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The term “Impressionism” comes from the title of Claude Monet’s painting Impression, soleil levant (Interpreted: Impression, Sunrise. The painting was exhibited in 1874, and changed the world for artists. Monet had painted the painting before nature outside of the studio … Continue reading
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I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them~Pablo Picasso There seldom comes a time when the relationship of two people can make such an impact on the world as that of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque … Continue reading
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Art Center Information has selected three popular posts to refer you to if you haven’t already read them. Please click the paintings next to the post to immediately go to them and read them. They are brief, informative an … Continue reading
The artists that often come to mind when discussing the Post-Impressionists are Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Maurice De Vlaminck, and, of course, Paul Cezanne, the central figure in the movement whose art had the greatest influence over the others. … Continue reading
The art movement that contributed more to abstract art was Expressionism. Although the term Abstract Expressionism was used during the 1920s, it wasn’t until the 1940s and 1950s that it truly matured into a robust art movement. There were many … Continue reading
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Going back to the late eighteenth century, Australia and New Zealand were dominated by European settlers; colonialism was its shaping force. For the most part, they were separated from the world of art until 1939 when the Melbourne Herald organized … Continue reading
Neo-Impressionism relied on theory of color, pointillism, and the use of dots and strokes. Camille Pissarro, Lucien Pissarro, Paul Signac, and Georges Seurat are a few artist of this movement that come to mind. … Continue reading
This was a broad movement that considered all the avant-garde Isms of the first half of the 20th century. Many of the different movements involved tended not to be compatible but all were in favor of experimental art and rejected … Continue reading
Some of you have asked for these to be re-posted. I try to keep the blog posted here about art styles, history, movements, education, exhibits, and soon to be information and interviews about artists of today (you) restricting space about … Continue reading
This movement began in 1918 and gave way to Surrealism in the mid 1920s. It was more inspired by ideology and a defiance to the world order at that time. It was not only a visual movement but a literary … Continue reading