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AlbertCat

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14. I know what you mean...

Thu Aug 23, 2012, 03:59 PM

Aug 2012

I'm myopic like crazy.... with astigmatism.

But I think Impressionism's "fuzziness" comes from painting outdoors, very fast, to catch the light.

Also Cezanne does a seemingly mundane thing but that really makes a difference: He uses the actual brushstrokes to define the image. Like the strokes on a roof will follow the roof line. The brushstrokes follow the contour of the crumpled cloth. Now it's more than just the placement of pigment that defines the image, but also how the pigment was applied.

I know.... too much art history!

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Was Vincent van Gogh Color Blind? It Sure Looks Like It [View all] n2doc Aug 2012 OP

fascinating, thanks for posting. navarth Aug 2012 #1

As one who is "color deficient" bmbmd Aug 2012 #2

Same here. BB1 Aug 2012 #3

Notwithstanding that dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #5

Correct. bmbmd Aug 2012 #18

Thanks dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #19

Amazing, that unintended consequences felix_numinous Aug 2012 #4

Actually Monets color palette (at the end of his career) was a function of cataracts, not myopia. TalkingDog Aug 2012 #12

Kandinski's paintings are thought to have been influenced dipsydoodle Aug 2012 #20

Baloney! AlbertCat Aug 2012 #6

Thanks for the History On the Road Aug 2012 #7

Agreed. Although I've always thought that Impressionism was probably started by 1monster Aug 2012 #11

I know what you mean... AlbertCat Aug 2012 #14

Agreeing with AlbertCat TalkingDog Aug 2012 #8

Are what we call color-blind people all blind or deficient with regard to the JDPriestly Aug 2012 #16

The generally accepted (tho technically inaccurate) types are red/green blue/yellow(ish) TalkingDog Aug 2012 #17

Very good theory. Might be true. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #9

See replies 8 and 12 to see why it's a horrible theory and is highly unlikely. TalkingDog Aug 2012 #13

pffft... Vestigial_Sister Aug 2012 #10

I'm open to the possibility Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #15