Post-Impressionism
1) Cezanne “The Father of Modern Art”
Watch the video linked below and write a short paragraph explaining why you think Cezanne is referred to as “The Father of Modern Art.” Use at least one painting discussed in the video to support your argument. Do you think this “nickname” is apt? Why or why not?
Watch and Read the link below on Cezanne’s Mont-Sainte Victoire and write a brief paragraph explaining what is meant by tension between 2-d and 3-d in the work (aka flatness vs. depth). What is the formal property used by Cezanne that helps us read this abstracted version of the MSV as a landscape?
2) Seurat
After watching the video linked below, describe what Seurat meant when he claimed he was seeing “science” in his paintings. Include in your answer a definition of pointillism. One limitation of working in a pointillist style is the difficulty of showing movement in the painting. In what are three ways did Seurat attempt to show movement in his painting? What do you think might be another limitation to painting in a pointillist style?
3) Gauguin and Van Gogh:
Read both articles linked below and write a short paragraph wherein you explain two ways that Gauguin and Van Gogh share a similar approach in their paintings (Where. . What. . . Where? And The Starry Night) and then explain 3 ways they are different. Similarities and/or differences can include everything from subject, to expressive use of color, to application of paint (brushstroke), to how each of them viewed the world. . i.e. their particular view of utopia. Be bold and creative in your answer.
Cezanne “The Father of Modern Art” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsSd5jjITQA
Cezanne, Mont Sainte Victoire https://smarthistory.org/cezanne-mont-sainte-victoire/
Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon . . . https://smarthistory.org/georges-seurat-a-sunday-on-la-grande-jatte-1884/
Gauguin, Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? https://smarthistory.org/gauguin-where-do-we-come-from-what-are-we-where-are-we-going/
Van Gogh, The Starry Night https://smarthistory.org/van-gogh-the-starry-night/
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