Synthetism

Synthetism ( from the French synthétiser: summarize ) is an art movement within the post-impressionist art, which arose from a union of Cloisonismus and symbolism. They can be understood as a counter-current to Pointillism. It was founded about 1888 by Paul Gauguin, Émile Bernard, Louis Anquetin and other artists of the so-called School of Pont -Aven. She became known through an exhibition in Paris Café Volpini to the World Exhibition in Paris in 1889.

The artist sought to synthetistische to combine three things:

• The external manifestations of nature
• His own feelings about
• Aesthetic aspects of line, color and shape

The artist wants to create a synthesis of his perception and imagination, which he captures picturesque from his memory out. It originated in their representation greatly simplified and solved by the mere illustration images, often painted very flat and with decorative elements. He often used this bright, vivid colors.

• Style in painting
• Artworks