ARTH 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Consumerism, Post-Impressionism, Georges Seurat
8 Sep 2016
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Pastoral: in a work of art, portraying or evoking country life, typically in a romanticized or idealized form. Edmonia lewis: forever free 1867 marble depicting end to slavery and. Realism- representing something that seems to be reality at the moment not necessarily the most convincing 3d image. Claude monet: simple and loose brush strokes, very minimalistic. Gustave caillebotte: impressionist painter like monet but very different. Not loose brush strokes but very naturalistic and almost photographic like. Edgar degas: known for painting ballerinas, they were considered ugly at first because he depicts the behind the scenes and weird compositions. Georges seurat, a sunday afternoon on the island of la grande jatte, 1884. Not as concerned with representing images of everyday life: vincent van goh- died at age 37, only sold one painting while alive and considered a butchered artist, post impressionism almost abstract and experimenting with different artistic compositions.
