These artists were known to use various styles of painting their reaction to the world, while experimenting with “geometric and definitive forms, unnatural, bold and simplified colours” (Stokstad, 2010) and occasional symbolic content. Although artists at the time created figurative work, they began to investigate abstraction by simplifying shapes and creating an emphasis on the artificiality of the picture. They would also experiment with cropped and flattened perspectives, similarly shown through Mont Sainte-Victoire by Paul Cézanne (Stokstad, 2010). Through Cézanne’s work, he challenged the rules of perspective, allowing for an illusion of space and contested the viewer’s perception of illusion (Stokstad, 2010). Post-impressionist used their independent artistic styles to emphasize on their own subjective vision. As such, van Gogh and other Post-Impressionist focused on the influence of their memories and emotions, allowing their work to resonate with the viewer on a profound level, rather than simply portraying optical imitations. By concentrating on themes of deeper symbolism, the artist's mind and soul; Post-Impressionist were prone to painting with emotion to focus on individual, subjective views of the
These artists were known to use various styles of painting their reaction to the world, while experimenting with “geometric and definitive forms, unnatural, bold and simplified colours” (Stokstad, 2010) and occasional symbolic content. Although artists at the time created figurative work, they began to investigate abstraction by simplifying shapes and creating an emphasis on the artificiality of the picture. They would also experiment with cropped and flattened perspectives, similarly shown through Mont Sainte-Victoire by Paul Cézanne (Stokstad, 2010). Through Cézanne’s work, he challenged the rules of perspective, allowing for an illusion of space and contested the viewer’s perception of illusion (Stokstad, 2010). Post-impressionist used their independent artistic styles to emphasize on their own subjective vision. As such, van Gogh and other Post-Impressionist focused on the influence of their memories and emotions, allowing their work to resonate with the viewer on a profound level, rather than simply portraying optical imitations. By concentrating on themes of deeper symbolism, the artist's mind and soul; Post-Impressionist were prone to painting with emotion to focus on individual, subjective views of the