The Sunshine Of Fontainebleau

Impressionism started from art field of France. And it is the turning point to modern art. Modernity happened in Impressionism which redefines objects, tries a new kind of art language and puts the philosophy of time into practice. Impressionism can be called the revolution of aesthetics. Impressionism movement extends to literature field. Several literature schools, taking naturalism, symbolism and stream of consciousness for example, have similar way of creation, and meanwhile they also give good annotations to Impressionism. During the period of Impressionism, French litterateur innovated in language and pursued independence of art; they fought against traditional heroism and they wanted to portray the hero of modern life; they explored the flow of time and thought about present and eternity; all of those have obvious characteristics of impressionism. Impressionism spread overseas. Impressionistic paintings arose in some countries, for example Britain and U.S.A.; Impressionism Literature was produced in some countries, for example Germany and Austria. And Impressionism is the reference text when symbolism was accepted by modern Chinese literature. Impressionism evolved into a kind of international ideaistic trend gradually.