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Impressionism
This Parisian
school, represented by Manet ,
its founder, and which also includes Monet
and Renoir,
believed in describing nature according to colours,
light changes and the feelings of the viewer, rather in the precise
manner customary in the past. The impressionists painted
the way in which reality is perceived by the observer, instead of
"photographing" details as the realists did. Debussy,
Ravel
and de Falla
also adopted this way of thinking and composed
the so-called impressionist music,
that uses less stable keys, emotional restraint, and made use of unconventional
instruments such as the harp
and flute
(rather than the traditional orchestral string instruments), and
unorthodox harmonies - all this, in order to transmit the emotional
message without the romantic passion and overflowing expression.
The sculpture Rodin
legitimised impressionism by leaving his works incomplete from time
to time, leaving some of the stone unprocessed. Being a leading artist,
he could not be criticised in the same way the impressionists were scoffed
at - as ignorant or unskilled - thus assisting his acceptance.
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