FCS195H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Long Shadows (Hunter Novel), Claude Monet, Moulin De La Galette
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Wanted to be different from realists, neoclassic and romantics. Main purpose is to catch a fleeting sensation imminent disappearance. Addressing concern that past will disappear and never happen again so it"s vital to catch those moments. Analogy between painted subject and painting style: brushes, work of the painter on canvas, unlike neoclassic, who had no traces of painting work. Speed of execution to catch the movement. Personal vision of a constantly changing reality was the goal of impressionist art. Color wasn"t making the shapes but lines were: based on well-known paintings/influences. Diego velasquez, venus at her mirror (1651) (17th century spanish) Titian, venus of urbino (1539) (italian renaissance) Luncheon in the grass (1863: salon de refuses, shocking painting. Problem with the perspective as the woman in the back is the same size as the people in the front of the canvas.
