![]() These landscapes were influenced by classical antiquity and sought to illustrateĪn ideal landscape recalling Arcadia, a legendary place in ancient Greece known for its Landscape with a Calm, Nicolas Poussin, 1650–1651Ĭlassical landscape was born. At this time, the rising Protestant middleĬlass sought secular art for their homes, creating the need for new subjects to meet their tastes landscapes helped fill this need. One of the first places that landscape had become a popular subject for painting. The development of the term in the Netherlands at this time was logical because the Netherlands was Land" but acquired the artistic connotation, "a picture depicting scenery on land" in the early 1500s (American The term "landscape" actually derives from the Dutch word landschap, which originally meant "region, tract of The natural world sparked by the Renaissance. The artistic shift seems to have corresponded to a growing interest in To view the landscape as a subject in its own right. This tradition continued until the 16th century when artists began Seen only as a setting for religious and figural scenes. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the tradition of depicting pure landscapes declined, and the landscape was The Greeks and Romans created wall paintings of landscapes and At the same time, she pictures the landscape in terms which suggest digital photography and its role in maintaining memory.Artists have been painting the landscape since ancient times. Her photographs of the Antarctic evoke expeditions of the mid-19th century, whilst her paintings of Kenwood’s rhododendrons recall the designs of William Morris. ![]() She is interested in the history of a place, including the writers, artists, poets and philosophers who have walked there before us. Marianne Nix combines photography, digital tools, traditional printmaking and oil paint to create layered images of the landscape. Goodbye Enemy Starship by Geoff Diego Litherland 6. The result is a fantasia of abstraction: he creates a parallel world that seeks to not only question our perception of and relationship to nature, but paintings’ historical and current role in that. ![]() The artist draws from traditional genres of painting and the surrealism of science fiction. Geoff Diego Litherland explores the tension between the natural world and its appropriation by human influence. He leaves you dreaming of an escape to Amalfi. Whilst honouring antiquity, the artist pictures the landscape in a unique calligraphic style. He also frames each scene from cinematic vantage points, blurring the boundaries between myth and reality. An exceptional colourist, he pictures Italy as a romantic dream-place, populated by classical statues, mythical messengers and pink trees. With an Italian father, Roberto Pagliarulo paints the coastline of Amalfi as a means of exploring his cultural heritage. Regina Hiems (Queen of Winter) by Geoff Uglow (courtesy of the artist) 4. At the same time, the gestural, sculptural quality to his expressive painting technique shows the artist moving the medium forward. His richly painted, large-scale canvases celebrate the traditional symbolism of the rose, as an emblem of love. Over the last ten years, he has cultivated a magnificent rose garden, gathering hips and seeds from his travels to Scotland and Italy. ![]() Geoff Uglow paints the landscape that surrounds his studio in rural Cornwall. I am interested in creating works that will continue to grow and change long after I am not here.”Įliot's Note Books by John Newling (courtesy of the artist) As the artist explains: “I wish to contribute and give new possibilities to the traditions of landscape art. Through his art, Newling invites us to consider a closer connection with, and greater understanding of, the natural world. If placed in the earth, these would grow again. In a reverse process, he has subsequently used the soil to create books. Eliot’s poem The Wasteland into sustainable soil. In Eliot's Note Books, he has transformed hundreds of copies of T. John Newling’s conceptual art is not only about nature, but made with nature. Standing stones, gumbi gumbi, stone tool by Judy Watson (courtesy of Ikon Gallery) With devastating wildfires in 2020, an apocalyptic quality to her burnt orange canvases delivers an urgent message. She confronts colonial power, and the destruction of culture and community, as well as ecological issues. Large wall hangings picture grasslands, monuments, tools and significant sites from her homeland. The landscape is a recurring subject in her practice, through which she explores her Aboriginal heritage. Let’s take a look at 6 artists pushing past tradition to re-imagine the landscape in contemporary terms.Īustralian artist Judy Watson works in printmaking, painting, video and installation. ![]()
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