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Mason Dixon Online.com 100% safe secure online shopping Purchase "Sailing to Philadelphia" on CD Mark Knofler's Music Tribute to Mason & Dixon Mason Dixon Books  Born out of the artists' desire to break away from the canons of the Academy, French Impressionist artists Manet, Monet, and Renoir explored contemporary subjects and scenes in new and experimental ways. Major contributions of the Impressionists include painting everyday life, they choice to paint en plein air, outdoors, instead of in the studio and most importantly, the fleeting effects of light on a particular subject. These "impressions" of light became the primary subject matter, especially for Monet. On the bridge between Realism and Impressionism is Edouard Manet. Born in Paris in 1832, he preferred a more classical approach to painting. However, his subject matter in paintings such as Le Dejeuner Sur L'herbe and Olympia gave him the reputation as a nonconformist. Manet places the Olympia we see in classical paintings in a contemporary setting rather than an allegorical one and she looks directly at the viewer. The refusal of the salon to show these paintings earned him the dubious title, "Father of Impressionism". Claude Monet is best known for his paintings of his garden at Giverny. In the 1890's he began to build a water garden around his house. There he painted his famous water lily paintings. By 1909 he had conceptualized an idea for a vast project of water lily canvases that would envelop an entire room. From 1916 almost until his death he worked on these canvases. He spoke of this endeavor, "In the night I am constantly haunted by what I am trying to realize. I rise broken with fatigue every morning." In these canvases perspective is reduced to the water lilies floating on the surface of the water. Music has been an important theme in art for many centuries. Egyptian kings had musical themed images painted on the walls in their tombs to accompany them through eternity. Today the visual and performing arts remain closely linked. The emotional impact and cultural significance of music and the visual interest of instruments and sheet music have made musical themes a popular vehicle for artistic expression. At ARTinaClick.com we feature artists in a diverse range of media and styles for whom music has been an inspiration. Lena Liu was born in Taiwan and came to the United States in 1970 to study architecture before beginning a career in painting in 1977. Musical themes are evident in much of her work, which includes a range of mediums. ARTinaClick.com offers limited edition prints by this artist. Marsha Hammel's jazz musicians are sure to please the music lover. Sultry portraits of drummers, pianists and string ensembles are created with the spontaneity and urgency inspired by the subject and developed by filling many sketchbooks with drawings. Israeli born Nissan Engel describes his own work as "abstract lyricism". Taking full advantage of the aesthetic beauty and elegance of old sheet music, he creates his visually tantalizing images in a multitude of media.
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