The area is known as Île de France. It is known for its natural expressions of beauty – parks, forests and river lands. The area is home to some of the world famous vacation destinations, such as Paris and Fontainebleau. You can also visit the Palace of Versailles. Disneyland Paris also lies in the region, Île de France.
Haute-Normandie, the region of the northern France including the cities, such as Rouen, Dieppe, and Le Havre, is pretty area to enjoy French vacations. Rouen, located about 135 km north-west of Paris, is known for Rouen Cathedral, the center of la vieille ville where Joan of Arc was burnt and the Big Clock. Dieppe offers the nearest beach to Paris. Giverny is best known for Claude Monet‘s garden and home. Les Andelys gives you chance to visit Château-Gaillard, a ruined medieval castle. You can visit the city center of Le Havre, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The sub-region of Aquitaine, in south-western France, Les Landes or Landes is famous for its beaches, sand dunes and pine forests. The area is favorite place for biking, sun-bathing, swimming, and camping. For biking, the region has many fine kilometers of flat trails through the pine forests. It has many fine beaches for swimming and sunbathing. It is a very famous camping destination with over 100 1-stars to 4-star campsites. Léon, Mimizan, Dax, Capbreton, and Saint-Paul-lès-Dax are some of the notable cities of the region.
The large inland region of south-west France, Midi-Pyrenees is home to many fine cities, tourist sites, and castles. Toulouse is the capital and the main tourist destination of the region. Dordogne, the place known for its castles and other tourist attractions is part of the region. There are over one thousand castles in Dordogne. The caves of Lascaux are major tourist traps. Périgueux is known for its Roman ruins. Lourdes is the other most visited places in the region.
Rhône-Alpes is one of the most attractive regions for tourists and skiers. Home to some of the finest ski destinations, such as Portes du Soleil, Le Grande Massif, Chamonix, Les Contamine Mont Joie, St. Gervais, Megeve, Les Trois Vallees, and Val D’Isere, the area is a virtual paradise for skiers. You can easily access Mt Blanc, the highest peak in the Europe, from the mountain town of Chamonix. Here, you can also enjoy riding the cable cars. Lyon is a gastronomic city with a vibrant cultural scene in this area. Annecy is the Venice of Savoie; the city is known for small canals and streams with clean, fresh and lazuline waters.
One of the most popular holiday regions of France is Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur. It covers a large area from the charming Provence up to the Alps. Nice is the most coveted vacation destination in the region. Sisteron is the sunshine city of the area. Surrounded by beautiful countryside, the city experiences “300″ days of sunshine. If you want to enjoy well-preserved Roman theater and music festival, you can visit Orange. It’s not all; the area has lots more for its guests.
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Key Art Concepts in Various Ages – An Insight
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Art is a human creative skill or talent, which is demonstrated through imaginative designs, sounds, or ideas. Key Art Concepts have always been an integral part of our histories. Lifestyles, Events, and Cultures, of an era or civilization have been the Key Art Concepts, depicted through the prevailing art forms of those times.
Different Key Art Concepts have evolved thorough different eras, with the changing artists’ perceptions of processing, analyzing, and responding to various art forms. Their creative expressions have been explored by their creation, performance, and participation in arts. Each historical era has given novel contribution of historical and cultural contexts for developing the Key Arts Fundamentals of the relevant period. Visual Arts help artists assimilate the Key Arts Concepts of Symmetry, Color, Pattern, Contrast and the differences between 1 or more elements in the composition. The Key Art Concepts of Visual Arts help understand and distinguish between the dimensions such as, Symmetry & Asymmetry, Positive & Negative Space, Light & Dark, Solid & Transparent, and Large & Small.
A perusal of different ages, throws light at the diverse Key Art Concepts prevalent in those times. The Pre-Historic Art / Paleolithic (2 million years ago-130000 B.C) Key Art Concepts can be deciphered from the Stone Carvings on the ancient Cave Walls. The art works depict hunting, nomadic life, and the flora & the fauna of that age. Greek and Roman Key Art Concepts were considered the epitome of Art in the ancient period. The traditional Greek Key Art Concepts spread throughout Central Asia, due to the conquests of Alexander the great. This affected the existing Art Concepts of Central Asia for the next few centuries. The Hellenic influence in those times was extremely strong in these regions. Key Art Concepts of this phase include but are not limited to Column Bases and Architectural Details (typical of Greeks), Numismatics, Ceramic, Plastic Arts, and Terracotta figurines of semi-nude Greek and local deities, heroes, and mystical characters.
Medieval and Renaissance Art runs from Byzantine Period, to Romanesque, to Gothic Styles, to the beginning of Islamic Art, to Renaissance and to the acceptance of Christian Art.
The history of Modern Art started with Impressionism and continued its revolution with time. These artists preferred to paint outdoors and studied the effect of light on objects. These Key Art Trends continued until the early 18th century. Vibrant colors were introduced to Art to bring pictures to life. This Key Arts Fundamental was called Fauvism. Expressionism was the German version of Fauvism. The subsequent Key Art Concepts revolutions were Art Nouveau and Art Deco Movements. They were novice Art concepts with high decorative styles.
