Post-Impressionism Gianni St. Lancaster

The Movement The movement ushered in an era during the painting transcended its traditional role as a window into the world, and then it became a window into the artist's mind and soul. The impact of the Post- Impressionists influenced groups that rose during the turn of the 20th century, like the Expressionists, as well as more contemporary movements, like the identity-related Feminist Art.

Paul Gauguin His bold experimentation with coloring led directly to the Synthetize style of modern art while his expression of the inherent meaning of the subjects in his paintings, under the influence of the colonist style, paved the way to Primitivism and the return to the pastoral. He was also an influential exponent of wood engraving and woodcuts as art forms.

Paul Gauguin Artwork Paul Gauguin Playing The Guitar Still Life With Cherry’sIn The Forest Saint Cloud II

The Feeling Of Post-Impressionism They felt the Impressionists allowed their preoccupations with technique and the effects of natural light to overshadow the importance of subject matter. Eventually these dissenting artists became known as the Post-Impressionists, a term that grouped together widely varying individual artistic styles. Indeed, many of the movement's foremost figures were rivals. While Paris was unquestionably the fount of Post-Impressionism, the emphasis on symbolic and expressive content meant that the life of the city no longer was the dominant subject for artists. Subsequently, many painters developed their individual aesthetic style outside of Paris.

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