Impressionist style. Watercolor still life

Author: Lu Qi
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Publish Date: 2003-09-01
Features: Impressionism is a painting style that emerged in France in the second half of the 19th century. After 1860, a group of young painters, sharing the common goal of "innovating in art," worked hard on their paintings and communicated with each other centered in Paris. In 1874, they held a "Joint Exhibition." The works with highly innovative styles at the exhibition greatly shocked the audience. One notable painting was Monet's "Impression, Sunrise."
Impressionism, based on research in optics, broke down the colors of objects into multiple hues and directly painted bright, saturated colors along with their strongly contrasting complementary colors onto the canvas to achieve a vibrant, shimmering effect. Impressionism broke away from traditional techniques, enhancing the emotional impact and expressiveness of the works. When depicting scenes, it deliberately deviated from the rigid methods of classical styles, using bold and clear brushstrokes to form patches and dots of color, which combined to convey the dynamic movement of light and color and fleeting impressions. Additionally, it emphasized the influence of environmental colors on the inherent colors of objects, making the more vivid and lively, and had a significant impact on the innovation of painting's expressive language.