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The Movement of Fantata te Miti (by the Sea), Paul Gauguin, oil on canvas, 1892 is Postimpressionism and the Modern Art Movement. The Postimpressionism movement is conveniently used to encompass multiple generations of artists whose compositions reject some of the more restrictive “realities” depicted by impressionism (The Columbia Encyclopedia). Thriving in France between 1880 to about 1910 artists’ such as Paul Gauguin used forms of expression in designs to expose audiences to broader representation of existence. Fantata te Miti (By the Sea) was painted during Paul Gauguin’s first of many subsequent trips to Tahiti (National Gallery of Art). His style incorporates brilliant pink sands and vibrantly colored accents showed an uninhibited paradise and a simpler lifestyle that Gauguin desired to further explore. In this design he depicts a woman removing her clothing to join a friend for a swim in the sea as a man fishes nearby. Day to day life is portrayed as a universal truth and was viewed as inherent in the more the “primitive arts” of the Southern Pacific islands (Getlein 500). Postimpressionists do not however reject Impressionism in totality; instead they built upon its foundation - they recognized the radical impact of Impressionism yet they go on to explore new artistic ideas, many of which grow out of concepts embedded in Impressionism.
As discussed in the former paragraph, The Bathers, Paul Gauguin, oil on canvas, 1897 is also of the Postimpressionism and the Modern Art Movement. Moving away from the formal and rigid styles that were typical of traditional society, artists of Impressionism tended to paint outdoors instead of indoors to convey the effects of light on objects while focusing on scenes of daily life and landscapes (Getlein 495). Artists of Postimpressionism go even one step further by exposing the “truth” of daily life with all of its politics, religion, poverty, and hypocrisy. Paul Gauguin’s answer to the one-sided representational art that dominated society was to unveil life in its simplest forms – thus displaying its “truth”. Appalled with westernization, Paul Gauguin with infatuated “primitive” and exotic art - the soft colors (pinks, greens, and oranges) in this work are more blended and the hues are not as intense as of the formerly discussed design. In addition, this work conveys a more tranquil effect than that of the former and it has a more spiritual quality (National Gallery of Arts). The gentle tones of this design – soft pinks of the ground, lavenders of the flowing water, and greens of the vegetation are more reflective of his more spiritual and ritual desires since his recent exposures (unsuccessful art exhibt and overall disgust with the dwindling values of society in his travels back to Paris (Geltein 501).
Bibliography
"Gauguin, Paul." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. 2003.
Getlein, Mark. Living with Art. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
National Gallery of Art. "The Collection: Paul Gauguin". (2006): n. pag. Online. Internet. 9 Feb. 2006. Available: nga.org.
The Movement of Fantata te Miti (by the Sea), Paul Gauguin, oil on canvas, 1892 is Postimpressionism and the Modern Art Movement. The Postimpressionism movement is conveniently used to encompass multiple generations of artists whose compositions reject some of the more restrictive “realities” depicted by impressionism (The Columbia Encyclopedia). Thriving in France between 1880 to about 1910 artists’ such as Paul Gauguin used forms of expression in designs to expose audiences to broader representation of existence. Fantata te Miti (By the Sea) was painted during Paul Gauguin’s first of many subsequent trips to Tahiti (National Gallery of Art). His style incorporates brilliant pink sands and vibrantly colored accents showed an uninhibited paradise and a simpler lifestyle that Gauguin desired to further explore. In this design he depicts a woman removing her clothing to join a friend for a swim in the sea as a man fishes nearby. Day to day life is portrayed as a universal truth and was viewed as inherent in the more the “primitive arts” of the Southern Pacific islands (Getlein 500). Postimpressionists do not however reject Impressionism in totality; instead they built upon its foundation - they recognized the radical impact of Impressionism yet they go on to explore new artistic ideas, many of which grow out of concepts embedded in Impressionism.
As discussed in the former paragraph, The Bathers, Paul Gauguin, oil on canvas, 1897 is also of the Postimpressionism and the Modern Art Movement. Moving away from the formal and rigid styles that were typical of traditional society, artists of Impressionism tended to paint outdoors instead of indoors to convey the effects of light on objects while focusing on scenes of daily life and landscapes (Getlein 495). Artists of Postimpressionism go even one step further by exposing the “truth” of daily life with all of its politics, religion, poverty, and hypocrisy. Paul Gauguin’s answer to the one-sided representational art that dominated society was to unveil life in its simplest forms – thus displaying its “truth”. Appalled with westernization, Paul Gauguin with infatuated “primitive” and exotic art - the soft colors (pinks, greens, and oranges) in this work are more blended and the hues are not as intense as of the formerly discussed design. In addition, this work conveys a more tranquil effect than that of the former and it has a more spiritual quality (National Gallery of Arts). The gentle tones of this design – soft pinks of the ground, lavenders of the flowing water, and greens of the vegetation are more reflective of his more spiritual and ritual desires since his recent exposures (unsuccessful art exhibt and overall disgust with the dwindling values of society in his travels back to Paris (Geltein 501).
Bibliography
"Gauguin, Paul." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. 2003.
Getlein, Mark. Living with Art. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
National Gallery of Art. "The Collection: Paul Gauguin". (2006): n. pag. Online. Internet. 9 Feb. 2006. Available: nga.org.
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