Impressionism WebQuest
Introduction
Welcome to Mrs. Pelto's Impressionism WebQuest.
This will be used as a study of Impressionism and an introduction to color vocabulary.
Impressionism started in the 1860's in Paris, France.
Before Impressionism, artists painted portraits and religious or historical themes. They were commissioned by the church or by wealthy families. The paintings were very realistic and included mostly subdued colors.
The Impressionists were a radical change to traditional art.
For the first time, artists painted for enjoyment, not commission. Because artists were not accountable to anyone paying them, they painted whatever they wanted. Art became accessible to the common people. Artists went outdoors and painted landscapes. They painted children and adults participating in everyday work and play activities. They painted with wide brushstrokes and lots of bright colors. They showed changing weather and lighting conditions.
These artists were so radical for their time, their paintings were not accepted for display into a traditional gallery called the Salon. They were banned from the Salon, so Impressionists started their own gallery called the Salon de Refuses. In French, that roughly translates to "room of trash".
Impressionist artists have since gained acceptance and popularity and opened the doors for many creative modern artistic styles.
The Task
1. Learn the basic characteristics of Impressionism.
2. Go to assigned web sites to view paintings by Impressionist painters.
3. Learn basic color vocabulary.
4. Understand how the Impressionist painters used color theory in their work.
5. Identify and discuss paintings by Edwouard Manet, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Auguste Renoir, Vincent Van Gogh and Georges Seurat.
6. Create your own painting using Microsoft Paint
or Adobe PhotoShop in the style of the Post Impressionist Georges Seurat.
The Process
View
Mrs.
Pelto's Impressionism Slide Show
for an introduction to Impressionism and an overview of your first project.
Visit the assigned websites to gather information.
Use the following to
take notes:
Color Vocabulary Worksheet
Characteristics of Impressionism Worksheet
Impressionist and Post Impressionist Artist Worksheet
Make a folder for
Impressionism and save your worksheets to this folder.
Create a 3 page PowerPoint presentation to demonstrate knowledge of Impressionism, color mixing and the work of Post Impressionist Georges Seurat. One slide in the presentation will be your own virtual painting done in Microsoft Paint.
Resources
http://www.zimmerworks.com/color.htm
Zimmerworks has color
vocabulary.
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/theme/impressionnisme.html
Visit this site to learn about Impressionism and to view galleries of the artists. Click on each artist's name and then click on the thumbnails to view various paintings. Look extensively at Seurat and his paintings.
Evaluation
Conclusion
You have learned about a valuable time in Art History.
You understand
Impressionism and can recognize many Impressionist artists.
You can use
this knowledge and apply your knowledge of color mixing and color vocabulary in
your artwork.
You have improved as an artist.
This WebQuest is appropriate for Grades 6-12.
This WebQuest satisfies the following Objectives from the Massachusetts
Arts Curriculum Frameworks:
Students will aquire and apply essential skills and literacy unique to each art
form.
Students will use analytical and critical thinking to respond to works of art.
Students will investigate the cultural and historical contexts of the arts.
Students will use technology to create, perform and conduct research in the
arts.
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Created Summer, 2001
Last updated May 27,
2009