Cezanne's Doubt

Well the trip to the Philadephia Art Museum was a success. Andrew, Bruce, Myah (my 6 year old daughter) and myself went to Cezanne's exhibit. the exhibit lacks a variety of Cezanne's pieces, however, it was an interesting display of how he influenced others when it came to art. He reformed impressionism. In the essay, "Cezanne's Doubt", written by Maurice Merleau-Ponty, he pointed out how Cezanne's fears of death and society were reflected in his paintings. Cezanne didn't want to paint objects as though they were picture, similar to that taken by a camera. he wanted to paint objects as he perceived them. by using this theory when painting he distorted objects allowing the observer to see the object from various points of view. He painted life as he perceived life. PLease read the essay. it's an easy read and very informative.

Cezanne's Doubt can be found at the link below.
http://faculty.uml.edu/rinnis/cezannedoubt.pdf