Landscape architect

Landscape art, is the art of landscapes such as natural scenery mountains, trees, and forests are the focal point for the subject. The two main traditions are from western or eastern landscapes perspectives. I will be comparing or contrasting the works of Thomas Cole and Watanabe Shiko. There are vast differences within the perspective, style and coloring when viewing the different landscape techniques. When we first view a painting we notice the visual details. The color, size, location and…

ever changing and quickly passing away. In the year of 1836 Thomas Cole settled in the village of Catskill and continued “in search of the picturesque.” To his enjoyment that is exactly what he found and as a result painted some of the most known landscape paintings of his time. Although he did not need to write such a piece as “American Scenery,” he did and for a reason. Cole mentions the sublime repeatedly throughout when talking about nature and the wilderness which he considered the…

piece was an original piece created by Albert Bierstadt. The mountain displayed within the piece of art itself was named Lander’s Peak, after a US Army General named Frederick West Lander. Albert Bierstadt spent most of his artistic skills creating landscapes. He eventually became part of the Hudson River School of Painters. This painting displayed a beautiful form of light, in which it completely enlightened the emphasis and focal point of the image. The mountains brought upon a peaceful sense…

satisfied. What about Chinese people in the past? How did they enjoy their spare time? According to Li Huarui, who is a professor at Capital Normal University, “Landscape painting was a “gentlemanly” pastime exclusively favored by literati just as rustic retreats were literati places,” (Huarui). Twelve Views of Landscape, which is a landscape painting that takes place in the Song dynasty, is an escape from routine life for Xia Gui, the artist of the painting as well as viewers; the painting…

Sir Joshua Reynolds was born in 1723 and died in 1792. Reynolds was arguably one of the most famous English artists during the eighteenth century. He was knighted in 1769 by King George III, just a year after the foundation of the Royal Academy. Reynolds was also born into a higher social status than many artists at the time, as he was born to a clergyman and schoolmaster. In the eighteenth century, history paintings were considered the most esteemed genre. This is due to the amount of…

In his previous paragraph, he referred to experiencing the natural landscape today in this century as "often occuring within an automobile looking out." This is elaborated on more in the following, speaking of how their visual of the world was found in that car. But parents, wanting them to learn MORE about nature, could…

Expressionism through their style of art paintings. The well known and well represented the style of art work of romanticism, which is “The haywain” painted in 1821, Constable was the English painter during 18th century. He was a mainly outdoor of landscapes painter that he painted the nature scenery as he saw it. Another style of art work is expressionism. “The scream” painted in 1893, Munch is incredibly famous painter that he expressed the style of expressionism through his unique and…

Allegory of Geometry” by Laurent de La Hyre, which was made in oil on canvas 1649. The painting is signed by La Hyre on the lower center part of the painting along with the date created. La Hyre is a French painter who was “born in Feb. 27, 1606, in Paris, France”(1) and later “died in Dec. 28, 1656, in Paris”(1). La Hyre is famous painter who is known for painting in the French Baroque style and for painting in the Classicism style. La Hyre’s “paintings reflects the influence of Vouet,…

From this week’s reading, I’m most interested in the landscape painting of Fan Kuan, TRAVELERS AMONG MOUNTAINS AND STEAMS, from the Song dynasty of China. This is a ink painting on silk that describes the Monumental landscape at that time. Most importantly, Neo-Confucianism coincided with the development of these kind of Monumental landscape painting and played an important role on this kind of art. Neo-Confucianism is a Chinese moral philosophy which rebuilt Confucianism with Buddhism and…

The Oxbow is a landscape painting composed by Thomas Cole in 1836 using oil on canvas as medium. The painting was a view from Mount Holyoke, Northamption Massachussets after a thunderstorm. At first glance i can't help but to appreciate the beautiful interpretation of wilderness to the left and the first modern society to the right. Also, This piece shows how unpredictable nature can be due to calamaties and no man can do anything about it. The Oxbow by Thomas Cole is a masterpiece depicting…