4/14/2014

Elements Explored By Famous Landscape Painters

By Anita Ortega


Famous artists all across the world each have their own way of using space. Some like to interpret distance in a way that suits their needs and this results in a bit of abstraction in their work. These factors lead to the development of styles that are easy to identify. Turner, Monet and Kiefer all used such techniques to create lovely paintings that both embraced romantic ideals and criticized human weaknesses.

Artists who focus on this category generally try to bring out whatever makes a scene capture their attention. When they examine the beauty of creation, something stands out and they decide to try and put that on canvas. People all over the world usually look forward to seeing what these famous landscape painters have done. In this way, all of us may continue enjoying beautiful scenery while we are indoors. We can also see what places look like many years ago.

A painter may utilize a composition like this as a means of communicating with color. In European art, more emphasis is placed on exploring the beauty of all sorts of tints. Asian art traditionally played around with tones of the same color, when it came to images of mountains, rivers and the countryside in general.

Color also influences the way that different elements in a painting are perceived in therms of their nature. When an area is painted in a bright shade, it automatically gives it more prominence and in this way, artists can influence the way we think about trees, buildings or bodies of water and their purpose in a composition.

Just the presence of man made objects can indicate how old a painting really is. As mankind has branched out more into nature with skyscrapers, bridges and railway lines, glimpses of these can be seen in paintings. The work of the old masters had less of these objects than we can see in contemporary art.

Landscape painters usually have a reputation for exploring the beauty of rivers and trees and not one for engaging in political discussions. However, these artists do make statements about the situations around them through their work. By juxtaposing certain objects or even choosing to focus on certain landscapes, they can say a lot about the crimes that have been committed by a nation, or celebrate spiritual values of a country.

Some of the established Chinese and Japanese masters used various techniques to bring mountains closer to the viewer. For example, they painted details into these large masses, instead of fading them as would be expected with greater distance. Wyeth also paid a lot of attention to detail and over time, he emphasized this more in his work and was less focused on color.

Beautiful landscape paintings allow you the chance to reflect on life and the environment. There are artists in this category who did not only focus on landscapes. They did many other types of work. However, their compositions in this genre will be appreciated by anyone who has an interest in it. Museums and galleries make it easier to see examples of their work.




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