Post-Impressionism

After Impressionism, the Post-Impressionism movement occurred, as the name suggests. Impressionism is very close to Post-Impressionism, for the vivid color usage, thick, swift brush strokes, and the real-life subject matter painted in a dashing method, yet Post-Impressionists used much unrealistic color as well as making the geometric forms more recognizable yet distorted. Some people argue that this artistic time was least significant of them all, while others hold it dear to their hearts. I actually like these works as much as Impressionists, yet I do not find either of them particularly interesting. They are respectable, yet I cannot fathom studying a piece all day. I cannot say I do not like all of them, but I do not fancy most of them. One painting we watched a movie about was called A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. I enjoy the style it was created in, by a famous artist of this time, Georges Seurat, yet do not like the way the people hold themselves. I do not like the colors or the subjects, the lack of movement or pretty much anything else about it. This is why I did not like the movie, for it was all about a painting I could not enjoy as much as others.

Another famous artist during this era was Paul Cezanne. Out of the painters that I know of in this time period, I must say I take pleasure in Cezanne the most. One of his paintings is called The Card Players. I love the expressions on their faces, the colors, the brush strokes, their postures, the hint of a background, the color of the wood, popping out, almost making you smell it.

I am very flip floppy about this movement because I find many pieces I like and dislike, for the others I usually like or dislike in general. It makes it all the more difficult, yet all the more interesting.