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Compare And Contrast Impressionism And Post Impressionism

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For this week’s blog chose to compare the styles of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Both of these styles started to rise up in the 19th century from France. There are many differences between these two styles. Impressionists were very in favor of independent exhibitions, while the Post-Impressionists placed on emphasis on structure. The Impressionists often drew upon landscapes and the scenes of modern life for inspiration, paying attention to light, atmosphere, and movement for their color. The Impressionists often did not rely on historical or mythical inspiration. The Post-Impressionists, on the other hand, rejected the Impressionist idea of being spontaneous for their color. Post-Impressionists believed that color could be independent of the emotional and aesthetic meaning of the painting. With all of the styles of Romantic Era constantly changing each one reflected the attitudes of the artists of that styles and at the same time changing history. When comparing a picture from the two different styles, it is easy to depict these differences. With the number of differences between the two styles, I find it fascinating what the two styles were trying to achieve. One believed in being independent while the other focused on structure. With almost how opposite these two styles were made for some very amazing paintings and extract very different reactions. And, with different ideas from both sides, you could two very different perspectives on maybe the same object of

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