Picture yourself: sketching the outline, blending the colours on a taut canvas and finally etching out a masterpiece. 

What did you see yourself stroking on the canvas?

Is it a piece with glistening colours, dappled brushstrokes envisioning you in a sunlit oasis, where the world seems to ripple with every breeze? Or is it a mosaic of geometric shapes, each one meticulously outlined with vibrant shapes constructed with precision that you saw? 

Art fosters creativity in its own ways, with the prominent art movements being Impressionism and Cubism.

While impressionism seeks to capture the immediate, fleeting impression of a scene, often with an emphasis on light and colour, Cubism emphasises the deconstruction and reassembly of objects in an abstract geometric style, often using multiple viewpoints to represent them.

Today, in photography, impressionist principles of capturing the fleeting moment and the effects of light have influenced photography, especially in techniques like "bokeh" and long-exposure shots. 

Composers like Claude Debussy, influenced by impressionism, incorporated non-traditional scales, dissonance, and rich harmonies into their music, creating pieces that evoke imagery and emotions through sound. 

Very evidently, impressionist ideas have been applied in literature, where authors aim to evoke sensory emotions through descriptive writing.

Pretty similar to how painters use colours and light! 

Cubism, even today, inspires architectural designs, particularly in the use of geometric shapes and the deconstruction of traditional architectural forms, creating innovative and abstract buildings. The use of montage and multiple perspectives in Cubist art has influenced filmmaking, particularly in avant-garde and experimental cinema, where directors manipulate time and space to create unconventional narratives. 

Today we need these art principles not just for aesthetic appreciation and emotional engagement, but also for their therapeutic value, expansion of creativity and imagination in the learning stages and cultural, historical understanding. 

While art primarily affects individuals and society, it can contribute to a deeper sense of connection to what philosophers call "the universe".

A cinema director employs Cubism as a dynamic tool, a way to deconstruct reality and present it from numerous angles. 

He shatters the conventional, allowing the audience to perceive scenes and emotions through the kaleidoscope of overlapping perspectives! 

Now, interesting is that an impressionist painter, with each brushstroke, masterfully captures the essence of the same fleeting moment, preserving it in a symphony of colour and light. 

The canvas becomes a vessel for emotions, invoking a profound connection between the art and us. 

Impressionism and Cubism may start from different places, but they converge at the very essence of artistic expression: the ability to connect and to resonate on a deeply human level.

Both these art movements, at their core, echo the same timeless truth!