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Guess which one is Monet and which is Pissarro. If you guessed that Monet was the top, your right. Like most Monet's paintings, actual scene is indistinct and no part stands out more than the other in terms of texture. The bottom painting is a Pissarro because it almost looks like it was planned out instead of glanced at. The bottom is also Pissarro in terms of perspective. As you get further and further away from the painter, the landscape gets more and more indefinite. The shadow on the top is dappled ands the shadow on the bottom is in blocks. Monet is the best at capturing motion, in the painting by the sea, the boats appear to be moving as does the water because Monet paints them in such away where one has to make an assumption where the the actual shape is. Pissaro doesn't use motion but rather paints still life snapshots. Monet"s painting is more blurry than Pissarro's.
I really like these two paintings -- it was interesting to learn that Monet paints backgrounds so blurry.
ReplyDeleteIt is really interesting to see how Monet employs blurriness in his paintings to try to create an almost moving painting.
ReplyDeleteLike everyone else has been saying, I really like how you put the two photos on top of each other to contrast them. I also really like how you clearly state whatever your trying to prove in the text.
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