One of my favorite art styles is impressionism. In each painting the artist uses colors and light in order to capture the artist’s impression of what they are viewing. Using impressionism an artist may paint the same object at different seasons or even times of the day and each work will look extremely different. Rather than capturing the exact way an object or person looks the artist is focused on recreating their own impression.
I find impressionism interesting and enjoy looking at it more than other styles. I know that what they have painted is different from what I would have done even when looking at the same object or person. When I look at a painting it shows me that each person views the world in a different way and we all see things differently.
I found it interesting to learn where the name impressionism came from. Claude Monet created a painting called, Impression, Sunrise, which began the impressionism style. When creating the painted he said, “landscape is nothing bit an impression” and that is why he chose the title for his work. Monet was not focused on creating a perfect copy of what he saw, one that would be easily recognizable. He chose to create something only he saw and was meaningful to him. Looking at Impression, Sunrise my eye is initially drawn to the bright red sun, the focal point, which really stands out against the cool colors in the sky. The painting is slightly abstract with the lines in the distant , although I can make out some of the objects. There is a balance to the piece and it gives the viewer a very calm feeling. When I look at the painting and get the calm feeling I like to think that is what the artist looked at and felt when he brought the work to life.
I wanted to learn more about impressionism and I really like doing so with videos so I found one that explains impressionism better than some articles that I have read at, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN2aTAPdVHI.