The Art Nouveau Concept stresses on decorative art. It was later termed as first modern Key Art Concept. For the first time, art dealt with modern Psychology and Sensuality. Art Deco was a design style, which was a follow up of Art Nouveau. These Key Art Fundamentals dominated the mass production of fashion, furniture, jewellery, textile, architecture, and interior decoration artworks.
Anon came up with Cubism, where images were converted to cubes, or other geometrical figures. Surrealism followed, emphasizing on the unconscious mind and the interpretation of dreams. A potential Key Art Concept, Abstract Art, then reached this. Abstract Art is all about creativity with abstract joining. Pop Art Movement and Optical Art Movement brought art back into the daily lives of masses, through simple sketching and comics. They considered abstract art too sophisticated and elite for the general masses to appreciate. Modern art gave way to Photography, Visual Graphics, and 3D Animation in the later years.
Through ages, Key Art Concepts have been in charge of the various art forms. These Art Concepts reflected the influence of Cultures and Psychology of all times. The Key Art Concepts help artists understand how the critics & the historians go about their practices, how they make selections, interpretations, and judgments.
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I Love Touring Paris – The Sixteenth Arrondissement
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The sixteenth arrondissement is located on the Right Bank of the Seine River in western Paris. This arrondissement hosts the famous chestnut tree lined Avenue Foch, the widest street in Paris, and lots and lots of embassies. If you’re getting the idea that it’s one of the richest corners of the city, you’re right on. Its land area is about 6.3 square miles (16.3 square kilometers) but if you exclude the Bois de Boulogne the size drops in half to 3 square miles (about 7.8 square kilometers). The population numbers slightly over one hundred sixty thousand and the district hosts over one hundred thousand jobs. This is the only arrondissement to merit two postal codes, both considered exclusive.
Passy is in the northern part of the district. It was once a village and served as home away from home to Benjamin Franklin for many years. That’s where in 1782 he printed a pamphlet “A Project for Perpetual Peace” that presented his vision for a permanent peace in Europe. In spite of his inability to predict the future, Parisians have honored him with a rue Franklin. You may want to visit the Cimetière de Passy (Passy Cemetery) burial grounds for the painter Édouard Manet and the composer Claude Debussy. It is the only cemetery in Paris to have a heated waiting-room. Perhaps that’s why it was once “the place” in Paris to be buried. If you go make sure to see the retaining wall memorial to soldiers who fell in World War I. Another Passy site of interest is the house where the famous writer Honoré de Balzac lived and wrote.
The Parc des Princes (Princes’ Park) is a football stadium with just a bit less than fifty thousand seats. It was France’s national stadium until the much bigger Stade de France was built in the working class suburb of St-Denis. The stadium was designed in 1972 by Roger Taillibert who also designed the Montreal Olympic Stadium for the 1976 Olympics. The Parc des Princes area was a hunting preserve for the royal family name during the Eighteenth Century but the neighborhood went to pot. There is something about this site that attracts stadiums (stadia for purists); the first one went up in 1897 and the second in 1932. Until 1967 the Parc marked the end of the Tour de France bicycle race, the most famous such race in the world. There are plans afoot to increase the seating capacity to a whopping one hundred fourteen thousand.
Lycée Janson de Sailly is generally considered as one of the best lycées (roughly high schools) in France. It is the biggest such institution in France with 3200 students whose age ranges from 11 to 20. The founder, a Parisian lawyer named Monsieur Janson de Sailly discovered that his wife had a lover, disinherited her, and left his entire fortune to the State. This chauvinist insisted that the monies be used to establish an excellent high school for boys only, but eventually girls were accepted. The lycée was built in the 1880s as the first Republican lycée in France but ended up attracting many students coming from Parisian high society.
Janson’s motto was Pour la Patrie, par le livre et par l’épée (For the Homeland, by the book and by the sword). Many of its students pursued a military career, often in the colonies. In 1944 hundreds joined the French free Forces, fought German divisions in Alsace, and entered Germany with Patton’s forces in 1945. Janson’s students often end up at France’s most prestigious post-secondary institutions, the equivalent of Ivy League schools.
