Impressionism also known as optical realism is a movement in French paintings. The name optical realism is called because of its scientific interest in the actual visual experience and effect of light and movement on appearance of objects.
In an impressionism painting the artist attempts to capture the impression of light in a scene as impressionism is usually a light and impulsive method of painting.
Claude Monet
Claude Monet who was born on November 14 1840, in Paris, France was an impressionist. Claude Monet was raised in Le Havre, and by the time he was fifteen he was known as a caricature artist. He was first introduced to outdoor painting by a landscape painter Eugene Boudin who was also a mentor. After being reluctant to leave the indoor scenes Monet eventually became a plein air painter. His artworks were exclusive and easily recognized.
The name Impressionism
During 1874 Claude Monet paintings was exhibited in a private impressionists’ group show where one of his painting “Sunrise” raise the name to impressionists style of movement.
The key element seen in impressionism is colour. after breaking from traditional European painting method impressionism included new element in to the colour so that a new level of tone and an exact colour can be achieved. Some of the characteristic of impressionism are rapid, spontaneous and loose brushstrokes. The realistic portrayal of light, was the leading principle of impressionism. for example if the sun turned the surface of a pond orange then an impressionist would change it to orange. this style allows the artist to capture the image as someone might see a quick glance of the image.
While depicting a scene that is not even real, an impressionist artist can create mood with their bright, vibrant colour outdoor scenes, even if there is no detail or emphasis.
Some of the key element used by Claude Monet was strokes, lightening and bold colors. Claude Monet was most known for broken color methods and it played a gigantic role
In Monet’s paintings. Some of the principles used in Clude Monet were contrast and patterns which can be seen in many of his paintings.
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| Monet's water lily pond, 1899 |
Elements of Design
Line: show lots of lines.
Shape: curvy shape
Direction: horizontal
Size: well proportioned
Texture: Matte
Colour: pleasant and mild colours, same shade of colours is used.
Value: colours are used in a conventional sense.
Principle of Design
Balance: symmetrical balance
Gradation: there is no gradation in the picture
Repetition: there are some repetition seen in the picture
Contrast: the picture contain a mixture of contrast
Harmony: the combination of colours and shapes shows harmony in this painting
Dominance: as the name indicate the picture is the bridge. The dominance of the bridge is evident.
Unity: mild colours produce a sense of unity.
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