Joseph Mallord William Turner – London from Greenwich Park exhibited Tate Britain (London)
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One of the young artists who began his artistic life as the simple son of a barber. His father exhibited his son’s art for sale, and they were in good demand. An artist noted the young boy’s talent and invited him to the Royal Academy of Art, where he was taught proper brushstroke and compositional basics. Like a true artist, Turner’s knowledge of these skills was not enough and he began his experiments based on observations of nature and people.
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One of the young artists who began his artistic life as the simple son of a barber. His father exhibited his son’s art for sale, and they were in good demand. An artist noted the young boy’s talent and invited him to the Royal Academy of Art, where he was taught proper brushstroke and compositional basics. Like a true artist, Turner’s knowledge of these skills was not enough and he began his experiments based on observations of nature and people. An admirer of the Dutch oil brush, he recreated quite a few paintings in this technique.
The master worked in the style of Romanticism, which had a number of special features:
A return to folk traditions.
Rejection of evolution and the desire for technical progress.
Rejection of classical canons.
Reflection of the inner world of man.
For the artist were important connections that arise between man and nature. The subject offered to the viewer creates a double impression. On the one hand it shows the closeness to nature of civilization. The beauty and scenic beauty of the place is a highlight. On the other hand you can notice that the harmony is disturbed. Approximate trees and animals do not appear in the background, there is only wasteland and treelessness. The city is a staging post in the way of the wasteland.
The richness of life is conveyed through the thick shade of green and the movement of the animals, frozen in dynamic poses. They stare at the viewer, as if seeing in the viewer the hunter and destroyer of the realm of tranquility and harmony. The white buildings seem to erase the color from the painting, brightening and purifying the area.
The painting brings tranquility with its warm pastel tones that bring harmony to the human soul. Each detail is depicted carefully and is part of one whole that moves and lives its own life.
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The middle ground features a large architectural complex, characterized by its prominent domes and extensive wings. These structures are bathed in a soft, diffused light, which contrasts with the darker tones of the surrounding landscape. The river, winding through the scene, reflects the sky’s luminosity, creating a shimmering pathway towards the distant city.
The artist employed a dramatic use of aerial perspective; details diminish and colors soften as they recede into the distance, conveying an immense sense of depth. A turbulent sky occupies much of the upper portion of the composition. Swirling clouds, rendered in shades of grey, white, and pale blue, suggest an impending storm or a moment of atmospheric instability. The light filtering through these clouds is not uniform; patches of brightness illuminate certain areas while others remain shrouded in shadow, contributing to the overall dynamism of the scene.
The painting’s subtexts appear to revolve around themes of natures power versus human construction. While the architectural complex signifies civilization and order, it is dwarfed by the vastness of the landscape and the overwhelming presence of the sky. The deer, symbols of untamed wilderness, occupy a prominent position in the foreground, subtly reminding the viewer of the enduring strength of natural forces. Theres an underlying tension between the man-made and the organic, suggesting a complex relationship between humanity and its environment. The muted palette and loose brushwork evoke a sense of melancholy or contemplation, inviting reflection on the passage of time and the impermanence of human endeavors against the backdrop of nature’s grandeur.