1、Monet,And The Impression Monet,And The Impression Movement He Was InMovement He Was In1Outline Outline HistoricalBackgroundTheIntroductionofImpressionismMonet,theImpressionistTheInfluenceofMonetandtheImpressionism2HistoricalBackground3What Is Impressionism?What Is Impressionism?Impressionism,amajorm
2、ovement,firstinpaintingandlaterinmusic,thatdevelopedchieflyinFranceduringthelate19thandearly20thcenturies.Impressionistpaintingcomprisestheworkproducedbyagroupofartistswhosharedasetofrelatedapproachesandtechniques.ThemostconspicuouscharacteristicofImpressionismwasanattemptto accurately and objective
3、ly record visual reality in terms of transient effects(瞬时效应瞬时效应)of light and colour.4Representative FiguresRepresentative FiguresImpressionistpainters:Principal:ClaudeMonet,PierreAugusteRenoir,CamillePissarro,AlfredSisley,etcEdgarDegas(德加)andPaulCzanne(塞尚)intheearly1870s.TheestablishedpainterManetad
4、optedtheImpressionistapproachabout1873.Inotheraspects:Music:ClaudeDebussy&MauriceRavelLiterature(closelyrelatedtosymbolism):Baudelaire,Rimbaud,Verlaine,etc.5Innovation in Science&Technology Innovation in Science&Technology Innovation in ImpressionismInnovation in Impressionism ColourTheoryCameraInno
5、vation&Experiments6Theemergingscienceofcolortheoryplayedanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofimpressionism.7TheIssueofBlackPureblackisrarelyusedbytheimpressionistpainters.Monetobtainedanappearanceofblackbycombiningblues,greensandreds.Heeliminatedalmostcompletelyblackfromhispainting,evenintheshadows.Avoi
6、dingblackwassodeeplyanchoredinMonetsmannerthatwhenhedied,hisfriendGeorgesClemenceauwouldnotstandtheblacksheetcoveringthecoffin.Heexclaimed:No!NoblackforMonet!andreplaceditbyafloweredmaterial.8InfluencefromCamerahelpingtheartistsstudymovementandgesturestocaptureasenseofreal-lifespontaneity,tofullyund
7、erstandthesurroundings,thedetails,contraststoviewfromanotherperspectiveandsoon;Inspiringthemtoexperimentwiththecandidgroupings,off-centerfocus,deepperspectivesforeshortening;recordingtherealworldratherthanhistoricalimagination-Impressionistsmotivatedtodepictpeopleandlandscapeswithoutmythologicalorhi
8、storicalexaggerations.9Innovation&ExperimentsBlurredmovingfigures-slowshutterspeed;blurryeffectMixingprimarycolours-apaletteofjusteighttotencolorstoachievemanyvariableandsubtleeffectsPaintingrealpeople-everydayactivities;variousclassesComplimentarycolours-createanespeciallyintenseeffect;vibrancyLife
9、beyondtheframeseeminglycarelesscutofffigures;viewerstoacknowledgethatlifecontinuedbeyondtheframe10Public OpinionPublic OpinionPaintingswererejectedbySalondeParisandsomemuseumexhibitionsformanytimesIfImpressionistswerebecomingappreciatedfromthe1880s,theirsituationwasstillharsh;theSalonwasstillrefusin
10、gtheirpaintings,andin1894,25outof65artworksdonatedtotheLuxembourgmuseumwererejected.whenCamillePissarro,theImpressionistpatriarch,diedin1903,everybodyagreedthatthismovementwasthemain19thcenturyartisticrevolution,andthatallitsmemberswereamongthefinestpainters.11Claude Monets early works:Claude Monets
11、 early works:(18581873)(18581873)The Beginning of Impressionist ArtThe Beginning of Impressionist Art12Atthebeginningofhiscareer,Monetuseddarkcolors,ashedidintheStudioCornermarkedbyblackshades.HispaintingevokestheRealistSchool.From1860on,Monetabandoneddarkcolorsandworkedfromapalettelimitedtopureligh
12、tcolors.13LuncheonOn TheGrass(1865)Monetsfirstmasterpiece;usingthesamethemeandsamestyleasManettwoyearsbeforeforhisownLuncheononthegrass,apaintingwhichscandalizedpeopleattheSalonin1863.1415ExquisitecaptureoflightandcoloursThe ReaderInthespringof1872ProbablytheportraitofhiswifeCamille16Impression Sunr
13、ise(1873)TheImpressionismwasborn17Paintings of Argenteuil&Vtheuil Paintings of Argenteuil&Vtheuil(18721882)(18721882)ItisbecauseIrediscoveredandallowedintuitiveandsecretItisbecauseIrediscoveredandallowedintuitiveandsecretforcestopredominatethatIwasabletoidentifywithcreationforcestopredominatethatIwa
