Art

Impressionism was a radical departure from previous forms of painting. It is a style that in a sense was a response to the change in technology, the invention and growth of photography (Soltes, "From Realism to Impressionism"). Photographs offered incredible detail and perspective of the world outside the lens, this prompted artists to reimagine what the objectives of art should be. Artists wanted to record a moment, an impression, of a moment, focusing on how it is perceived, specifically through the use of colors. Soltes explains that Monet's Haystacks series is a study on how light and colors changes the object. The series looks at the same object at different times during different seasons, making not the haystacks the subject but light and color. The series allowed Monet to show the subtleties of perception as seasons, time, and weather changes. Haystacks at Sunset and Haystacks: End of Summer show...
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