Tuesday, December 5, 2017

The Origin Of Impressionist Prints

By Barbara Myers


The art of impressionism was very influential especially in the 19th century, but not so many people had embraced it. Impressionist prints are a unique kind of artistry that tends to be conspicuous, and they are meant to objectively and accurately record a visual reality by the use of transient effects like color and light. This kind of artistry has, therefore, become one of the most widely recognized artifacts that are on display.

The paintings became revolutionary because they tended to be very different from the classical paintings that were done by most people. Broken brushstrokes were the technique that was used to make real-life impressions of different scenes. Many people thought that the drawings looked unfinished and did not readily embrace the new form of art thus it struggled to get to the top.

During those days, many artists that had embraced impressionism artistry had their work rejected for exhibitions by most artistic bodies because they differed so much from the classically-accepted form of art. After they were rejected, they decided to form their exhibition where they showcased their work, but the locals did not very well receive the exhibition.

After a few years, one famous artiste decided to paint a drawing that had the impression of an unfinished painting and called it the impression. He later used the name to name a movement which he started. However, the public did not receive this movement very kindly, and some became so hostile, but in the later years, they started to embrace it as the paintings displayed some modernity.

The movement started to grow very fast as many people started to accept it. This lead to the formation of an art association that was mean to help all the painters to exhibit their artwork individually. 30 painters attended the very first exhibition, 3,500 people and 165 paintings were showcased. Some painters later decided to fall out from the exhibitions, but the ones who were left behind continued to exhibit their unique paintings without fear.

As years passed by, this form of art was now widely accepted by the public as it impressed so many people. In fact, this kind of art became so influential in such a way that it redefined the way people expressed themselves through art. This encouraged many more painters to come up and showcase their works without fear of ridicule from the public.

At first, the radical technique of painting, the bright colors used in the canvases was so shocking to many people who had been used to the more solid or sober colors of the paintings. In fact, most of the independent artistes did not use the thick golden paints to tone their works as the other painters did. More so, the paints they used were more vivid thus the drawings came out so bright.

Normally, most of the impressionism painters focused on drawing modern life in the paintings, for example, the urban settings. Some painters liked to draw the real life of the people in rural settings while some liked to draw landscapes like factories, railways, and other landmarks. This made the paintings to be unique as they displayed the modern life.




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