A blue flare rockets from the middle-ground into the back-ground; its luminescent glow suffocates in the dark and hazy storm clouds. The waves appear tumultuous, churning the water beneath the boats, like rapids pushing a buoyant leaf. Turner applies the use of sfumato to blend the clouds, ocean, and land to show the earth’s retreat from the intruding water. The clouds are stifling and haze the sky, obscuring the view of the boats in the distance. However, Turner implements the use of chiaroscuro to emphasize the contrast of the thickness of the threatening grey clouds, and the light of hope radiating from the flare. This masterpiece demonstrates one of the first clashes between nature and the industrial revolution. The steamboat, a juggernaut of human industrial strength, battles the tides in struggle for marine dominance. The unwavering rocket flies to
A blue flare rockets from the middle-ground into the back-ground; its luminescent glow suffocates in the dark and hazy storm clouds. The waves appear tumultuous, churning the water beneath the boats, like rapids pushing a buoyant leaf. Turner applies the use of sfumato to blend the clouds, ocean, and land to show the earth’s retreat from the intruding water. The clouds are stifling and haze the sky, obscuring the view of the boats in the distance. However, Turner implements the use of chiaroscuro to emphasize the contrast of the thickness of the threatening grey clouds, and the light of hope radiating from the flare. This masterpiece demonstrates one of the first clashes between nature and the industrial revolution. The steamboat, a juggernaut of human industrial strength, battles the tides in struggle for marine dominance. The unwavering rocket flies to