Cloisonnism
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Cloisonnism is a late 19th-century French painting style characterized by bold, flat areas of color separated by dark contours, associated with artists like Émile Bernard and Paul Gauguin.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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painting style → |
| aimsTo |
emphasize emotional expression through color
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simplify forms to essential outlines → |
| artForm |
painting
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| artPeriod |
late 19th century
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| hasCharacteristic |
bold areas of flat color
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clear separation of color zones → dark contours → emphasis on decorative surface → reduction of modeling and shading → simplified forms → strong color contrasts → |
| hasNotableWork |
Avenue de Clichy, Five O’Clock in the Evening
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Breton Women in the Meadow → Vision After the Sermon → |
| inception |
late 19th century
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| influenced |
Les Nabis
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Post-Impressionism → Symbolism → Synthetism → |
| influencedBy |
Japanese prints
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cloisonné enamel → medieval stained glass → synthetic use of color → |
| locationOfActivity |
Paris
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Pont-Aven → |
| movementParticipant |
Charles Laval
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Georges Lacombe → Louis Anquetin → Paul Gauguin → Paul Sérusier → Émile Bernard → |
| nameDerivedFrom |
cloisonné enamel technique
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| opposedTo |
Impressionism
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naturalistic representation → |
| partOf |
Post-Impressionism
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| relatedTo |
Pont-Aven School
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Synthetism → |
| typicalSubjectMatter |
Breton scenes
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figural compositions → landscapes → religious themes → |
| usesTechnique |
flat application of paint
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heavy contour lines → large uniform color fields → limited perspective depth → |