post impressionism

Post-Impressionism

> refers to an artistic style that followed Impressionism at the end of the 1800s.

Characteristics

1.   vivid colors

2.   heavy brush strokes

3.   true-to-life subjects.

Styles and techniques

Geometric approach

-Made from different shapes, like circles, squares, and triangles, often arranged in patterns, to create visual compositions

Fragmenting objects

-Using or combination of different objects ,

the process of breaking down a unified object or image into smaller, often disjointed, parts

Distorting people’s faces and body parts

Applying colors that were not necessarily realistic or natural

Georges Seurat

2 December 1859 - 29 March 1891

• founded a painting style called pointillism.

• Famous work "Sunday in the Park" has approximately 3,456,000 dots, took him two years to complete.

Paul Cezanne

B:19 January 1839

D:22 October 1906

• Focused on arrangements of constructed forms and geometric forms

Vincent van Gogh

B: 30 March 1853

D: 29 July 1890

His works were remarkable for their strong, heavy brush strokes, intense emotions, and colors.

Primary Colors

-are red, blue and yellow.

Secondary Colors

-are green, orange and violet (purple).

A secondary color

-made by mixing two primary colors.