Thursday, February 11, 2016

National Gallery of Art





These paintings, by Claude Monet, really interest me. His study of light and how well he was able to portray the changes in light over time is immaculate. His dedication in accurately studying light and its immediate effect on the environment was astounding.  His paintings were intentional. He changed art by focusing on the light instead of following formal rules. He made shadows out of colors and used hasty marks to capture the light. Never before had a painter focused on this one element and Monet was made famous because of it. Monet is credited for the start of the Impressionist movement, a movement that has changed the way we look at and perceive art forever. 


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