FINE112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Les Xx, Theosophy, Le Figaro
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A style derived from cloisonn an enameling technique (jewelry making technique) Create separate areas then fill with colour. Characterized by planes of colour separated by dark outlines. Style developed by not only gauguin but as well as one of his counterparts, Style challenged the idea of art as being a representation of nature or reality. Scene of peasant life; attending sermon- however envisioning events that are taking in the sermon; scene of jacob wrestling with angel. The space doesn"t seem to make sense because of the use of the colour red, which gives a 2 dimensional flat area. Returning to religious painting; traditional subject matter that is depicted with a subversive technique. Emphasis on contour and line is very significant. Using colour in a more expressionistic way. Refers to how art should synthesize the idea, the form and colour (ie the outward appearance of something, the artist"s feeling and aesthetics) First identified as a literary movement by jean mor as.
