How to read and understand the masterpieces of impressionism. Big Encyclopedia

Once, a century and a half ago, a group of unknown French artists made a truly revolutionary breakthrough in art. The innovation and ideas of this direction have completely changed the artistic perception of art of the 19th and 20th centuries. The impressionists considered the transmission of impression - impressions to their main goal, and for this it was necessary to learn to catch the moment in order to capture the real world in all its variability. It was impossible to achieve such an effect inside the studio, and the artists went out “into the world” - to the openier, where they quickly sketched sketches, trying to grab the natural light and emotional nerve of the moment. The impressionists did not strive to reflect acute social problems, philosophy or shocking in creativity, focusing only on various ways of expressing the impression of the surrounding everyday life. In general, they did not insist on the deep content of the picture, trying to “see the moment” and reflect the mood. They did not look for far -fetched complexity, while remaining alien to any vulgar simplification or beaten sentimental banality. Impressionism did not claim elitism, special sophisticated aristocracy, psychological deepening or symbolic subtext, he looked at the world by the uncomplicated eyes of a curious child.
So what attracts us to the painting of these masters?
Impressionists is a group of artists or this Style?
Impressionism belongs to history or does it still exist?
What plots did the impressionists choose and why?
How to decipher the language of impressionism?
The answers to these and many other questions in this book.
Let"s look at the pictures of impressionists, learn more about the authors themselves, learn to read and understand their painting