Thursday, December 2, 2010

impressionism/modernity/modernism

modernity, the social themes of modern life as painting's subject matter.
modernism, the artistic project concerned with flatness, sensation, affect.

what is the relationship in impressionist painting?

Claude Monet - Rouen Cathedral, facade 1894 (at MFA)

and a really long article -
"Impressionism, Modernism and Originality" by Charles Harrison, in Modernity and Modernism: French Painting in the Nineteenth Century
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2 comments:

  1. Café BoucléDecember 3, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    Hello pretty!
    Wow!
    I really love these paints!
    I like impressionism so much!

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  2. KatDecember 3, 2010 at 2:19 PM

    me too! i think i will have to post more impressionist paintings soon :)

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