Romantic Era
Starry Night Over the Rhone
Vincent Van Gogh in 1888.
The location inside the painting is Place Lamartine (totallyhistory.com). The only Starry Night painting to include humans (totallyhistory.com).
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte
by Georges Seurat in 1884-1886
Georges Seurat spent two years making this painting (enacademic.com). The island inside the painting takes place on the Seine river in Paris (enacademic.com).
The art elements I like is the different hues of green within the environment. The element I like the most is the shapes, they're not as well defined as neoclassical but it gives each impressionist painting it's own style. Another element is contrast between light and dark, for example, between the sunlight and shade inside A Sunday Afternoon of the Island of La Grand Jatte.
Zodiac
by Alphonse Mucha in 1896
La troupe de Mlle Eglantine
by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in 1896.
The line work for Art Nouveau is phenomenal. The paintings lack depth or a sense of space when compared to neoclassical. I really enjoy the color patterns of Art Nouveau, it's like pastels or stained glass.
Art Nouveau was based in Paris and lasted almost 20 years. I think it's extremely stylish and I love the stained glass aspect for some of the Art Nouveau paintings. The only disappointment I feel is the commercialization of Art Nouveau, it's jarring seeing an advertisement next on a beautiful work of art.
What I like the most about Impressionism is the creativity. Impressionist was used an insult because the style was devoid of crystal clear realism. But dialing back on the realism allows artists to experiment and create their own style. For example, each Vincent Van Gogh painting is absolutely surreal and unique. Impressionism is the first art style to deviate from realism.
What I like about Impressionism and Art Nouveau is they didn't need an institute or authority of what is considered art. The Impressionist faced backlash , but that didn't stop them from their painting style. Both Van Gogh and Monet are still recognized to this day, this speaks volumes to their contribution to the arts.
Bibliography
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“Starry Night Over the Rhone by Vincent Van Gogh Facts & History.” Totally History, 22 May 2013, totallyhistory.com/starry-night-over-the-rhone/.
“A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/286142.
I was really impressed with the art work done be Seurat, how he spent two years creating that painting with the scientific measures of colors and dots. The Zodiac art is very eye catching. I can agree with you that the beautiful work of Art Nouveau with the use of advertisement. Thank you for sharing.
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