Mr. Boccini's Studio Art Classes have also been exploring the idea of Pointillism. The class looked at the progression of artistic style from Neoclassicism, to Impressionism. There is a huge shift from the tight controlled work of Ingres, to the loose style of Claude Monet.
In Ingre's portrait of Madame Moitessier, we see the muted colors and realistic style that is typical of the neoclassic period. The severe and unemotional form is a reflection of ancient Greece and Rome.
Monet's Impression Sunrise shows the loose, almost abstract imagery, of the impressionist movement. They did away with the control which was the hallmark of the earlier work. Artists left their studios and painted "En Plein Air".
The Pointillist style is a combination of ideas whose roots are two completely different styles. Our paintings are a hybrid of both Impressionist and Pointillist ideas.
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