Impressionism

The art works from the Impressionists era deplict nature as it is seen at a specific moment in time, emphasising on the emotions and feelings from the moment along with the effect of light on a scenery.

Attending the Pissarro exhibition has rekindled my interest in art. Each painting was able to transport me through time, back to the 1800s to a faraway place, where I am able to experience the smell of nature, the warmth of the sun, the smog from the factories, the livelihood from the markets and the stillness of the rivers. I was able to feel the heat of the sun and the chill from the snow. Each brush, each stroke and each blur deplicts a moment from the past, which I am able to associate with, more than 100 years later.

The experience was enhanced by my friend, who was knowledgeable in painting and who explained how certain effects on the paintings were achieved, giving a technical analysis of the paintings, which counterbalances well with my emotional outpour when reviewing these paintings.

Two and a half hours just flew by so quickly. And in a flash, we were back walking in the sunlight, in the real world, away from the gallery. As I walked down the street and used my eyes to look at the scenery around me, I actually preferred the perception portrayed in those artworks than what I was seeing in the real world, even though artworks are a mere reflection of the real world.

Maybe art is just another form of escape from the reality of this world.