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.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf art movement
painting style
aimsTo emphasize emotional expression through color
simplify forms to essential outlines
artForm painting
artPeriod late 19th century
countryOfOrigin France
hasCharacteristic bold areas of flat color
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
Breton Women in the Meadow
Vision After the Sermon
inception late 19th century
influenced Les Nabis
Post-Impressionism
Symbolism
Synthetism
influencedBy Japanese prints
cloisonné enamel
medieval stained glass
synthetic use of color
locationOfActivity Paris
Pont-Aven
movementParticipant Charles Laval
Georges Lacombe
Louis Anquetin
Paul Gauguin
Paul Sérusier
Émile Bernard
nameDerivedFrom cloisonné enamel technique
opposedTo Impressionism
naturalistic representation
partOf Post-Impressionism
relatedTo Pont-Aven School
Synthetism
typicalSubjectMatter Breton scenes
figural compositions
landscapes
religious themes
usesTechnique flat application of paint
heavy contour lines
large uniform color fields
limited perspective depth


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