Pointillism

Artists have developed and used many different kinds of techniques over time, hence why they have similarities and differences when it comes to producing still life artworks. Still life is defined as a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects, typically including fruits and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowls and glassware. For example, in the Dutch Golden Age period, the Dutch artist Pieter Claesz painted a vanitas still life, oil on canvas artwork…

and peasant farm workers. His work changed drastically in 1886 and was influenced by the impressionists and neo-impressionists. He started using a lighter palette and experimented with the broken brush strokes of the impressionists. He also tried pointillism, which was evident in the self-portrait with a straw hat of 1885. He was hugely influenced by Japanese paintings and his choice of colors varied with his moods and sometimes he restricted his palette like with the painting of the sunflowers,…

Art throughout the world reflects new ideas of the time and preserves the past historically marking each new era. A shift in the way the world is organized is almost always immediately followed by a new perspective that changes the way people create and receive art. Art has endless capability to be felt, observed, and examined in new ways that reveal a story behind each piece that weaves another picture of life during that century. Exploring art movements not only reveals the history of the time…