14、sabletoidentifywithcreationandbecomeabsorbedinit.andbecomeabsorbedinit.ClaudeMonetClaudeMonet18LifeinArgenteuilThe Luncheon-family happiness at Argenteuil:A quiet summer afternoon,Jean Monet is sitting on the ground and playing,Camille appears in the background.19LifeinVtheuilHow many shades of how
15、many colors are there within the nuances of light in this simple tree trunk?Claude Monet20Travels(18841908)Travels(18841908)WhatIllbringbackfromherewillWhatIllbringbackfromherewillbesoftnessitself,white,pink,blue,besoftnessitself,white,pink,blue,allofthiswrappedinthisfairyair.allofthiswrappedinthisf
16、airyair.ClaudeMonetClaudeMonet21TheNetherlands(1886)Venice,Italy(1908)affectedbycataract(白内障),visionaltered22London,England(1900,1903)Houses of Parliament,Effect of Sunlight in the Fog(1900)23The Late Year:The Late Year:Giverny(1883-1926)Giverny(1883-1926)Whereasyouarephilosophicallyseekingtheworldi
17、nitself,Whereasyouarephilosophicallyseekingtheworldinitself,IamsimplyfocusingmyeffortsonamaximumofIamsimplyfocusingmyeffortsonamaximumofappearancesinclosecorrelationswithunknownrealities.appearancesinclosecorrelationswithunknownrealities.ClaudeMonetClaudeMonet24Bought10yearsafterhisarrivalatGiverny;
18、laterenlargedtotodayssize.Thewatergardenisfullofasymmetries(不对称)andcurves.ItisinspiredbytheJapanesegardensthatMonetknewfromtheprintshecollected.25Water-LilyPondinGivernyMy bad sight means that I see everything through a mist.Even so it is beautiful,and thats what I would like to show.”Claude Monet26
19、Twelvelargecanvas:TheWater-Lilies(19161926)donatedtoFrancetocelebrate1918victorylaterbeinstalledinanarchitecturalspacedesignedspecificallyforthematanmuseuminParis27InfluencesInfluencesInfluenceofMonetInfluenceofImpressionismInfluenceonMusic28MonetwasafounderofFrenchimpressionistpainting.Hewasthemost
20、consistentandprolific(多产的)practitionerofthemovementsphilosophyofexpressingonesperceptionsbeforenature,especiallyasappliedtoplain-airlandscapepainting.ThetermImpressionismisderivedfromthetitleofhispainting“Impression,Sunrise”.29TheImpressionistscreatedamodelforfreedomandsubjectivitythatpromotedartist
21、icfreedomthatwhichmanyartistsofthepastlongedfor.Theirexampleempowered(允许,授权)laterartiststhattookitmuchfurtherthantheydid.Duetotheneverendingsupplyofresourceswehaveatourcommandinourpresentlives,artcontinuestoexpandandwillstillcontinuetogrowandbreaklimitsthatwillfascinatepeople.30Itmarkedanewwayofpain
22、tingthatwasmoreconcernedwithcreatingimpressionsofthetransienteffects(瞬时效应)oflight.Manyartistspaintedoutside,inanattempttocapturefleetingeffectsofsunlightoneverydayscenes.Coloursbecamemoreimportantthanlineinthecreationofshimmeringsurfacesofvibratingcolours.31 VanGoghwasinfluencedbyhisfriendshipwithIm
23、pressionists.AfterseeingtheirpaintingsinParis,hebegantousebrightercolorsandbrokenbrushstrokes.Howeverhedifferedfromtheminoneimportantway.Ashewrotein1888,“InsteadoftryingtorenderwhatIseebeforeme,Iusecolorinacompletelyarbitrary(任意的任意的)wayinordertoexpressmyselfpowerfully”.InfluenceofImpressionismonVanG
24、ogh32InfluencedbythepaintingsoftheFrenchimpressionistsandbythepoetryofPaulVerlaine(魏尔伦)andsoon,themovementinmusicwasledbytheFrenchcomposerClaudeDebussy.Musicalimpressionismemphasizedtonalcolorandmoodratherthanformalstructuressuchasthesonataandthesymphony.Debussy,anactivecriticaswellasacomposer,viewe
25、dimpressionismasareactiontoboththeformalemphasisofsuchcomposersasMozartandBeethovenandtheemotionalrichnessofromanticcomposerssuchasRobertSchumannandFranzSchubert.33Impressionismisattherootofallmodernart,becauseitwasthefirstmovementthatmanagedtofreeitselffrompreconceived(预想的)ideas,andbecauseitchangednotonlythewaylifewasdepictedbutthewaylifewasseen.”FrancesoSalvi(famousItalianactor,comedian,writerandsinger)34Thank you!Thank you!35