Post Impressionism
Un Dimanche apres-midi a l'lle de la Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
The Post Impressionists rejected the restrictions of Impressionism and expressed their artistic styles with more emotional qualities. They continued to use vivid colours and tick, distinctive brush strokes like the impressionists however they emphasized on geometric forms in order to 'distort form for expressive effect' and used more unnatural colours.
Post Impressionism began in the mid-1880s and continued till the early 1900s
Post Impressionist artists consist of;
- Paul Gauguin
- Paul Cezanne
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Henri Rousseau
- Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Vincent Van Gogh was a post impressionist who was notable for his use of vivid colours and 'emotional impact'. Van Gogh discovered the French Impressionists after moving to Paris in 1886. His work grew 'brighter in colour' after moving to the south of France, where he was influenced by it's strong sunlight.
The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night, c.1888 by Vincent Van Gogh
Van Gogh was known to paint outdoors, having a particular talent for capturing 'the subtleties of night-time light and shadow'
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Tahitian Women on the Beach by Paul Gauguin
Paul Gaugan exhibited with the Impressionists before breaking off with them in order to work in 'artistic isolation'. He believed that ''painting should be a synthesis of remembered places rather than be the results of a direct observation.'' His paintings illustrate the world he imagines rather than a common view with everyone else.
Post-Impressionism-Art History Basics on Post-Impressionism [ONLINE] Available at: http://arthistory.about.com/od/modernarthistory/a/Post-Impressionism-Art-History-101-Basics.htm
Post-Impressionism. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2013. Post Impressionism[ONLINE] Available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-Impressionism
Vincent Van Gogh. Wikipedia, the free encylopedia. 2013. [ONLINE] Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh
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