Impressionism vs Creativity!

Impressionism is a movement in French painting, sometimes called optical realism because of its almost scientific interest in the actual visual experience and effect of light and movement on appearance of objects.

Characteristics of Impressionism:

-Playing with Light!

-Brush Strokes

-Everyday Subjects

-Assymetrical Balance

-Use of Colored Shadows

-Use of Pure Color

-Photographic Influence

Important Artists:

-Pierre Auguste Renoir

-Edouard Manet

-Claude Monet

-Camille Pissarro

-Paul Cezanne

-Mary Cassatt

-Frederic Bazille

-Gustave Caillebotte

-Edgar Degas

-Alfred Sisley