Stylistic Features of Cezanne's Still Life Colors

Cezanne believes that "there are no lines, no light and shade, only the contrast between colors." The volume of an object image is represented by an accurate tonal relationship. "Most of his works are the embodiment of his own artistic thoughts, showing a strong sense of geometry, ignoring the accuracy of the texture and modeling of objects, and emphasizing the heavy and steady sense of mass and the overall relationship between objects. Sometimes even give up individual independence and authenticity in order to seek the harmony of various relationships. For example, the picture of the work "A Basket of Apples" forms a contrast between cold and warm colors through the strong contrast between white tablecloths and bright fruits. Rounds, semicircles, squares and prisms set off each other, and arcs, vertical lines and diagonals cross each other. The symphony of these colors and lines constitutes a unified and harmonious layout, which gives people a strong stimulus visually. His goal is to completely separate himself from his function: the distribution of fruit has no other reason than forming the framework of the picture layout. The folds on the napkin and the undulating tablecloth make the dining table not look like a familiar household item, but also cover up its square; The desktop is neither complete nor reasonable, and the right side of the desk is much lower than the left side connected with the photo frame. In fact, objects are not represented from a fixed viewpoint, which gives them unique vitality. In this way, Cezanne moved the still life from the original environment to the new environment in the form of painting, which is also the way Cezanne often uses. In the work "Apples and Oranges", Cezanne completely abandoned the traditional way of light and shade modeling, and only used the turning point of cold and warm colors for modeling. The picture can not find the light and shadow of traditional painting, and it also lacks spatial perspective. The color is simple, and the white tablecloth forms a strong contrast with the bright fruit, which reflects the relationship between cold and warm colors. Rounds, semicircles, squares and diamonds set each other off; Curves, vertical lines and diagonal lines are interlaced with each other. The painter did not express the texture of the object, but deliberately shaped the structure of each object, making the object have a solid and eternal character.

Cezanne gradually abandoned the traditional perspective, achieved excellent spatial effect through the superposition and juxtaposition of cold and warm colors, and created a precedent for modern art, which was the most important turning point between modern art and previous art. The representative work of this period was the Player series. In the player series, Cezanne has been simplifying from the initial five characters to four, three and then two. In the simplest composition of the work "The Actor", the two actors maintain a straight posture, and the shapes of various supports: tables, chairs, bottles and walls are strictly parallel to the picture. The power of image description, the expression of personality characteristics, the accuracy of action and the whole composition all show that the shade of color not only does not hinder the formation of overall unity, but also emphasizes it. If you use a coherent outline, it will probably lead to the isolation of the characters, but Cezanne did not use such an outline in this painting. The characters in the painting, like the table and background in this painting, are only made up of pieces of color, so they form a group. Cezanne actually uses the so-called "tone sandhi" instead of "modeling", that is, through the rhythmic transformation of colors in various fields to enhance the image.