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Impressionism is an art movement that began in Paris in the 1860s. It...

Sat, 31 May 2008 09:45:28 PST

Impressionism is an art movement that began in Paris in the 1860s. It is named from the title of a work by Monet called “Impression, Sunrise”. Impressionism is characterized by unusual visual angles and visible brush strokes that often “blur” the image which allows for an emphasis on light and the inclusion of movement in the painting itself. It avoids "exactitude" in form. In many ways, impressionism was a...

What were the antecendents of the Impressionism?

Fri, 30 May 2008 18:38:06 PST

What were the antecendents of the Impressionism?

I believe one good place to look would be at Paris in the 1920's. Many...

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:46:29 PST

I believe one good place to look would be at Paris in the 1920's. Many of the movements you describe were burgeoning in Paris at that time, and at the same time authors like Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott Fitzgerald were writing. They couldn't help but be influenced by the artists around them, and Pablo Picasso, Apollinaire, Igor Stravinsky etc. were known to hang out personally with Stein and Hemingway.

This is an enormous topic; any of these movements and their influence on...

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:13:18 PST

This is an enormous topic; any of these movements and their influence on literature could be the subject of a master's or doctoral thesis. But I'll try to give you some help in regard to cubism. Cubism might best be found in the writings of Gertrude Stein. Cubism is "the hidden process made visible." Stein is attempting to show in literature what the cubists of the time were experimenting with in painting; that is, how any...

Art "isms" Influences on Literature of the 20th Century

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:38:52 PST

How might Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, Dadaism and Surrealism have influenced 20th century literature?