Comments on: Favorite impressionist artist? http://www.angoloartista.com/impressionist-artist/favorite-impressionist-artist Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:18:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Shivver http://www.angoloartista.com/impressionist-artist/favorite-impressionist-artist/comment-page-1#comment-2262 Shivver Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:40:59 +0000 http://www.angoloartista.com/impressionist-artist/favorite-impressionist-artist#comment-2262 Sadly, Impressionism nowadays is viewed as the source of pretty (and repetitious) pictures of water lilies and ballet dancers. In the late 1800s, it was a slap in the face of accepted aesthetics, because captured only "impressions" of the moment, rather than solid, classically composed views. I personally prefer Edouard Manet, the founder of the movement. He favored flat, volumeless color, capturing the moment as the other Impressionists did, but did not lose any sense of subject. He tended to portray the darker side of French life -- see "The Bar at the Folies-Bergere". (Btw... Redon is a Symbolist, and Van Gogh is a Post-Impressionist. Very different movements from Impressionism.)<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/manet/manet_bar.jpg.html Sadly, Impressionism nowadays is viewed as the source of pretty (and repetitious) pictures of water lilies and ballet dancers. In the late 1800s, it was a slap in the face of accepted aesthetics, because captured only "impressions" of the moment, rather than solid, classically composed views.

I personally prefer Edouard Manet, the founder of the movement. He favored flat, volumeless color, capturing the moment as the other Impressionists did, but did not lose any sense of subject. He tended to portray the darker side of French life — see "The Bar at the Folies-Bergere".

(Btw… Redon is a Symbolist, and Van Gogh is a Post-Impressionist. Very different movements from Impressionism.)
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]]> By: jonesyfruit http://www.angoloartista.com/impressionist-artist/favorite-impressionist-artist/comment-page-1#comment-2260 jonesyfruit Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:15:59 +0000 http://www.angoloartista.com/impressionist-artist/favorite-impressionist-artist#comment-2260 he might not be as impressionistic as say monet or van gogh but REDON is my newest favoritest artist, check out Pandora @ smithsonian if you can<br><b>References : </b><br> he might not be as impressionistic as say monet or van gogh but REDON is my newest favoritest artist, check out Pandora @ smithsonian if you can
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