Marcel Salinas may be known as the sole collaborator of Picasso in his later years, but his own style seems to have borrowed more from the impressionist and post-impressionist movements than any other.
Developed in France in the late nineteenth century, Impressionism was an art movement which marked a momentous break from tradition. It's innovations were largely based upon a change in methodology: applying paint in small touches of pure color rather than broader strokes, and often painting outdoors to catch a fleeting impression of color and light. The result was to emphasize the artist’s perception of the subject matter as much as the subject itself.
Impressionists attempted to capture the image of an object as someone would see it. Naturally, the works tend to be scintillatingly bright. And today, notable impressionist artists such as Edouard Manet, Camille Pissaro, Edgar Degas, Alfred Sisley, Claude Monet, and Pierre Auguste Renoir are considered among the greatest artists in the western tradition.
Upon reflection, who could blame Salinas for emulating them, and who could blame us for admiring his work when it appeared at the QCC Art Gallery in 2014?
