Characteristics of impressionism

The characteristics of impressionism emphasize personal subjective feelings, break through the traditional painting rules and create a unique artistic style.

1. Artistic skills and styles

Impressionist painters use bright colors, brisk strokes and contrast between light and shade to express natural light and shadow and color changes, pay attention to instantaneous feelings and emphasize the truth and changes of nature. They no longer stick to the traditional lines and details, but pursue to capture the impression of nature and life in an instant.

2. Outdoor sketch and natural observation

Impressionist painters like to sketch outdoors. By directly observing the changes of nature and the effects of light and shadow, they directly present these instantaneous feelings and impressions on the canvas and create works full of vitality. Impressionism is an important school of French art movement at the end of 19, which is characterized by depicting instantaneous feelings, natural light and shadow and color changes.

3. Expression of light

Impressionist painters attach great importance to the expression of light, especially the influence of natural light and sunlight on scenery. They are good at using the light and shade of color and the change of tone, as well as the reflection and refraction of light to express the light and shadow effect, so that the picture is full of light and vitality.

4. Instantaneous capture

Impressionist painters try to capture the instant feelings and emotions. They integrate their feelings and emotions into their works, so that the audience can feel the feelings and thoughts of the painter when creating.

5. Combination of subjective and objective.

Impressionist painters pay attention to personal subjective feelings in painting, but at the same time retain the objective image of things. They try to show the beauty and truth of the objective world through personal feelings and performances.

6. Avantgarde and controversy

Impressionism was criticized and questioned by the traditional art circles at that time in the early days of its birth, but with the passage of time, impressionism was gradually recognized and had a far-reaching impact on the later artistic development.

7. Changes in artistic concepts

Impressionist painters have undergone subversive changes in their artistic concepts. They broke the traditional painting rules and techniques, advocated individuality and innovation, and laid the foundation for later modern art.

8. Affect future generations

Impressionism's artistic thoughts and creative methods had a far-reaching impact on many later artists, including cubism and abstract art, which were all inspired by Impressionism.

9. Pay attention to color

Impressionist painters pay special attention to the use of color. By using solid colors to express the light and shadow of objects, the picture is more vivid and vivid.

10. Objection details

Impressionist painters refused to focus on details. They paid more attention to the overall effect and feeling, and expressed their images with bold and concise brushstrokes.

1 1. Express daily life

Impressionist painters often choose scenes and characters in daily life as their creative objects, and express their personal feelings and emotions through the description of daily life.

12. Capture the beauty of the moment

Impressionist painters try to capture the instantaneous beauty in nature instead of drawing fixed forms of things. They show their changes at different times and angles.

13. Subvert traditional ideas

Impressionist painters' creative methods and styles subverted the traditional artistic concept at that time, which revolutionized the understanding of painting in the art world.

The combination of art and life

Impressionist painters try to combine art with life, express their feelings and understanding of life with art, and create real and vivid works of art.