印象派绘画与革命  

GangofFour　　Episode1of4　　Duration:1hour　　ArtwriterWaldemarJanuszczakexplorestherevolutionaryachievementsoftheImpressionists.Inthefirstepisode,WaldemardelvesintothebackstoriesoffourofthemostinfluentialImpressionists-Pissarro,Monet,RenoirandBazille-whotogetherlaidthefoundationsoftheartisticmovement.Hefindsoutwhatsocialandculturalinfluencesdrovethemtotheirstyleofpainting,howtheywereunitedandhowultimatelytheychallengedandchangedartforever.　　WaldemarjourneysfromtheshoresoftheWestIndies,totheprogressivecityofParistothesuburbsofSouthLondon,wherethesefourartistsdrewinspirationfromthecitiesandtownsinwhichtheylived.WhetheritbetheinfamousspotontheriverSeine-LaGrenouillere-whereMonetandRenoirbeautifullycapturedanimatedpeople,iridescentlightandundulatingwaterortheminimalist,non-sensationalisedillustrationsofPissarro'scoarsecountrysidepaintings,WaldemardiscovershowtheImpressionistsbrokeconventionsbydepictingeverydayencounterswithintheunpredictableandeverchangingsightsaroundthem.　　------　　Paintingoutdoors　　Episode2of4　　Duration:1hour　　WaldemarJanuszczakcontinueshisinvestigationoftheImpressionistsbytakingusoutdoorstotheirmostfamouslocations.AlthoughImpressionistpicturesoftenlooksunnyandrelaxed,achievingthispeacefulairwashardwork.Trudgingthroughfog,windandrain,acrosstreacherouscoastalrocksandknee-deepsnow,WaldemarshowshowthefamousspontaneityoftheImpressionistsisthoroughlymisleading.　　ThisepisodevisitstheFrenchriversidelocationsthatMonetlovedtopaint,andwhereRenoircapturedthebonhomieofmodernlife.WaldemaralsointroducesanumberoftechnicalandpracticaldevelopmentsoftheagewhichcompletelyrevolutionisedImpressionistpainting-theinventionofportableeasels;theuseofhog'shairinpaintbrushes;aswellastheintroductionoftherailwaythroughFrance.AndascientificdemonstrationinaSwedishsnowdriftexplainsjusthowrighttheImpressionistsweretopaintbrightlycolouredshadowsintheirwinterscenes,despitebeingaccusedof'hallucinating'atthetime.　　Finally,JanuszczakexplainsCezanne'spartintheImpressioniststoryfromhisdarkandchallengingearlyworktohisfirstrurallandscapesinFrance,andthenhisdeparturefromParisandseparationfromtheImpressionistgang.　　------　　PaintingthePeople　　Episode3of4　　Duration:1hour　　WaldemarJanuszczakcontinueshisinvestigationoftheImpressionists,focusingthistimeonthepeopletheypaintedandinparticularthesubjectsofDegas,CaillebotteandtheoftenforgottenImpressionistwomenartists.TheImpressionistsarefamousforpaintinglandscapebuttheywerejustasdeterminedtopaintpeople.　　LookingcloselyatoneofImpressionism'sfinestpainters,EdgarDegas,Waldemarrevealshowheconsistentlychallengedtraditionsandstrovetorecordreallifeasitappearedinthecity,fromsculptingthecontortedmovementsofhorsesinmotionattheLongchampracecourseinParistoencapsulatingextravagant3DviewpointsoftheballetdancersattheParisOpera.　　WaldemaralsouncoverstheintoxicatinghazinessthepastelproducedinDegas'workwhenvisitinghissupplierPastelsdeRoche.HealsorevealstheunusualviewpointsanddramaticperspectivesofCaillebotte'spaintingsfromthePlacedeL'EuropeandtherebelliousandrevolutionaryartofMorisot,BracquemondandCassatt,threeimpressivefemaleartistswhowereeagerlyembracedbytheprogressivemovementofImpressionism　　------　　FinalFlourish　　Episode4of4　　Duration:1hour　　ThisepisodetakesacloserlookatthelateyearsofImpressionism,usingthelastshowtheseartistsdidtogetherasastartingpoint.　　WaldemarlooksinconsiderabledepthattheworkofGeorgesSeurat,takingintoconsiderationhisacademictrainingattheBeaux-ArtsSchoolinParisandtheartiststhatinfluencedhim,suchasPierodellaFrancescaandPuvisdeChavannes.　　Thereisalsoaninsightintothecomplexbutfascinatingworldofopticsandart,andthewaysinwhichtheImpressionistswereusingthenewdiscoveriesinlightandeyesighttoinfluencetheirwork.Afascinating'after-image'experimentbringstolifethewaysinwhichourowneyesseecolour,bothinitspresenceanditsabsence.　　VanGogh'stimeinParis,aperiodverylittleisknownabout,isalsocovered,chartingtheincrediblejourneytheartistmadefromhisbrownanddullcanvasestothesplendidcolourandlightthatpervadedhisworkonthecuspofhisdeparturefortheSouthofFrance.　　ThefilmfinisheswitharevisitingofMonetandhislaterwaterlilypaintingsintheOrangerieinParis.Waldemarinvestigateshowabadcaseofcataractswasresponsibleforaseismicshiftinhiscolourpaletteandhisbrushstrokes.Spendingtimewithanophthalmologist,hefindsouthowoldageandafairlycommonailmentoftheeyescausedImpressionismtoshiftandbecomeradicalagainattheturnofthecenturyandintothe20thcentury