PostImpressionist Art

POST-IMPRESSIONISM

Post-Impressionism followed closely on after Impressionism, both of which surfaced in the late 19Century and early 20Century.

Post-Impressionism rejected what it thought was limiting in Impressionism.

The bright colours, thick paint, active brushstrokes matched the forerunner, however Post-Impressionist forms were more geometric, and more distorted. The colours were not used with the same care, and with far less spontaneity

Pointillism, the use of tiny dots of color to make up a colour was an example of the Post-Impressionist artists working in different regions and forming their own styles

Post-Impressionism had more structure than Impressioniam. Basic shapes were used, although the vivid colours of Impressionism remained, e.g.the bright, swirling strokes of Vincent Van Gogh, which gave an idea of his feelings. In the works of Paul Cezanne the perspective is confused. The depth is limited and some of his still lifes seem ou t of balance. However, his still lifes are not static as there is a feeling of tension in their look of instability.

Post-Impressionist, Gauguin, painted flat, filling his canvas with bold shapes, leaving patches of the canvas showing.

The modern artists aim was to make the world fit the art, art was a separate entity.

[Not for publication:'Impressionism', 'Gogh', 'still lifes' do not become 'still lives' in the plural.

Margaret Houghton is a BA graduate in Fine Arts with a major in painting. She is still active in screenwriting, but at presnt is writing a series of articles on Modern Art Movements from the late 18 Centry to 1925 in the 19 Century. These articles may be a help to those studying art history from school to the higher colleges or university.

Author:: Margaret Houghton
Keywords:: Bright1,Colours2,Thick3,Paint4,Pointillism5,Styles6,Structure7,Basic8,Shapes9,Perspective10,Depth11
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