ARTH 103 Lecture 4: Monet, Degas
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> edouard manet - artist as aneur (gentleman people-watcher; metropolitan curiosity. Not premeditated; independent from methodology format, structure of the academy. Not a timeless theme; grounded in the present, expresses feeling of immediacy of anxiety in growing cirty: spring - edouard manet (1881) In uenced by impressionism - freedom of brush strokes, scintillating images. Gaze of woman doesn"t engage viewer; no mental confrontation / encounter. No clarity of contour to forms; distinct brush strokes and silhouettes. Tonal system of the scene - captures unity of the space. Impressionism focuses on subjective experience of light, not objects/form. Physical objects more blurry, less focus because attention isn"t on objects. Avanat garde, cutting edge art of the time. Paint what you really see, not what you think you should see. Attend to and build artwork based on sensations. Woman with a parasol - claude monet (1875) capture atmosphere, brightness of sun, light & color to mold forms.
