ACTIVITY 3

1. Portrait of Doctor Gachet (1890) By: Vincent van Gogh

-Van Gogh was one of the most accomplished and emotionally tormented artists of the modern
era. Van Gogh was an impulsive and frequently spontaneous painter who represented many of
the ideas of the Post-Impressionist movement, despite being woefully underestimated during
his lifetime. Rather of portraying a genuine portrayal of the sitter, Van Gogh attempted to
create a complex blend of feelings in the viewer in Portrait of Doctor Gachet. In order to
communicate characteristics of strength, intelligence, and melancholy, Van Gogh used painterly
rhythms and swirling patterns inside the figure composition. Van Gogh typified the rejection of
Impressionistic optimism with such intimate and customized interpretations.

The Scream (1893) By: Edvard Munch

- Munch's most renowned painting, The Scream, expresses the key elements of his aesthetic
method with its saturated hues and emotional content. While many critics have seen in the
painting as a reflection of the modern era, Munch himself described it as a "study of the soul,
that is to say, the study of my own self." The artist created this highly disturbing and personal
picture by combining the nightmare image of the distressed individual with abstract renderings
of form. Munch presents a different perspective on man's interaction with nature than the
Impressionists idealized pictures of rural areas. The protagonist's emotions are reflected in the
surrounding surroundings, creating a symbiotic relationship.

2. Paul Cézanne, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, and George Pierre Seurat.
3. The Impressionists were a group of French artists who lived and worked in Paris between
1860 and 1900. They were influenced by the Realists but broke away from the illusionist
tradition. They preferred to paint in the open air and used a pallet of pure colors while
confronting nature and modern life. While the term "Post-Impressionism" was established in the
1880s. Impressionism's emphasis with the naturalistic representation of light and color was
rejected by the Post-impressionists. They preferred a focus on symbolic substance, formal order,
and structure. However, they, like the Impressionists, emphasized the picture's artificiality.
Impressionism and Post-Impressionism are two of the most well-known and popular creative
movements today.
4. The rise of photography can be seen in the Impressionists' interest in capturing a "snapshot"
of ordinary people doing ordinary things. At the time, photography was also in its early phases,
with camera snapshots.

5. it’s for everyone, and its purpose can be used to promote political, spiritual, or philosophical
concepts. Its purpose may also appear to be non-existent.