Paul Cezanne: Impressionist of Life
Paul Cezanne: Impressionist of LifePaul Cezanne, although misunderstood as an artist, definitely made a huge impact upon the art world. With his use of true to life hues and tones, Cezanne brought out his own view of the world. He was a true believer in the "abstract" painting genre, so much so that he believed, "all of nature could be distilled to the cylinder, sphere and cone."#Cezanne was not readily accepted by his contemporaries. His style was much different from what they considered the "norm." His earlier works (around the mid 1860s), also called his "Romantic" period, are described as, "extremely personal in character, dealing with bizarre subjects of violence, and fantasy in harsh, somber colors and extremely heavy paint work."# In spite of the mastery of his paintings, he never was apart of the inner circle among impressionists. His works were steadily rejected for quite some time.Not daring to allow the rejection of his work to stifle his desire to paint, Cezanne became more than just another artist. He had a desire to create, "something more solid and durable, like the art of the museums."# Cezanne always spoke of
" # There is a somewhat skewed reason for the blankness of his subjects. The move into impressionism caused him to push back all notions of romance and real emotion. The subjects are like still lifes instead of humans. This did not change about Cezanne through out his paintings. Like lost souls trying to find a home. Cezanne always stayed true to his vision. The lack of emotion, the lack of activity, that is how Cezanne viewed the world. There seems to be a gradual pulling away from the carefully measured strokes into a now more easy stroke. Painting skulls on the table where he had once piled fruit and adjusted the cloth. They are all lifeless, not even the background of the nudes has any activity going on. He proved that sticking to his own sense of nature, space and distance was all he needed to paint. The last twenty years of his life were a great period of growth for him. Although Pissarro was an influence on him Cezanne never lost his perspective of angles, nor his sense of space and how all things fit in that space. The years have brought about a change in style also. The off set objects were more pronounced.
Common topics in this essay:
Camille Pissarro,
Aesthetic Attitude,
Paul Cezanne,
Poussin Cezanne,
Winters January,
Life ART,
emotion lack,
world true,
cezanne's life,
paul cezanne,
cezanne viewed,
|
Acceptance Essays
