FINE112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Georges Seurat, Neo-Impressionism, Pointillism
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Most influential from the last 2 decades of his life. Painting being an imitation of nature, but as well looks at nature in a completely different way. Building up form through painting, using colour to build up form. Shows c zanne"s technique and how influential he was for future generations. How does he differ from other artists. Broke rules of illusionism; new visual language. House of the hanged man, oil on canvas. Paint outdoors, use plein-air painting to further studies of nature. His studies start becoming more analytical and different. Paul c zanne was influenced by pissarro more so than monet. Moving away from illusionism and creating a sense of 3 dimensional space in painting. Mont sainte-vitoire and the viaduct of the arc river valley. Part of general shift in c zanne"s approach/view of nature. How to translate his perception of nature onto canvas; revealing structure of natural forms.
