BELL RINGER M.Socrative.com – Room Questions: 1. What do we call small color patches? 2. What do we call a group of paintings that work together or have a common theme?

POST-IMPRESSIONISM ART

POST-IMPRESSIONISM Impressionism evolved into a collection of different styles called “post- impressionism” In subject matter, post impressionist paintings were similar to impressionist paintings – landscapes, familiar portraits, groups, and café and nightclub sceenes The post-impressionists gave their subject matter a complex and profoundly personal significance

POST IMPRESSIONISM The post-impressionists were deeply concerned about capturing sensory experience They were more interested in their paintings as flat surfaces – carefully composed of shapes, lines, and colors (very different form impressionists) They rarely attempted to sell their works

POST-IMPRESSIONISM Post-impressionism called for a return to form and structure Characteristics they believed were lacking in their impressionist counterparts They structured their paintings around traditional elements They brought formal patterns to the canvas and sought to return painting to traditional goals They used clean color areas and applied color in a systematic/scientific manner

GEORGES SEURAT Often described as a “neo-impressionist” He called his technique “divisionism” His patient and systematic application of specks of paint is called pointillism Paint is applied with the point of the brush, one small dot at a time

SEURAT’S A SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON THE ISLAND OF LA GRANDE JATTE

SEURAT’S A SUNDAY AFTERNOON … Show attention to perspective, and yet feels flat and avoids 3-dimensionality

SEURAT’S A SUNDAY AFTERNOON … Color areas are fairly uniform and outline is continuous

SEURAT’S DIE SEINE AN DER GRAND JATTE

SEURAT’S EIFFEL TOWER

VINCENT VAN GOGH His intense emotionalism in pursuing form was unique He shared his personal feelings in his paintings His turbulent life included numerous short-lived careers, impossible love affairs, and serious mental illness – he shares very personal and subjective artistic viewpoints Monday we’ll watch a short movie on him (1 class)

VINCENT VAN GOGH Had an interest in complimentary colors (colors across from each other on the color wheel) Did not apply colors in small dots, instead, placed large color areas side by side The brushwork in the foreground is active while the background strokes are smooth

VAN GOGH’S STARRY NIGHT

VAN GOGH’S SELF-PORTRAIT

VAN GOGH’S VASE WITH 12 SUNFLOWERS

VAN GOGH Tomorrow we’ll watch a short documentary about Van Gogh where you will explore his story, artworks, and methods.

CUBISM The years between 1901 and 1912 witnessed an emerging approach to pictorial space called cubism Cubist space violated all usual concepts of two- and three-dimensional perspective Until this time, the space within a composition had been thought of as an entity separate from the main subject of the work – if the subject were removed, the space would remain unaffected. Picasso changed that

PABLO PICASSO In his view, the artist should paint “not objects, but the space they engender.” The area around an object became an extension of the object itself – if the object were removed, the space around it would collapse Cubist space is typically quite shallow and reaches forward toward the viewer

PABLO PICASSO Developed as a result of experimentation At this time, Einstein was exploring ideas involved with the time-space continuum Not sure if Picasso was inspired by the theory of relativity, but it did at least make his work more acceptable

PABLO PICASSO – Picasso’s Blue Period, oppressed subjects appeared in his paintings, dominated by blue tones The Guitar Player 

PABLO PICASSO – Picasso’s Rose Period, he became more concerned with make believe, had paintings of circus performers, etc. Family of Saltimbanques 

PICASSO’S 3 MUSICIANS

PICASSO’S VIOLIN & GUITAR

PICASSO’S “STYLE” The background merges with the subject – almost like pieces of a puzzle, you need every piece

ACTIVITY! We haven’t colored in awhile… On the table are a number of small pictures – pick ONE Turn it into a pointillism style painting – using the markers (instead of paint and brushes) fill the pictures with several small dots side by side I will grade these and hang them up Make sure you put your name on your completed picture (in one corner)