Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that began as a loose association of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence in the 1870s and 1880s. The name of the movement is derived from the title of a Claude Monet work, Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant), which provoked the critic Louis Leroy to coin the term in a satiric review published in Le Charivari.
Characteristics of Impressionist paintings include relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on the accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage of time), ordinary subject matter, the inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience, and unusual visual angles. The emergence of Impressionism in the visual arts was soon followed by analogous movements in other media which became known as Impressionist music and Impressionist literature.
Impressionism also describes art created in this style, but outside of the late 19th century time period.
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ReplyDeleteI love this movement so much. It´s very interesting to know about impressionism. I like the way the artists use the bright colours and the reflection of the light. The artists of this movement use visible brushstrokes. Thanks to that, the objects seem as if they were moving.
I also like the cheerful colours they use.
They sometimes paint rough textures trying to describe better the place.
They usually paint landscapes, and real places but they also paint portraits and scenes of the daily lives.
I think the impressionism is the best movement of all.
I enjoy watching this video because I like the landscapes and the portraits so much.