The Musée Guimet (Guimet Museum) boasts one of the largest collections of Asian art outside Asia. It also has a magnificent collection of pieces from Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. The Musée de la Contrefaçon (Counterfeiting Museum) was established in 1951 by the Union des Fabricants, an organization of manufacturers. It currently exhibits several hundred items, pairing each original piece with its counterfeit. The Musée Marmottan-Monet features a collection of a hundred Impressionist works by Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
The Trocadéro lies across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower. The French won the Battle of Trocadéro in 1823 protecting the autocratic Spanish King Ferdinand VII. Forty some years later they honored this victory by renaming the square called Place du Roi de Rome (i.e., Place of the King of Rome). The following year, the Palais de Trocadéro (Trocadéro Palace) was built on the site as the centerpiece of a world’s fair celebrating France’s recovery from its defeat in the Franco-Prussian war, The Palace was built like a concert hall in mixed Moorish and Byzantine style with a large aquarium occupying the lower level. For the Exposition Internationale (World’s Fair) of 1937 the old Palais du Trocadéro was demolished and replaced by the modernist Palais de Chaillot. The complex includes several museums: the Musée national de la Marine (Naval Museum), the ethnological Musée de l’Homme (Museum of Man), and the Musée national des Monuments français (National Museum of French Monuments) as well as the Théâtre national de Chaillot (Chaillot National Theater). At the Palais de Chaillot the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The esplanade was renamed the esplanade des droits de l’homme (esplanade of human rights). And since then human rights…
Of course you don’t want to be in Paris without sampling fine French wine and food. In my article I Love French Wine and Food – A Province Bandol I reviewed such a wine and suggested a sample menu: Start with Caviar d’Aubergines (Egglant Purée). For your second course savor Poisson aux Herbes de Provence (Fish with Provence Herbs). And as dessert indulge yourself with Tarte aux Noix (Walnut and Honey Tart). Your Parisian sommelier (wine steward) will be happy to suggest appropriate wines to accompany each course.
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A Bad Review Gave the Impressionists Their Famous Name!
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Claude Monet is perhaps the most famous of the Impressionists. But how did they get that name?
In 1874, there were strict standards for works hung in the official Paris Salon. They had to be classically painted, perfectly aligned and glass-smooth with no brush strokes – almost photographic. A group of artists who had a different style of painting had often been rejected by the Salon. Their art went in a different direction. It embodied small, fast, colorful brush strokes that gave merely the essence, the “impression,” of the subject. They decided to exhibit their works in an independent show. And their first show got a bad review.
Edouard Manet started the whole “Impressionist” art movement, although it wasn’t called Impressionism at that time. Manet’s work in the 1860′s greatly influenced Claude Monet and other artists.
The principal Impressionist painters who worked together and influenced each other were:
Claude Monet
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Camille Pissaro
Alfred Sisley
Berthe Morisot
Armand Guillaumin
Frederic Bazille
Edgar Degas and Paul Cezanne also painted in an Impressionist style for a time.
These artists shared new approaches to art. They each had their own style, but generally they liked painting outdoors (called “en plein air”) with fast, short brush strokes. They thought this better captured the general “impression” of the scene.
The Paris Salon was the official art exhibition of the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, France. From 1748-1890 it was the chief art event in the Western world. The Salon had accepted the works of some of these painters, but often they were rejected or poorly situated if accepted at all. So in 1874 several artists decided to have an independent exhibition of the works the Salon had refused.
The exhibition took place in April 1874, in the salon of the photographer Nadar.
Claude Monet hung his painting of a sunrise, called “Impression, soleil levant” or “Impression, sunrise.” It was painted with visible brush strokes, using the technique of broken color to give a visual sensation of light.
Art critic Louis Leroy ridiculed the show, using the title of Monet‘s piece as the title of his hostile review, “The Exhibition of the Impressionists.” He wrote:
“Impression – I was certain of it. I was just telling myself that, since I was impressed, there had to be some impression in it… and what freedom, what ease of workmanship! Wallpaper in its embryonic state is more finished than that seascape.”
Although intended as a derogatory remark, the term “Impressionism” was adopted by the artists themselves. The Impressionists were radicals at the time who now had a name for their new art movement.
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Claude Monet (Dusk in Venice) Art Poster Print – 24×36
Claude Monet (Dusk in Venice) Art Poster Print – 24×36
Claude Monet – Painting With Spontaneous Brushwork
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Claude Monet (1840-1926), is the name that had epitomized the movement of impressionism in art of painting. He had not only initiated that branch of painting, but he had also pushed it further. He did it better than any other painters of his time.
Impressionism is not only the painting in open air. On part of the impressionist artists, the element that makes their work so beautiful is in their determination to paint the reality before their eyes. They do not paint mere reality, but they do also reveal how they see the reality. It is the factor of judgment that creeps into the paintings of these artists. And that makes the paintings of impressionists so attractive.
In his paintings Claude Monet did not only painted reality; but he painted a crowd of other aspects. The seeing of reality, the act of perception itself, and the feeling of here and now: these were the aspects he embedded in his art. He demonstrated that how light, especially bright light, tended to dissolve colours and forms. Real aspect that made Monet‘s paintings so beautiful was his spontaneous, broken, and skipping brushwork. He did this magic of converting the beauty of nature on his canvases by using a very rich palette. His palette carried both fast and subdued colours. He used various tones of all the colours. His skill to apply hues of all the colours was unmatched. And he did most of his paintings while sitting in front of the objects he had chosen to paint.
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