Description The Art Specialist
The art specialist will primarily describe the traits of Post
Impressionism.They go beyond the Impressionists, while still incorporating
many of the innovations set by them. The Fauves and Expressionists did the
same thing by incorporating Post Impressionism and then giving it a new
twist. Some answers the art specialist must deduce:
What enabled the artists to paint "on site"?
What were the Impressionists trying to capture?
The Post Impressionists go a step beyond. What other characteristic did they
try to project?
After visiting the "inside art site", what can you tell us in particular
about Van Gogh's style later in his life?
The Fauves and Expressionists liked what traits of Van Gogh and his "buddies?
Why do you think Van Gogh painted the subjects , people and places that he
did?
Can you see a change in his work as he neared the end of his life? How would
you describe that change.
Internet Links For The Art Specialist
Take a field trip to a museum and get trapped inside a Van Gogh painting.
You will become an expert about this great artist in record time.
http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/chtml
Scan this web quest to the missing Van Gogh. You should be able to figure
out some characteristics of his work.
http://www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3645/
The Van Gogh site has so much information about his style of painting, his
quirks, his mental state. How canyou use this site to help you with your
quest?
http://www.vangoghgallery.com
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