Impressionism vs Realism Movements in Literature

Impressionism vs Realism

1. Impressionism & Realism Done by: Ghida Kawtharani and Yasmin Ashi

2. Realism and Impressionism were both radical art movements.   Art that represents radical ideas; radical approach or radical change .  the movements are both very much influenced by the art of the centuries before them. If you were to compare it to a book, they’re both like chapter two, if you will, of different stories in the same genre of storytelling.

3. Intro Realism Realism is a late 19th-century movement that originated in France as an opposite reaction to romanticism. The writers and artists emphasized accurate observations of the surroundings, the daily struggles of the common man, and the gruesome reality of society. The movement’s aim was either to change the socioeconomic and political circumstances prevailing at that time or to capture solid details like a photograph does. Impressionism Impressionism is a late 19th-century art movement that began in France as an answer to the limitations of Realism. Although it shared its interest with realism in depicting reality, the impressionists only wanted to portray the pleasing aspects of a scene. They did not focus on morbid details and favored imaginative idealization over actual representation. They made loose brush strokes and used pure colors to catch the “impression” of fleeting movements of light and atmosphere. 

4. Realism impressionism Timeline c. 1840s to 1880s c. 1860s to 1900s Features  (in Art) – Focus on minute details and accurate observation – Use of dark colors to show gritty and ‘ugly’ reality – Portraying all the details as visible to the eye and not to the mind – The subject matter is often the urban industrial setting, a commonplace gathering, or the lower-middle-class areas of society Focus on the artist’s perspective of the scenery – Use of light, vibrant, and unmixed colors to capture the movement of the objects – Portraying only the appealing or pleasing aspects of the scenery – The subject matter is the urban setting, but the one that is pleasant to the senses of the audience Features  (in Literature) – Focus on facts and the minutest details – Reliable omniscient narrator – Organized, slow-moving plot – Detached storytelling – Realistic characters with internal motivations – Themes of hard work, common life, misery, the relationship between society and man – Straightforward diction and clear use of language – Focus on the inner ramblings of characters – Unreliable narrator – Disorganized plot, no beginning, middle, and end – Influence of personal feelings and emotions – Self-conscious, passionate characters – Play of light and color to create transient effects – Confused and incomplete sentences, use of interior monologues, and stream-of-consciousness technique

5. The Stone Breakers- Gustave Courbet The Gross Clinic- Thomas Eakins

6. The Cradle-   Berthe Morisot The ballet class- Edgar Degras