Tuesday, May 19
New Visions paris and Impressionism
by Joanne Rhymer
THE LECTURE​
During the reign of Napoleon III, Paris expanded and transformed. Some areas of the city were demolished to make way for new boulevards, apartments, and public buildings. Department stores evolved and entertainments including theatres and bars burgeoned, providing employment and leisure opportunties. Paris was a dynamic city and international appea. Joanne will discuss how, for the newly emerging Impressionist painters, it provided novel motifs for modern paintings. Our view of Paris will be seen through the artistic lens of Manet, Renoir, and Caillebotte to consider how the transformation of urban life was an inspiring theme. We will examine how Paris led modern painters to experiment with painting techniques and subjects to create a new pictorial language which changed the direction of art forever.
THE LECTURER​
Joanne completed an MA in the History of Art: Modernism and the Politics of Representation at University College London in 1997. She worked at the National Gallery, including as Head of Adult Learning Programmes, and later taught for Tate, the Hayward Gallery, Sotheby’s Institute, and the National Portrait Gallery. She is a Panel Tutor at Cambridge and teaches for the Wallace Collection and the V&A, specialising in French art.
ARRIVE FROM 5:30 PM | LECTURE 6 PM
CESSNOCK PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
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