Class Notes (Wk 3)

Week 3 Class Notes

continuation of impressionism:
Georges Seurat (1859-1891)
impressionist most well known for his pointillism, who really was painting
far from impressionism; paintings took extensive amount of time,
pointillism required much careful thought and planning, and his
compositions were perhaps a bit pre-meditated
The Bridge at Courbevoie, 1886-87
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La GrandeJatte, 1884-86
a more well known painting of Seurat. took him two years time
post-impressionism:
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
post-impressionist, felt impressionist paintings were a little bit lacking
painted with contour lines, and deliberately altered depictions of scenes
to his own liking and interpretation, such as applying his own color
composition. also painted in his own studio as opposed to outside
Les Miserables, 1888
unlike previous
Van Gogh Painting Sunflowers, 1888
Vision after the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling the Angel), 1888
Yellow Christ, 1889
Tahiti Women (On the Beach), 1891
Vincent van Gogh (1848-1903)
post-impressionist, felt impressionist paintings were a little bit lacking
painted with contour lines, and deliberately altered depictions of scenes
to his own liking and interpretation, such as applying his own color
composition. also painted in his own studio as opposed to outside
Potato Eater, 1885
van gogh wanted to depict peasants as they really were.
potato eater is also a racial slur for irish
Loom with Weaver, 1884
Self Portrait with Grey Felt Hat
Arthur Rimbaud

in-class exercise
write an article in the 1870's...
group 1 - against impressionism
group 2 - defending impressionism
- no objective view of any one scene
- purpose of capturing a moment, and as time is always passing,
our paintings should be a representation of it, being quick and light
- purpose is not to depict beauty and emotion as much as reality
- not commissioned by a patron to paint a subject in the most flattering way
- anti-impressionists being the older generation play conservative,
while impressionists, represent change
- art itself is subjective, who are anti-impressionists to say impressionists can't paint?
impressionists themselves don't try and play the role of elitist