Realism or Impressionism nowadays?
 

I've found many technical discussions on the forum and I 'm wondering if the impressionist technique is or isn't the most used nowadays.
Thanks
Adriano

Hi Adriano,
I see that this is your first post and I

Allan, you've said this very well!

And welcome to the Forum, Adriano! :)

Realism or Impressionism nowadays?
 

Hi Allan
I saw Velasquez's jewel in a painting of his, that was exactly painted just the some way Sargent does.You can't recognise it unless you stay in a distance. If a realistic painter should paint it from a photo,wouldn't get the some result. When an eye looks at an object,it can't see the drawing as from a nearby photo, but only light and shadows transformed into colours.
Adriano ;)

Thanks LInda for supporting my inesperience in the Forum
I hope to share my love for impressionism,and find people who love
shadows enlightened from color and "divisionism".(do you use this word in painting?)
Adriano ;)

It seems to me this is exactly what impressionism (and Sargent, who was of tthe same time period and influenced by impressionism) has contributed to present-day realism. We now have this historical precedent for being "painterly," suggesting something with a few strokes that look abstract if seen from close up.

You can't recognise it unless you stay in a distance.
 

Hi Alexandra
The way we paint,when you are immersed in a strong source of light ,(in the past there were only candels) forces the eye to see complementary colours (that photos can't register). If you put dirty colours on the canvas,how can your eye be forced to see brilliant colours?

Adriano,

Ciao ed benvenuto ! I see you finally got approved! ;)

I don't paint in an impressionistic style, but have noticed that what people term realistic is often very loosely defined. It's definition as "faithful representations of reality" depends often to what extend the individual is able to recognize what is being depicted and by what type of depiction, weather impressionistic, painterly or super realistic the individual is moved. As Allan said:

In my opinion the impressionistic style of placing multiple small strokes next to each other to reflect the play of light, as originally intended by the Impressionists, is no longer favored and has been replaced by what is termed painterly (like Sargent's work).

impressionist photo
 

Hi Enzie
I 'll send you an impressionist photo, if you should make a painting from it you should certainly make an impressionist painting. Moreover only if you paint from life you can get the complementary colours that photo can't have. Photo was taken from Camillo Madonna ,a friend of mine.
Best greetings
Adriano :)

Adriano,
What a great photo and composition. It will make a wonderful painting in any style...impressionistic or realistic.