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Finally Inquiry Project

Making or studying art in conjunction with nature bridges the gap between art and science

Examples include landscapes or depictions of plants or animals. These types of art may be used for education (identification and classification) or personal expression and reflection (aesthetics)

Art & Nature(Walling)

Many painters use nature as a reference for practice or for completing finished works.

The impressionists were among the first group of painters to explore natural lighting, advanced color theory, and abstract brushwork to capture personal feelings (or impressions) about natural surroundings.

Art & Nature(Walling)

- Began around 1875 in and around Paris, France- Painters influenced by values in nature- Uses light colored paints and little detail- Captures essence of subject matter- Brush strokes create texture and wide range of

values

Introduction to Impressionism (Brommer & Horn)

Strongly influenced by natural light and paintings from real life. Impressionist painters practiced painting landscapes at different hours of the day.

Palettes were built around the brilliant colors of nature in the purest form and were rather expansive. Rich and vibrant colors were achieved by loosely mixing paints on a palette.

The aim of this style is to capture the mood or expression of a given scene (typically in the form of a portrait, still life, or most commonly a landscape).

Impressionist Style (Hubbard)

Monet’s “Impression of Sunrise” was painted in 1872 and is the namesake of this art movement

Master Artist: Claude Monet (Kleiner & Mamiya)

Artists of the nineteenth century became dissatisfied with work that was “incomplete”

Post Impressionists focused more on realistic use of light and color to communicate personal emotions or attachments to subject matter.

Post Impressionism (Brommer & Horn)

Impressionists led the way for many other art movements including cubism, abstract and nonobjective art, expressionism, fauvism, and surrealism.

Next generation of painters to follow impressionists

Includes artists such as Georges Seurat, Vincent van Gogh, and Paul Cezanne

Response to industrialized world and the need to find escape within the natural world

Generally focuses on portraiture and landscape paintings

New subject matter becomes relevant as everyday people and common occurrences can become dynamic and intriguing.

Post Impressionism (Getlein)

“Some say they see poetry in my paintings; I see only science.”

– Georges Seurat

Master Artist: Georges Seurat

French artist Georges Seurat celebrates sport and leisure with his work “Sunday Afternoonon the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884-1886)

Seurat invented the painting technique called pointillism that uses tiny dots of paint to createfields on value and a great variation of color.

By applying small dots of color over a large area, artists can create a full spectrum of hues. Seurat’s technique is based on color theory and the science of optics. Additional work in this method resulted in the pictured piece Bathers at Asnieres. The work is sizable (over seven feet high and eleven feet wide) and took years to create. Although met with mixed reviews during its first few exhibitions, Seurat’s work in color theory and painting techniques , pointillism continues to be a creative process that is a relevant practice for modern artists.

Master Artist: Georges Seurat (Stylianou)

Choose topic and write thesisGenerate ideas through brainstormingMake a tentative outlineMake revisions (large, then small in

scale)Review opening paragraph and

conclusionGet feedback from peer or teacherCreate final draft

Writing About Art (Barnet)

Choose one impressionist artist you would like to know more about.

Using library resources, write a brief biography on the artist’s life. Consider his or her upbringing, education, and artwork.

Choose one piece of work from your chosen artist and complete a personal reflection on the piece. Share whether you like or dislike the piece. Using art vocabulary learned in this course, evaluate the work and explain the content and subject matter.

Your Assignment…

Works CitedBarnet, S. (2005). A Short Guide to Writing About Art (8thth ed., pp.

156-166). New York, NY: Lehigh Press.

Brommer, G. F., & Horn, G. F. (1997). Art in Your World (pp. 66-68). Worcester, MA: Davis Publications, Inc.

Getlein, M. (2005). Living with Art (7thth ed., pp. 495-499). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Hubbard, G. (1986). Art in Action (pp. 108-122). San Diego, CA: Coronado Publishers, Inc.

Kleiner, F. S., & Mamiya, C. J. (2005). Art Through the Ages (Vol. 2, pp. 869-879). Belmont, CA: Thompson Learning Inc.

Stylianou, X. C. (2009, September). Classroom Use of the Art Print. Arts and Activities, 146(1), 28-31.

Walling, D. R. (2005). Visual Knowing (pp. 49-53). Thousand Oaks,

CA: Corwin Press.