CONTENTS Words that look like this are explained in the glossary on Page 31 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 8 Page 12 Page 14 Page 16 Page 18 Page 20 Page 22 Page 24 Page 26 Page 28 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Welcome to the Gallery Types of Art Post Impressionism Wing What Is Post Impressionism Paul Cézanne Activity Shapes and Strokes Vincent van Gogh Activity Seeing More Georges Seurat Activity Pointy Painting Émilie Charmy Activity Peculiar Portraits Opening Night Quiz Glossary Index
WELCOME TO THE GALLERY Hello and welcome I'm Mai and I work in this gallery I'm going to teach you all about Post Impressionism I'm also going to show you how to create some Post Impressionist artwork in time for opening night Museums and Galleries Museums and galleries are buildings that are used for showing art to the public Some galleries and museums might buy art Others might borrow art from other museums or galleries By lending art to another museum or gallery it means that people all over the world can see art from different times and places 4
PE TYPES OF ART There are lots of different types of art that an artist can create Some of these include photography assemblage or sculpture The Post Impressionists are known for their paintings That means we need to know which words to use to help us describe paintings Impasto is when paint is layered thickly on a canvas so that it sticks out from the surface a Boo Brushstrokes are marks that are made with paintbrushes Brushstrokes can be long and smooth or thick and short Palette knives are blunt tools that can be used for mixing paint or putting paint onto a canvas 5
