because the artists used dabs of pure color that are blended in the eye of the viewer rather than mixed by the artist on the canvas. If you stand too close to an Impressionist painting you will only see dots and dabs of color. It is when you step back that your eye will blend the colors and forms will come into view.2. Post–Impressionism - Post-Impressionists refers to a group of artists who worked with or were influenced by the Impressionists but then moved on to work in other directions. They expanded their own style to create works that led to later developments in the art of the twentieth century. Some focused on the underlying structure and geometry of forms, while others highlighted texture or pattern for expressive effects. Since the Post-Impressionist period many artist have thought about paintings as objects with colorful, lively surfaces rather than scenes.3. Pointillism - Pointillism was developed by Georges Seurat. The name comes from using just the point of the brush to apply small dots of paint. He placed small dots of pure color next to each other for your eye to blend. Your eye sees the colors as mixed but makes the painting "glow" with color. This style was based on the new scientific theory of light developed during the 19th century. These paintings were very time consuming.4. Expressionism - Some modern painters were concerned with feelings. One painter, Matisse, was concerned with expressing the feeling he had for life and insisted that his work had but one purpose: to give pleasure. Other Expressionist artists were involved with personal feelings. German artists who had experienced World War I painted emotional subjects that ranged from fear and anger to concern with death. Some expressionist artists use color as their expressive element. They express feelings or create moods with color and will use it arbitrarily rather than use the actual color of objects.5. Cubism - Cubism was developed by Pablo Picasso and...
