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This art movement originates in the19th century, Paris,France from a group of Paris-based artists.
Some of these artists include: * Claude Monet * Edgar Degas * Pierre-Auguste Renoir * Camille Pissarro
Slide 2: * Short, thick and quick strokes * The paint is often applied Impasto * Colors are applied side-by-side, separating them and letting the eye’s perception mix them
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Re-creates the sensation of the eye that views the subject * The expression of light and quick movement * Emphasizes mood and sensory impressions * Overall effects rather than detail * Visible brush strokes * Modernity, Daily life
Information About Impressionism
Impressionism is about the temporary, the here and now, and not about the timeless, the forever. Impressionism is about life lived in bursts of brief encounters in the city. It's about faster speeds, quickly moving clouds, sunshine reflected on water, and the shimmer of satin ribbons dangling from a baby's cradle.
Additional Information About Impressionism
Above all, Impressionism is about modernity: its faster pace and various improvements in the quality of daily life. It is about middle class activities: shopping, vacationing, rushing, strolling, lingering, waiting, working and taking time off to flirt in a Montmartre dance hall or a restaurant on the Seine.
Impasto
Impasto is where paint is laid on an area of the surface or the whole canvas, very thickly, enough that the brush strokes are visible. Paint can also be mixed right on the canvas. When dry, impasto provides texture; the paint appears to be coming out of the