Collection: Past Exhibition - Impressionism at TAM

February 14, 2024- April 14, 2024

The 19th century was a time of great change, and the impressionists wanted their art to reflect this new world. Technologies such as the telegraph, steam engine, and assembly line fundamentally altered the way people experienced distance, time, and space. New scientific discoveries about vision, color perception, and memory directly affected the way artists approached their work, as did photography. The advent of pre-mixed paint in a tube freed artists from the studio and allowed for greater spontaneity of execution.

The impressionists were captivated by these new avenues for art: to work outdoors, experiment with color, paint quickly and loosely, capture fleeting effects of atmosphere and light, record contemporary experience, convey a personal impression. The result was a style that allowed for individual expression and was an earthshaking change for the art world at that time.