Still Life With Fruit A Study of Paul Cezanne
Vocabulary for this lesson Still life = drawing or painting on nonmoving objects. Horizon line = a line that is drawn horizontally onto your paper to separate either earth from sky or wall from table space (background/foreground). Overlap = to draw in such a way that some objects appear to be in front of or behind another.
Paul Cezanne He was a Post Impressionist painter who was most known for his still life paintings. His paintings were not “realistic” but rather Impressionistic in style, color and brushstrokes. He often outlined the objects in his work to help them stand out. He used more than one color on each piece of fruit.
Look for these things in each painting Horizon line Composition Proportion Overlapping Color usage Background design
Paul Cezanne
CHARDIN Let’s look at the hidden composition.
PICASSO: SURREALISTIC APPROACH TO STILL LIFE
MATISSE: FAUVISM
MATISSE: loved bright color and pattern
Still life doesn’t have to just be fruit and plants!
Janet Fish She is a contemporary artist. She is best known for painting glass transparent.