Synthetism
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Synthetism was a late 19th-century art movement associated with artists like Paul Gauguin that emphasized flat areas of color, bold outlines, and the synthesis of outward appearance with the artist’s emotional and symbolic response.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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painting style ⓘ |
| aim |
expression of spiritual or symbolic meaning
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synthesis of outward appearance and artist’s inner feelings ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Paul Gauguin
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Paul Sérusier ⓘ Pont-Aven School ⓘ Émile Bernard ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bold outlines
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decorative surface patterns ⓘ emphasis on subjective emotion ⓘ emphasis on two-dimensionality ⓘ flat areas of color ⓘ rejection of naturalistic modeling ⓘ simplified forms ⓘ symbolic content ⓘ use of pure, unmodulated color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Brittany
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Pont-Aven School ⓘ
surface form:
Pont-Aven
|
| historicalContext |
fin-de-siècle art
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reaction against Impressionism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Paul Sérusier
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surface form:
Nabis
Post-Impressionism ⓘ Symbolist painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cloisonnism
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Impressionism ⓘ Japanese prints ⓘ Symbolism ⓘ |
| lineTreatment | dark contour lines separating color zones ⓘ |
| movementStatus | short-lived ⓘ |
| notableWorkExample |
The Yellow Christ
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Vision After the Sermon ⓘ
surface form:
Vision after the Sermon
|
| opposedTo |
illusionistic depth
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naturalism ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Cloisonnism
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Post-Impressionism ⓘ Symbolism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Breton rural life
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mythological and dream imagery ⓘ religious themes ⓘ |
| theoreticalBasis |
emphasis on memory and imagination over direct observation
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idea of synthesizing form, color, and idea ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| visualEffect | stained-glass-like areas of color ⓘ |
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