Modern art

Title: Modern art
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Introduction
The early modernism took place immediately after impressionism and neo-impressionism. The artists showed greater emphasis on expression, structure and form in comparison with the impressionist artists. They rejected the emphasis that the impressionists put on naturalism and the depiction of the fleeting effects of light.
The phrase was developed by British art critic and painter, Roger Fry (1866-1934) when these artists exhibited their works, which were presented for him for curation in 1910 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The first part of this article explains how one of those artists presented one of his works and the issues and concerns that this wok of art addressed in its historical period. It also suggests recommendations that are important to be displayed in the gallery and how these objects would be of help to contemporary audience in understanding the meaning of the work.
Part 1. Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) - The Artist's Father (1866, 199 x 119 cm (78 x 47 in))
He was displeased with the principles of his father who was a banker. However, he
continued with the pursuit of his passion, art. His early works of art received less respect
but one of the most recognized works of art he painted was the portrait of his father.
This part explains the portrait done by Paul Cezanne to give an impression of his father
reading a newspaper. The portrait shows a realistic content and solid style which shows
the liking for Gustave Courbet. In the portrait, a huge determined man of business. The
man is huge in size and shows a bodily succinct demonstrated on his black beret all over his body to the shoes he is wearing. The chair on which he is sitting is massive and is illustrated by the size of the door in comparison to the chair and the quiet life by Cezanne on the wall at the back. The correspondence of every feature to the absolute verticals of the edges of the canvas shows the absolute confidence about the portrait. Big hands hold a newspaper, which has been illustrated in place of his father’s conservative newspaper. This newspaper was published by the publishers who worked on the articles by his childhood friend, Emile Zola. His father is busy reading the newspaper, seated upright in the huge armchair. The portrait illustrates Cezanne portraying his father as unfulfilled because he is huge in size but he does not occupy the entire chair and he does not see the still life on the wall behind him. This still life is recognizable as being one of his son’s. His eyes are difficult to see, only his ironical mouth and his huge figure, partially covered by the newspaper.

The Artist's Father (1866, 199 x 119 cm (78 x 47 in)
The following are the themes which the portrait tries to explain
Mystery of nature
The portrait shows that Cezanne had the concern for the mystery of nature. His
use of grey and black and umbers shows his maturity of style which is essential components in art. The picture also shows that form and structure are more important in modern art. The portrait also shows the objectivity that is profoundly moving and showing separation from emotion. The portrait of his father merging with the landscape in the rear door seems to be a popular theme during their time.
Furthermore, Cezanne depicts that nothing exists in isolation in nature. The portrait
reveals that things have color, weight and mass and that each of these colors and masses
affects the other. The portrait shows that the purpose for understanding these things is
what made him do the works of art.
Structure and solidity
The portrait shows that Cezanne had concern for structure and solidity. The portrait shows each form with a true solidity, an absolute internal power that is not easily affected because of another part of the composition.
The portrait also shows the concern for structure in designing portrai...