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Defiant Youths: Did You Think You Were the First?
Debunking
the status quo is nothing new. The young men who started the Impressionist movement were friends who met in a painting
class while studying the conventional technique and style of the times.
Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley and Frederic Bazille wished to make their mark
on the art world – to break away from the expected subject matter as well as the dominantly dark color palettes
of the art of their time. They were young and full of passion and exuberance
for their craft. Who knew just how powerfully their work would impact the face
of art and change it forever…
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| Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh |
In this unit, you will compare and contrast three Impressionist artists
or a group of artists made up of Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. Can painters who see things differently still
be friends -- or learn from each other?
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"It is not the
language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality,
is more important than the feeling for pictures."
~ Vincent Van Gogh - Dutch artist
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