Impressionism

What is *Impressionism**?* Identify the characteristics of this school of
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> *Author:* Anonymous
> *Date:* Monday, May 12, 2014 4:12:25 PM EDT
> *Subject:* Week 6 Discussion
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> ***What is *Impressionism**?* Identify the characteristics of this school
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> **Walt Whitman** was the first great American poet. In his **Leaves of
> Grass**,** the central theme is “the importance of the individual and his
> personal vision”.  If it was written today, given the verses are
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> Can you cite examples or a few lyrics from* *’contemporary songs’ that
> illustrate or exemplify Whitman’s work?** (It is about the journey of *
> *self-discovery** and **the world**,* *an affirmation of LIFE**):** AND;
> Substantiate the connection: **the connection of both verses.*
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> *LEAVES of GRASS-** “Smile O voluptuous coolbreathed earth!”*
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> *Earth of the slumbering and liquid trees! Earth of the vitreous pour of
> the full moon just tinged with blue! Earth of shine and dark mottling the
> tide of the river!”… **Pocahontas** -” Colors Of The Wind Lyrics’*
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> *”Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon,or asked the
> grinning bobcat why he grinned? Can you sing with all the voices of the
> mountains? Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?*
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> * THESES VERSES BOTH REFLECT **A LOVE OF THE EARTH**, AND; the **MOON**
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> *”Wake me up”*–Avicii <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y_KJAg8bHI>
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> *Feeling my way through the darkness Guided by a beating heart I can’t tell
> where the journey will end But I know where to start They tell me I’m too
> young to understand They say I’m caught up in a dream*
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> *”Song of myself**”-*-Walt Whitman
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> *“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it
> by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it
> since you were born, and did not know. Perhaps it is everywhere – on water
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> *These verses are about the journey of self-discovery and its beginning.*
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> * Go to: **www.bartleby.com <http://www.bartleby.com>** › Verse
> <http://www.bartleby.com/verse/> › Walt Whitman
> <http://www.bartleby.com/people/WhitmnW.html>*
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> The term* ‘Impressionism’* was derived from a painting by Claude Monet*,
> Impression Sunrise. *The traditional method of oil painting was to begin
> with dark background and work up to the lighter colors. To convey a sense
> of natural light, they painted in the open air. Beginning with a white
> canvas and building up to the darker colors, they did the reverse. Artists
> tried to depict a momentary ‘impression’ of nature’s transitory light,
> atmosphere, and weather conditions. Color and light change rapidly outside.
> Color was also important to this school of painters. Their rapid, broken
> brushwork created sparkle and vibration. Many different colors, in fact,
> make what is perceived by the viewer to blend in the viewers eye. Comments?
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> * Go to: **www.bartleby.com <http://www.bartleby.com>** › Verse
> <http://www.bartleby.com/verse/> › Walt Whitman
> <http://www.bartleby.com/people/WhitmnW.html>*

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As explained by William (2003), impressionism refers to a style where artists sought to capture the image of a given object in a way that reflects a real object. They achieved this by using a wide range of colors to create pictures or images, most of which represented outdoor scenes. Impressionist painting included the work produced between 1867 and 1886, and were produced by artists who shared a unique set of techniques and approaches. …

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