MODERN ART

 Inall of human history, art has

mirrored life in the community,
society, and the world in all its
colors ,lines, shapes, and
forms.The same has been true in
the last two centuries, with world
events and global trends being
reflected in the various art
movement.
 From the industrial revolution of the late
1800s, the world zoomed into the
electronic age in the mid-1900s, then into
the present cyberspace age. In just over
100 years, humans went from hand-
cranked telephones to hands-free mobile
phones, from first auto mobiles to
interplanetary space vehicles, from local
radio broadcasting to international news
coverage via satellite, and from
vaccinations against polio and smallpox to
laser surgery.
 The 20th century also suffered through two
world wars , and several regional wars in
asia, africa , and the middle east. There was
the great depression of the 1930s , and the
asian economic crisis of the 1990s.
Considered the modern-day plague, the
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) has afflicted millions the world
over,while millions more continue to live in
hunger, disease and poverty. Environmental
destruction and climate change have also
become major concerns.
 The art movements of the late 19th century
to the 20th century captured and expressed
all these and more. Specifically, there were
the movements known as impressionism
and expressionism. While earlier periods of
an art had quite set conventions as to the
style, technique and treatment of their
subjects, impressionist and expressionist
conveyed their ideas and feelings in bold,
innovative ways. These were the exciting
precursors of the modern art of the 21st
century.
 Review, briefly describe each of the following
elements of art.
1.) which you have learned in your Art classes in
the earlier grade levels.
a. line
b. shape
c. form
d. space
e. color
f. value
g. texture
Origins of the
Movement
 Impressionism was an art movement
that emerged in the second half of the
19th century among a group of Paris-
based artists.The duration of the
impressionist movement itself was
quite short ,less than 20 years from
1872 to the mid-1880s.Nevertheless,
it had a tremendous impact and
influence on the painting styles that
followed, such as neo-impressionism,
post- impressionism, fauvist, and
cubism and even the artistic styles and
movements of today.
A Break from Past
Painting
Traditions
 There were several areas in
which impressionist artists
moved away from the established
practices of art at that time.
These involved their use of color,
their choice of subject matter
and setting, and their technique
for capturing light and conveying
movement
 The painting conventions and techniques of
earlier art periods were very much
concerned with line , form , and
composition.
 In contrast , the impressionists painted with
freely brush colors (convey visual effect)
than a detailed rendering of the subject.
 They used short “broken” strokes that were
intentionally made visible to the viewer.
 They also often placed pure unmixed colors
side by side , rather than blended smoothly
or shaded.
 Impressionists also began to break
from the creation of formally posed
portraits and grandiose depictions of
mythical, literary, historical, or
religious subjects.
 They ventured into capturing scenes
of life around them, household
objects, landscapes and seascapes,
houses, cafes, and buildings.
 The location in which the impressionists
painted was also different. Previously, still
lifes, portraits, and landscapes were usually
painted inside a studio. However, the
impressionists found that they could best
capture the ever-changing effects of light
on color by painting outdoors in natural
light.This gave their works a freshness and
immediacy that was a quite a change from
the stiffer, heavier,more studied paintings
of earlier masters.
 Impressionist painting also moved
away from the formal, structured
approach to placing and
positioning their subjects. They
experimented with unusual visual
angles, sizes of objects that
appeared out of proportion, off-
center placement , and empty
spaces on the canvas.
Photography was in its early stages at this
time as well. As it gained popularity
photography inspired impressionists to
capture fleeting moments of action, weather
in landscapes or in the day-to-day lives of
people. But whereas camera snapshots
provided objective, true-to-life images, the
painters were able to offer a subjective view
of their subjects, expressing their personal
perceptions rather than creating exact
representations. They also had the
advantage of manipulating color, which
photography at that time still lacked
 By the 1870s, the stage was set for
the emergence of the next major art
movement in europe,
Impressionism, It started with a
group of French Painters that
included Claude Monet, Auguste
Renoir, and Edouard Manet and
eventually spread to other
countries, such as Italy, Germany,
and the Netherlands.
 Was a founder of French Impressionist painting
along with his friends Auguste Renoir, Alfred
Sisley, and Frederic Bazille. And the most
consistent and prolific practitioner of the
movements philosophy of expressing ones
perceptions before nature, especially as applied
to plein air landscape painting.
 the most prominent of the group, and considered
as the most influential figure in the movement.
 Best known for his landscape paintings,
particularly those depicting his beloved flower
gardens and water lily ponds at his home in
Giverny.
 La The Red Boats,
Promenade(1875) Argenteuil(1875)
Bridge over a Pond Irises In Monet’s
of water lilies(1899) Garden (1900)
Was a french artist who was a leading painter
in the development of the impressionist
style.
Along with Claude Monet, was one of the
central figures of the impressionist
movement. His early works were snapshots
of real life, full of sparkling color and light.
By the mid-1880s, however, renoir broke
away from the impressionist movement to
apply a more disciplined, formal technique
to portraits of actual people and figure
paintings.
Dancer (1874) A Girl with a watering
can (1874)
Mlle Irene Cahen Lucheon of the
d’Anvers (1880) Boating Party (1881)
 Was one of the first 19th century
artists to depict modern-life
subjects. He was a key figure in
the transition from realism to
impressionism, with a number
of his works considered as
marking the birth of modern art.
 Rue Mosnier Decked
Argenteuil (1874) With Flags (1878)
Café Concert The Bar at the
(1878) Follies Bergere