The Impressionist Movement was a 19th Century art movement that originated in Paris by a group of artists and has many distinct characteristics. They include small, thin brush strokes, open compositions, and emphasis on the accurate depiction of light in an ever changing qualities to accentuate the passage of time in many cases. Most of the subject matter was ordinary in nature but the visual angles tended to be unusual. Light was the vehicle most often used to represent reality in the impressionist movement, and the painting from that era are very valuable today and still widely copied by many artists.
Considered radicals at the time their art was first released partly because they violated the perceived rules of the day, the impressionists began by making their pictures from freely brushed colors that took more importance than the contemporary views that lines and contours mattered. They were also seen about the city of Paris painting outdoors at a time when most all paintings were done in a studio. There was a god reason as well for then to paint out in the open air, their paintings most often were about realistic scenes from the modern life of ordinary people.
The Impressionists were the first painters to realize that they could capture the effects of sunlight, either transient or momentary, by working outdoors in the elements. And they made great strides in using broken brush strokes of mixed and unmixed pure colors to achieve a unique effect of intense color vibration.
The work of the Impressionist masters still makes waves to this day, as you can see artists working outdoors in Paris and virtually any modern city. It's fascinating to a real artist at work so take advantage of this the next time you visit Paris or New York City.
Considered radicals at the time their art was first released partly because they violated the perceived rules of the day, the impressionists began by making their pictures from freely brushed colors that took more importance than the contemporary views that lines and contours mattered. They were also seen about the city of Paris painting outdoors at a time when most all paintings were done in a studio. There was a god reason as well for then to paint out in the open air, their paintings most often were about realistic scenes from the modern life of ordinary people.
The Impressionists were the first painters to realize that they could capture the effects of sunlight, either transient or momentary, by working outdoors in the elements. And they made great strides in using broken brush strokes of mixed and unmixed pure colors to achieve a unique effect of intense color vibration.
The work of the Impressionist masters still makes waves to this day, as you can see artists working outdoors in Paris and virtually any modern city. It's fascinating to a real artist at work so take advantage of this the next time you visit Paris or New York City.
