Chapter 6 Section 4

Art From the Industrial Era Art is an expression of human emotion that is a response to the outside world. Between the late 1700’s through the 1900’s we have two forms of art emerge. The first was Romanticism which was a reaction to Enlightenment Era thinking. The second, Realism, was a response to Romanticism.

Romanticism ROMANTICISM ROMANTICISM A 19 th century art movement that appealed to emotion, rather than reason Enlightenment expressions centered on order harmony, reason, and emotional restraint. Romanticism was simple, had direct language, intense feelings, and glorified nature.

Romantic Writers Wrote books with heroes who were mysterious and felt out of place in society. LORD BYRON Famous British author who became a hero in his own right when he joined forces with the Greeks during their fight for revolution.

Romantic Writers JOHANN WOLFGANG VAN GOETHE JOHANN WOLFGANG VAN GOETHE Wrote the dramatic poem Faust. Story of an aging scholar who makes a deal with a devil in exchange to be young again. Later wins salvation by helping other people.

Romantic Writers ALEXANDER DUMAS Re-creates France’s past in The Three Musketeers VICTOR HUGO Writes the book The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a story where the hero is an unlikely character.

Romantic Composers Romantic composers tried to stir up emotions in their listeners. They made their audiences laugh and cry LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Began composing at the age of 12 Produced nine symphonies, five piano concertos, a violin concerto, an opera, two masses, and a dozen shorter pieces. Began to lose his hearing at 29, but he still composed.

Romantic Artists Artists broke from traditional confines J.M.W. Turner painted powerful scenes of nature. EUGENE DELACROIX painted dramatic scenes like in Liberty Leading the People.

Realism This movement sought to show the world as it is. Began in the mid 1800’s, it was the harsh response to Romanticism. Writers and authors sought to improve the lives of the unfortunate by showing the truth.

Realistic Writers CHARLES DICKENS Showed the lives of child factory workers in his book Oliver Twist. VICTOR HUGO He also was a Romanticist, but he wrote the realistic novel, Les Miserables. The story of a man driven to crime due to a harsh life.

Realist Artists GUSTAVE COURBET Depicted real life in his painting, like in The Stone Breakers. THOMAS EAKINS The Gross Clinic shoes a realistic depiction of an autopsy

Visual Arts takes a New Direction Photography becomes a new art form. Early photographs were stiff posed portraits or landscapes. First ever recorded photograph. 1827, by Joseph Nicephore

Visual Arts takes a New Direction MATHEW B. BRADY American photographer who show the grim reality of the Civil War LOUIS DAGUERRE Improved earlier technologies to produce successful photographs

Impressionism Now that photographs could capture an image, painters took a different approach. IMPRESSIONISM IMPRESSIONISM Painters tried to capture the first impression made by a scene or object on the viewer’s eye.

Impressionism CLAUDE MONET Impressionist painter who used brush strokes of color with no blending to get this effect.

PostimpressionismPOSTIMPRESSIONISM A reaction to impressionists to explore color, line, and form, and the emotional response of the artist. People looked bright, flat Shapes had bold outlines

Postimpressionism GEORGES SEURAT Arranged small dots of color to define shapes and objects VINCENT VAN GOGH Experimented with sharp brush lines and bright colors.