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Realism
-Depicts actuality of what eyes truly see
-Emphasized depiction of everyday subjects
-Aims to record customs, ideas, and appearances of
contemporary society.
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-Jean-Francois Millet
-Woman Baking Bread
-1853-1854
-Realistic-romantic vision of landscape, typically using peasants as subject matter.
-Realism
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Impressionism
-Portrayed essentials of perception a camera cannot
capture
-Emphasized presence of color within shadows
-Light and color make an “impression” on the retina
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-Claude Monet
-Water Lilies
-1914-1917
-Impressionism
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Post Impressionism
-Collection of disparate styles
-Similar to impressionism (landscapes, portraits, etc.)
but given more complex and personal significance
-Deeply concerned with capturing sensory experience
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-George Seurat-A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte-1884-1886-Post Impressionism
-Note: Seurt was famous for his use of pointillism, the tiny dots that make up the painting. |
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-Van Gogh
-The Starry Night
-1889
-Post Impressionism
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Realism
-Gives an objective account of
human psychological and social reality
-Desires to represent and imitate
reality on stage as faithfully as possible
-Acting style makes text appear
natural
-Realists want to show life as it
truly is, BUT – have us learn a lesson from it.
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NATURALISM-As “real” as possible- real butcher shop on stage with meat-Ideal plot: take a character, put them in an unfamiliar setting, and record what happens-Our equivalent: reality TV
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Realism
vs. Naturalism
-“Naturalists show human beings as
if they were showing a tree to a passerby. Realists show human beings as one
shows a tree to a gardener.” – Bertolt Brecht, 1967.
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-Realism wants you to fix problems, Naturalism does not, just shows you something. (Examines scientific underlying forces influencing the actions of its subjects)
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 CLAUDE DEBUSSY |
-Best represents Impressionist ideal - sought to capture effects of shimmering light in music.-Claire de Lune: "Moonlight"-Gliding chords: Repetition of a chord up and down the scale
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 IGOR STRAVINSKY |
-The Rite of Spring (1912)-Created a riot at the Paris Opera due to its revolutionary orchestration and driving, primitive rhythms-Culminates in sacrifice of a virgin who dances herself to death during rites of Spring.
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Symbolism
-Art for art’s sake
-Inspired by Freud
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-Redon
-The Cyclops
-1898
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Fauvism
-“Wild
beasts”
-Extreme
color
-Distortion
-2 dimensional
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