The artistic style that I decided to write about was Impressionism. Impressionism is a 19th century art movement and a type of style in a painting that was originated in France in the 1860´s, it is characterized by a concern with depicting the visual impression of the movement, mostly in terms of the shifting effect of light and color. It seeks to catch a feeling rather than achieving accurate depiction. This style is significant and I chose this style because it changed the nature of the way people think about art this present day. If the people known as impressionists did not believed in themselves and wouldn´t have kept on following their dreams, we would not have a fine art called impressionism.
Impressionists began painting, perfect artists also known as ¨ideals,¨ weren 't just controlled, but also were rejected by academic institutions like Salon, these had enormous power over the artists careers. In the 19th century Salon was usually the only way
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He was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture, printmaking, and drawing. He was one of the founders of Impressionism. He is mostly identified with subject of dance, over half of his works depict dancers. These paintings show his mastery in the depiction of movement, and also does female nudes. His work is considered the finest work in the history of art. One of his most famous works is The Ballet Class, in 1871-1874, medium oil on canvas. The painting depicts dancers at the end of a lesson under ballet master Jules Perrot. Perrot and Degas were friends, and Degas painted the Dance class in the Paris Operah a year right after it was burnt down. Degas was more focused on singers, dancers, and workmen. He was a regular visitor of the Paris Opera House and was allowed to go to the dance classes. Degas observed the movements of the dancers at different places to create imaginary scenes, that seemed true in