1. Post-Impressionism You need: A piece of notebook paper
Name: Date: 11/23/2010 Period:
You need:
A piece of notebook paper
Something to write with

2. Post- Impressionism Time in art history & painting 1890-1930
Subject is not totally realistic & expresses the emotional state of the artist. 2

3. -“Father of Post Impressionism” -Simplified shapes
Paul
Cezanne

5. When nature is the subject of an artwork
Landscape 5

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7. Henri Matisse (remember our cut outs??)
Used bright & unusual colors; flat shapes
Expression ruled over details
Henri Matisse (remember our cut outs??)

8. Part of the fauves (wild beasts) because of his crazy colors and shapes.8

11. Edvard Munch Most famous for “The Scream.”
expressed fear, love, death, life, anxiety
Paintings were often about death and misery when he was young. They became must more optimistic in old age. 11

13. Painterly Visible, expressive brushstrokes
Applying paint without perfect control
Not following carefully drawn lines
Painterly

15. George Seurat
“King of Pointalism” (stippling)

16. Atmospheric Perspective
closer things appear clear and bright; further things appear lighter and blurry

18. Paul Gauguin
Paintings were often symbolic of religion & primitive culture
Often depressed about his career and the artists around him. Alcoholism Sailed to the tropics for awhile and his outlook and paintings changed to have religious symbolism. Fine/prison/died before. 18

21. Foreground Background
is closer to the viewer
further from the viewer
Foreground Background

22. Vincent Van Gogh Bright, energetic painting w/ emotional impact
Religious. Worked for the church but priests did not like his homeless like lifestyle (sleeping in barns etc). In an out of mental institutions. Wasn’t allowed to marry a woman because of his mental state. Moved constantly. Mental illness. Misunderstood artist and person throughout his life. 22

24. Horizon Line
Where the sky & earth seem to meet

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27. Characteristics of a Post-Impressionist style painting
Non-realistic images
Symbolism
Expressive brush strokes
Emotions more than details

28. Under painting First layer of paint applied
Serves as a base for more layers
Can be covered easily if desired
Creates overall value

32. Your Project “Po-Im-Camo”?? or Post-Impressionist Camoflage painting
You will get a piece of an actual P.Impressionist painting to glue on your paper
Mix and match paint to that piece in the surrounding area as exactly as possible!
Create a unique landscape with painterly & expressive techniques

33. Camouflage
To disguise or conceal something

35. Samples of this project:

38. SUMMARY!

39. "Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."
-Howard Beecher 39