Australian Impressionism Analysis

Impressionism is an artistic style of painting that originated in France in the 1870s. This style of painting attempts to capture an experience or emotion opposed depicting a scene accurately. Every impressionistic painter has a distinct method of rendering as well as their own distinct set of qualities that reflect the artist themselves. For instance, The Basket Chair by Berthe Morisot and The Orange Trees by Gustave Caillebotte are two impressionist works of art of oils on canvas that contrast in many ways. These two paintings will be compared side by side with an in depth approach comparing the artist’s personal status in society, modernism’s role in the piece, and the execution of composition.

Impressionism is a way of painting which depicts objects using strokes and dabs of primary unmixed colours in order to simulate reflections of light. This style of painting was completely different and new at the time and both Seurat and Monet used these methods to become pivotal impressionist artists in the early 1870s.

Though the start of the modernisation may trace back to the beginning of Industrial Revolution. “Modernism in the design world did not exist in a fully developed form, until well after First World War.” (Wilk, 2006) Causing the great loss of lives and other countless damage to the world, it reshaped many people’s way of thinking the world. With the inspiration of early avant-garde movement, the modernism began to emerge advocating an utopian future and shared certain core principles by various styles of modernists: rejecting the past and applied ornament; forms follow function, a preference for

Despite a brief lifespan between 1885-1903, the Heidelberg School or, more formally, the Australian impressionism movement (Splatt and McLellan 1986, 1), significantly aided in defining the role of landscape in Australian art (McCaughey 1979, 7). The Heidelberg School’s establishment of a unique national identity, use of techniques such as plein-airism and Impressionism, accurate portrayal of the Australian Landscape, and incorporation of the rural mythology, “…shaped the Australian vision…” and tied landscape to the white Australian identity (McCaughey 1979, 6-9 : Astbury 1985, 1). Arthur Streeton's Golden Summer, Eaglemont (1889) and Blossoms, Box Hill (1890) as well as Frederick McCubbin’s On the wallaby track (1896) and Bush Study (1902)

In the 19th century, there was an artistic transition from realism to a new form called impressionism. This change originated in France, as the world underwent a transition to industrialization. The impressionist was able to understand how light and color operate hand in hand in a painting. Instead of seeing an image as a whole work, impressionist would see smaller images making up the entire piece. The style was primarily made of the use of intense colors, open composition, light and movement and brush strokes. They were mainly

It is important to note, that in the inter-war period, modernism existed mostly outside official cultural institutions in Australia. Women turned up to be a crucial force of its extension. According to the historian Bernard Smith: “Indeed, the contribution of women to post-impressionism in Australia appears to have been corporately greater than that of men (Smith, 1962, p. 198). The reason of it was a rising of the feminists’ movements in Australia and establishment of the United Association of Women in Sydney. The women’s movements began in the late 1880 and 1890s and reached the highest point in1906 and 1914 (Peers, 2011, pp. 3-7). Thus, when in the 1920s the Australian art felt the first signs of atrophy

Impressionism can be considered the first distinctly modern movement in painting. Developing in Paris in the 1860s, its influence spread throughout Europe and eventually the United States. Impressionism was a style of representational art that did not necessarily rely on realistic depictions. The Impressionists loosened their brushwork and lightened their palettes to include pure, intense colors.

This essay analyses the aesthetic and ideological underpinnings of the Modernist artwork, Impression, Sunrise of Claude Monet. The artwork and Impressionism is considered to be a visual articulation of the avant-garde and the latter statement is explained. References to the writings of Charles Harrison, Clement Greenberg and Wilhelm Worringer is used to theorise the aesthetics of modernity.

After high school he studied in the United States and Europe and developed an interest in Impressionism. While he was in Germany while working on a commission, it gave him a chance to see early German artwork and giving him influences on his art work, taking it in more of an American direction. One of his first paintings in his new style was American Gothic. This was one of the most iconic and recognizable images in American art. This painting helped Wood to gain fame and launch the Regionalist movement, of which Wood became the spokesperson.

Margaret Rose Preston (her full name) was born In Adelaide, Australia on the 19th of April 1875. Her parents were David McPherson (her father) and Prudence Cleverdon (her mother). Margaret went to The National Gallery of Victoria Art School. The media that she used in her work was printing and her main style and characteristics was impressionism. Which means that she liked to capture her images without detail but with bold colours. Margaret’s drawings were influenced by Australian

Impressionism is an art movement initiated in France (Paris) in 19th century. The name of this art movement was taken from a French artist’s name called Claude Monet, who painted his artwork (impression, sunrise). Impressionism art movement combined a group of prominent French artists, who their exhibitions became more important through 1870 – 1880s, despite the opposition from the classical art community in France. Claude Monet’s painting was provoked by the Critic Louis Leroy.

Another artist who included Aboriginal life in his landscape works was Joseph Lycett. He was a convict who arrived in Australia in February 1814. His album Views in Australia or New South Wales, & Van Diemen’s Land was published with the intention to be appealing to migrants and investors. The artworks portrayed the colony as a paradise and the finished prints were created to fit with the expectations of the audience. Most artists of that era including Lycett were portraying the changes brought about by European settlement, Aboriginal people were mostly portrayed as an “exotic element located at the edge of compositions” (Pugh 1990, 5). By contrast, his artworks in an unpublished album, are considered to be of great importance not only

He loved her artwork and was always financially supporting her in her artistic adventurous. He also gave her the financial stability to explore her talent further and to go to new places to gain a deeper understanding of art and beauty. As a result Preston’s artworks were magnificent with lots of diversity. Many artists inspired her but one of the most known is the Aboriginal’s. She explored the Aboriginal’s technique of painting and absolutely adored it so she began to paint Aboriginal paintings and used it as inspiration to create her own pieces of Aboriginal art work. Even though some people found this offensive as most people mistreated and disrespected the Aboriginals she used her strong and determined personality to continue creating beautiful pieces of artwork. Preston has made many achievements in her career. She was the first female artist to be commissioned to paint a self-portrait by the art Gallery of New south Wales which was very significant because at that time most artist were men. In 1937 Preston won a silver medal at the Paris international exhibition which was also very significant because it helped give Australia a name as Australia was a relatively new country at that time. She also had over 400 successful pieces of artwork and countless successful exhibitions across

Breaking away from the established conventions of art at the time, the Impressionist work of Édouard Manet and Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe was rejected for its controversial subject matter of a woman in the nude amongst clothed men as the central focus. As such, a reproduction of artwork for the band Bow Wow Wow and their album ‘See Jungle...’ by Andy Earl in the 1980s would cause similar controversy, for the underaged lead female singer being pictured in the nude. Earl has created over one hundred memorable covers and album sleeves, working with many famous artists.

1.How did Gericault talk about particular conditions of human life in his art work? Gericault was Romantic artist who painted scenes of suffering. Typically, the suffering was connected to war. Nonetheless his painting displayed a sense of insanity regarding war. These paintings were caught in the public’s eye giving them a visual of what occurs during battle. In addition, Gericault work was influencing regarding suffering of human life.