Impressionist Exhibition~~

one of the first piece i say and what really caught my eye was the flock of eagles ( i think ). The way the artist composed it and painted it really created this effect where this huge flock of birds just comes straight at you and this has a point of perspective.

Georges ROCHEGROSSE

Knight of the Flowers, 1892

this painting is really pretty with the many different bright color which i think i very rarely seen in the old masters works which only consists of mainly earthly color.
the work shows a scene when Parsifal ( in Wagner's opera Parsifal) bring good to triumph over evil.

Here are two works inspire by a shakespeare's play Macbeth. The work is presented like a sketchbook page and the use of simple colors like black grey and white complements it.

This painting has a very defined fore ground and back ground which are shown using the two contrasting color black and white. This painting looks like a battle has just ended, where bodies are strewned everywhere and there stands a lone sphinx over looking the scene. in the distance, smoke rises from the city (Paris) set alight by enemy fire. Under the dark sky, a winged woman is in tears and questions the sphinx in vain fro an explanation for the chaos and horror and war, by the sphinx remains silent.

I feel that the artist is also trying to say that people start war when they are not able to find an answer to their problems and after the war has ended, they are unable to answer for their killings.

Sphinx: a winged creature having the head of a woman and a body of a lion often noted for killing people who cannot answer its riddles.

The way this painting was painted is very interesting as it is painted using pointalism. as seen in the picture below. The way the artist depicted the smoke is also very interesting where it takes up 1/4 of the painting. And this created a negative space in the painting.

Although this work looks simple and not completed, but i think it still looks very eyecatching the way the subjectmatter is depicted. Where the little kid look alone in the dark (the shadows and shading ) as compare to the background ( not completed and very light compared to the foreground)

This work is an great example when examining the effect of light hitting object and how it highlights certain things.

Claude MONET

Boats: Regatta at Argetiteuil 1874

he uses short choppy brushstrokes in his painting. These lively fragmented strokes may be used to suggest wind and movement of the choppy water. A great emphasis can be seen in the depiction of the reflection in the water of the sky and the boats etc.

Eva GONZALES

A Box at the Theatre des Italiens 1875-1878

Edouard Manet was Gonzales's teacher and hence slight influence can be seen espectially the woman holds a strong resemblance to manet's Bar at the folies bergere. The strong contrast in the light skin tone of the woman and the dark background together with the suit of the man, this makes the woman the focal point.

Charles ANGRAND

Couple in the STreet 1887

Angrand became friends with Georges Seurat, Paul Signac and Vincent Van Gogh who introduced him to the techinque of Divisionism. (seen below in detail) the painting depicts a modest working-class couple in a suburban street illustrates Angrand's desire to tackle the modern subject.

Paul CEZANNE

The Cardplayers 1890-1895

the subject and composition was simplified, doing away with the details in the players' surroundings and any sense of dramatisation. This confers a timeless, monumental aspect to the scene, which is enhanced by the elaboration range of colours applied in juxtaposed patches with wild brushstrokes.

Claude MONET

Study of a Figure Outdoor 1886

he was interested in figure within a landscape, modified by being outdoor. monet enhances the composition's decorative character wile heightening the impression of movement. Everything in the picture quivers with the figure enveloped in light and air.

AND HERES SVENAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~~ >:D -POINTPOINT-

Marianne STROKES

The Young Girl and Death

this painting depicts a young gitl in white, surprised in her bed by death, in the guise of a black angel with huge wings. The medieval aspect of the room, the composition, the attention to detail , the depiction of the young girl in profile, the angel's gesture and even the curved shape of the picture all give the work an archaic feel typical of Pre-

Raphaeltism in Britian at the time.

Paul CEZANNE

Portrait of Madame Cezanne 1888-1890

i feel that this portrait really resembles the painting that we learnt, Henry Matisse's portrait of madam matisse. with the cut throught the centre of the painting, and having two different color of warm and cool color beside each other.

AND MY FAVOURITE PAINTING IN THE WHOLE EXHIBITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vincent VAN GOGH

Starry Night 1888-1889

i've always loved van gogh's works and this is REALLY pretty!!! ( i'm trying to paint a replica of it now~~ >:D) i love how he uses his brushstrokes to create the ripples on the water and the reflection of light on water. i think the roughness of the oil paint reflectes the light and this adds to the feel.the composition is also great with the top half of the painting of a lighter color and this really makes it look as if the sky is shining onto the water creating the reflection.

And here are some details of the work:

Paul GAUGUIN

The Alyscamps, Arles 1888

The composition is made up of an arrangement of converging triangualr planes. In the right-hand area, Gauguin's choice of colours is arbitrary, notably in the blue tree trunks and decorative arabesques of the japanese-looking red bush. the landscape is also of simplified forms and the colors are flat. Gauguin opened the way to Fauvism and abstract art.

Theo VAN RYSSELBERGHE

Sailin Boats and Estuary 1892-1895

Theo was also introduced to divisionism and a fondness for traditional perspective made him reluctant to give everything a geometric from, which was one of the premises of Neo-Impressionism. Nevertheless with the opportunit to stylise the compositional elements in a radical fashion. The billowing clouds dissolve into the mauve sky as it merges with the horizon, while the islands and mainland disappear into the indigo and orange mist.

Paul CEZANNE

The Gulf of Marseille Seen from L'Estaque 1878-1879

he depicts the vegetation and rocks with juxtaposed brushstrokes to create a solid structure withoutmodelling them. All man-made constructions such as walls and houses are given a darkoutline to accentuate their geometrical shapes. This simplification of elements into vubes, cylinders and cones would become more prominent in cezanne's works.This painting is faithtul to Impressionism in its palette of light colours, but diverges from it radically in the distance between those elements which are composed and those which are real.

Claude MONET

Brance of the Seine near Giverny 1897

monet closely observed through changes in light, weather, atmosphere and time. he depicted the shady banks of Seine, lined with large trees leaning across the water and the full, fast-flowing river with variations in time an weather. this painting evokes a peaceful world where time is suspended and notheing happens. the artist's only concerns are the colour and a seemingly infinite variety of reflections.