Art History Prof. at Univ. of Southern Maine. Published works: "All About Process" (Penn State Univ. Press, 2017) & "Surrealism and the Visual Arts" (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2005).
Art History
Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Study: Torso, Effect of Sun challenged traditional notions of colour in art. By capturing the shifting hues of light on skin, Renoir and the Impressionists defied academic norms, provoking both criticism and admiration.
Art History
Monet and Degas transformed traditional art through unconventional vantage points and spatial compositions. Their works challenged academic norms, presenting a more dynamic, lived experience of the modern world and redefining realism in art.
Art History
Claude Monet’s 'Impression, Sunrise' exemplifies Impressionism with its focus on light and atmosphere over detail. Initially ridiculed, it named the movement and highlighted fleeting moments and middle-class leisure in art.