DB_5_Art_3302 Is this art car art?
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Is this art car art?
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When examining Monet’s Boulevard de Capucines and Bouguereau’s Satyre and Nymphs, we must acknowledge each artist’s respective artistic backgrounds. While Monet is rooted in impressionism, Bouguereau is rooted in classicism. This avidly explains the stark contrast found between the two paintings.
Impressionism is characterized by five main qualities: realist subject matter, abstraction, scientific study of color effects, flat composition, and non-traditional cropping of subject matter. In Monet’s painting, we see all of these qualities exhibited. For example, this piece is relatively contemporary and focuses on a leisurely scene. We see figures in this scene, however, the painting isn’t necessarily about them but rather their lifestyle. Monet’s abstract application of paint also contributes to this. By intentionally portraying the figures in an undefined manner, the audience is drawn away from the human subjects and instead is coerced into interpreting the context by which the human figures are in. Monet also utilizes a scientific approach to color, particularly seen through the use of blues and yellows placed next to each other. We see a lightness in the sky and a vibrancy in the figures that is achieved by starting with a colored wash, as opposed to a monochromatic wash found in the classical glazing technique. Due to this, we also get a sense of flatness in the composition as there is no three-dimensional effect created by chiaroscuro. Additionally, we the figures in the background are almost as large as the figures in the foreground which eliminates the illusion of depth. Lastly, we see Monet utilize non-traditional image cropping. This is apparent in the way the building on the left-hand side of the piece is cut off mid render. This, paired with the vertical nature of the canvas leaves viewers wanting to see more.
Classicism, on the other hand, is characterized by eight main qualities: humanism, canon of proportions, contrapposto, historicism, chiaroscuro, linear perspective, aerial perspective, and balance of figures in the composition. In Bouguereau’s painting, we see mostly all of these qualities. The most apparent characteristics we see is Bouguereau’s emphasis on humanism or the human nude, and his usage of the canon of proportions, and contrapposto. This is drastic from Monet’s painting which intends to draw us away from the human form. The next thing that we notice in this piece is the drastic contrast in color. This is due to his use of chiaroscuro which deepens, intensifies, and ultimately darkens the piece. Classical paintings are also typically historical, mythical, or biblical in subject matter. This is also different from Monet’s contemporary piece