4.2.13


ACR paragraph. Mariya Levonova.

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counterargument
rebuttal
Impressionism is an only movement in modern art contradicting state-controlled art evolution by changing both content and technical aspects.
Post-impressionism is another anti-system movement objecting also Impressionists’ ideas.
Both Impressionism and Post-impressionism was opponent to current art situation and were similar at regarding aesthetic as a critical aspect of meaning and paying central attention to color.

Conversations on modern art in conditions of overwhelming possibilities to collect, share, and revise information received usually require a certain level of competence. Usually people do not distinguish between impressionism and post-impressionism[1] which may be regarded as normal, if the public is not acquainted with the topic or embarrassing if vice versa. Impressionist painters rejected the tendency to illustrate some past events close to reality and invented a new trend providing a possibility to create masterpieces on the basis of current time lifestyle implementing technics allowing expressing fleeting effect of light, atmosphere and movement. Post-impressionism is a movement which began simultaneously with impressionism and was a reaction of Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, and Paul Gauguin, who judged such representatives of new trend as Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Frédéric Bazille, and Auguste Renoir, for performing light and colors so impulsive and proposed to emphasize on symbolism, formality and structural issues. Nevertheless, despite existing differences both branches of modern art refused from affectation of the painting, treated color to be independent from composition and regarded aesthetic as a critical aspect of meaning. Every person who takes a risk to begin speaking on art movements should take into consideration most bright nuances of art evolution.



[1] Oxford Art Online / Grove Art: Thematic Guide. Impressionism & Post-Impressionism http://www.oxfordartonline.com/public/page/themes/impressionismandpostimpressionism

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