This week, we’ve spent some time exploring painting and sculpture as artistic forms. To help you...

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This week, we’ve spent some time exploring painting and sculpture as artistic forms. To help you explore what we’ve learned about, your Unit 2 assignment will consist of writing an essay addressing using the following criteria:

Essay Requirements:

• 1,000 words or roughly four double-spaced pages.
• Make use of at least three scholarly sources to support and develop your ideas. Our course text may serve as one of these three sources.
• Your essay should demonstrate a thorough understanding of the READ and ATTEND sections.
• Be sure to cite your sources using proper APA format (7th edition). For help with APA, visit the Bethel Library website to explore a plethora of APA-related tutorials, help videos and resources.

Essay Prompt:

• Spend some time with the five Impressionist paintings in the “Comparison of Five Impressionist Paintings” section in Chapter 4.
• Next, answer the following questions:
o If you were to purchase one of these five paintings based on which you find most attractive or engaging, which would you choose and why?
o How does your chosen painting make use of color and line?
o How does your chosen painting make use of symmetry or asymmetry? What is the effect of this technique?
o What other ‘impressionistic’ qualities of painting do you observe in your chosen painting?

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Running Head: EXPLORING PAINTING AND SCULPTURE AS ARTISTIC FORMS 	                                                                          
EXPLORING PAINTING AND SCULPTURE AS ARTISTIC FORMS 	7
EXPLORING PAINTING AND SCULPTURE AS ARTISTIC FORMS
Table of Contents
Introduction	3
Which Painting to Buy and Why?	3
Technique and Choice of Colors	5
Impressionist Characters	6
Conclusion	6
References	7
Introduction
	In the 19th century of Europe, a number of artists started a movement called Impressionism, which was an act of defying the government-approved ideas of exhibitions and salons and depicting real landscapes from everyday life and activities in paintings. This movement gave rise to a number of notable artists and many masterpieces that have been brought to light in recent times. Ordinary life and the scenes from both domestic and social activities of human beings found great emphasis in this form of art. Although these kinds of art and painting do not put much emphasis to the subject but the usage of vibrant colors and vivid art style make this form of art different from the others. Soft touches of the brush with pure intense color along with a deeply implied subject make these kinds of art unique. In this article, five impressionist paintings have been introduced with vivid description of one among them.
Which Painting to Buy and Why?
	In the era of Impressionism, some notable artists outshined the rest. Their unique way of depicting Impressionist artworks has made them stand apart. As opined by Olson (2018), Èdouard Manet, a critically acclaimed unconventional artist for his interest of artwork in feminine beauty and unfinished loose brush strokes is one such artist. Out of his distinguish paintings “Music in the Tuileries” is the most significant which were completed by him in the year 1862. One of the founding fathers responsible for the advent of impressionism, Claude Monet, could be distinguished by his love for nature and paintings in the open air. His work can be felt in the most exquisite way through the painting Impression, Sunrise (Impression, soleil levant), in the year 1872. 
	Despite being, an impressionist artist,

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