Art is Us 8: Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism

Art Is Us Lecture 7B & 8

These two paintings of violins present

two opposing views of reality, but

share similar concerns for aesthetics.

Harnett takes dictation from an

external source, replicating every

detail as it appears to the eye. He

is guided by life as it appears.

Picasso, by contrast, shares with

us a more abstract work, as he

dissects, reduces and re-assembles

forms, leaving the viewer with the

essentials; not the particulars.

Picasso takes dictation from within.

A General Statement

Cézanne: Still Life with Apples

Multiple viewing angles.

No tangible light source.

Homage to the canvas;

not the subject matter.

Local color with minimal

modeling of form.

Dynamic compositional

energy.

The Particulars of

Impressionism

Become a Universal

Reality.

More than one side

to every story…

Cézanne: Still Life

Perspective deviations indicate a

shift in viewing angles.

Cast shadows indicate a light source

from upper left and lower right.

Some forms are modeled according

to a light source, but others show no

signs of modeling.

Outlining of forms vary.

Paint strokes are independent; not

dictated by visual reality.

Color palette favors the

complements of orange and blue.

This is consistent with a majority of his

other works.

CÉZANNE’S VISUAL DEVIATIONS

Find supporting

evidence of…

Multiple views

A light source

A cast shadow

Modeling of form

Reflected light

Figure/ground

ambiguity

Paying homage

to the canvas,

not the subject.

Cézanne The Card Players

Cézanne: Mt. St. Victoire Spatial illusion in mutation.Perceptual rules of nature no

longer serve as the guide.

Lecture 8 Pre-Lecture Quiz1. Sunlight on forms at a particular time of day.2. Post- Impressionist “Expressionist”.3. Post-Impressionist “Abstractionist”.4. Influenced by the earlier work of Manet.5. Sought the universal rather than the particular.6. Influenced by Japanese woodcuts.7. In search of the “Noble Savage”.8. Painted numerous works of the same subject.9. Example of Pointillism.10. Allows the viewer more than a single viewing point.11. Location of the light source was no longer relevant.12. Capture a candid moment.13. The distant eye would blend dots of solid color into a hue

more vibrant than the sum of its parts.14. Incorporated symbolism in his work.15. Atmosphere played an important role in the work.

A B

C D

E F

G H I J

Lecture 8

Matisse Woman Reading

Matisse Annelies, White Tulips

and AnemonesFauvismWild Beasts!

Expression? Abstraction? Fantasy? All of the above?

Matisse Woman With a Hat

Matisse in Retrospect

Matisse in Retrospect

Cézanne’s Indelible Footprint Leads to Analytical Cubism

Portrait of Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler Picasso Portrait of Gertrude Stein

Reflections: More than one side of reality

Picasso Young Girl At The Mirror

Manet Barmaid

Cézanne’s

GenealogyBraque Picasso

CUBISM

Images begin at the canvas and move

forward into real, not perspective space.

Collage

CUBISM

From

ANALYTICAL

to

SYNTHETIC

Picasso? Braque? Woman With Guitar

Picasso Musicians

PICASSO BRAQUE

The

Synthetic Cubism

Twins

FACT ILLUSION

Picasso Still Life with Chair-Caning

Real rope

Real wood

Real paint

Imitation chair-

caning

REALITY?

1 + 1 =3Seeing a relationship or

common denominator

in all forms.

A synthesis

An Assemblage

Picasso Bull

Guernica:Picasso’s

Masterpiece

Abstraction Expression FantasyA universal theme as a memorial

to a particular event in history.