Impressionism: Monet
1.What was Monet trying to achieve in his impressionist paintings?
Monet was trying to replicate like in the most honest and realistic way. He knew very well that the human eye was not capable of capturing an entire scene in perfect, full on detail, so he formatted his paintings to break down at the edges, or wherever there was movement, in order to mimic the world around him in the most realistic way.
2. Impressionist painting from France 19th
The ballet class: Edgar Degas
Edgar created this peice in a short period of time, as the people featured in this painting were moving. He begun with outlining the shapes, and filling in the details later.
The basket of apples: Paul Cezanne
This painting is known for is distorted perspective, as the bottle and basket are tilted in a peculiar way. Paintings like this, however, helped form a bridge between impressionism and cubism.
3. Define the term perception and then write your opinion about whether impressionist painting does indeed come closer to our visual experience of the world than more 'hard edged' paintings with no visible brushwork. (you will need to include cited visual images and/or research references to support your opinion.)
Perception: Perception is the organisation, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the environment around us. I believe that perception is not at all as accurate to the 'real world' as hard edged (normal) paintings. This is because perception is the way different people see different things, everyone perceives things in a different way; there is no such a thing as having the same exact perception of a situation, because it is always dependant on the person. To be honest, impressionist paintings look a lot more like paintings because of the visible brush strokes ruin the realistic side of the painting. Although most impressionist paintings, like the ballet class by Edgar degas are quite accurate, others, like the sunset by Monet, are harder to perceive. Some people may find it accurate, while others will not.
Music in the tuileries: Edouart Manet
Manet's painting inspired many others to begin painting impressionism, like Monet, Renior, and Bazille.