Edgar Degas: The Practice and Process of Painting
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC 137B
Start Date
17-5-2012
End Date
17-5-2012
Abstract
Edgar Degas’ paintings of people in personal, everyday moments are images that have resonated through generations of viewers. He worked in France during the late nineteenth century when the country was in a state of total panic and anxiety. Artistically this environment added unique influences to Degas’ work, which was consistently about loneliness and seclusion. I argue that Degas ingeniously manipulated the formal elements of art so that his paintings could reach viewers on a more emotional level. This thesis will explore the context of the painting The Absinthe Drinker through French and art history and will also examine the formal elements of art in Degas’ work.
Recommended Citation
Berberick, Katie, "Edgar Degas: The Practice and Process of Painting" (2012). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 82.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2012/oralpresentations/82
Additional Mentoring Department
Art
Edgar Degas: The Practice and Process of Painting
SURC 137B
Edgar Degas’ paintings of people in personal, everyday moments are images that have resonated through generations of viewers. He worked in France during the late nineteenth century when the country was in a state of total panic and anxiety. Artistically this environment added unique influences to Degas’ work, which was consistently about loneliness and seclusion. I argue that Degas ingeniously manipulated the formal elements of art so that his paintings could reach viewers on a more emotional level. This thesis will explore the context of the painting The Absinthe Drinker through French and art history and will also examine the formal elements of art in Degas’ work.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Maya Chachava, Matt Altman