6. Landscape and the Sublime

Richard Misrach's Photography makes me feel relaxed and free. The combination of aerial photography, relaxing colours and composition gives the feeling of meditation, almost as if you were flying. Misrach's photography very much so provokes the imagination. The crisp, uncluttered images leave room for us to fill our imagination with the delightful thoughts that arise from viewing these blissful pictures. The images leave us feeling in holiday mode and the happy emotions we generally relate to warm sandy beaches and cool blue water.

5. Landscape and the Sublime - Contemporary Artists

William Niell- Siltstone and Clouds 2002

Chinese Landscape Tatoo - Huang Yan 1999

Zang Huan - To Add 1 Meter to an Unknown Mountain 1995

http://www.artknowledgenews.com/Zhang_Huan.html
http://www.likeyou.com/en/node/25625

5. Landscape and the Sumblime - Artists of the Era

Landscape with Distant River and Bay Joseph Mallord William Turner 1840-50

John Constable

Harwick Ligh House - John Constable 1820

Tom Roberts A quiet day on Darebin Creek
[Merri Creek]




http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/turner/
http://arthistoryresources.net/ARTHLinks5.html#19century

4. Landscape and the Sublime

Richard Misrach - Outdoor Dinning

Richard Misrach - White Man Contemplating Pyramids, 19897

The subject Matter in Misrach's work displayed on cadi blog is made up of aerial photographs of beach and water. The photography also shows people swimming or standing on the beach. As the photos are taken from such height the people are very small and almost lost in the scenery, making the images of the beaches dominant. This use of subject matter connects this artist with the sublime. The colours of this natural environment create a very calm setting; this is also reinforced by the flat seas. The beaches are not busy and this gives us the feeling of bliss and ultimate relaxation also relating with the concepts of the sublime. 
The photos above are also different examples of how this artist creates the feeling that the world is standing still and how powerful and beautiful it can be, even in places you wouldnt expect to find beauty.

http://www.utata.org/salon/20487.php
http://jankesnergallery.com/jkgartists/misrach-richard.html

3. Landscape and the Sublime

Throughout the enlightenment people began to take notice of their everyday surroundings. This was evident in the paintings of this erra. Artists began to document common house hold objects and normal behaviour, rather than the traditional religious paintings. This approach furthermore developed into the sublime. The idea of taking a step back and looking at the beauty around you and appreciating it. "The sublime, therefore was the ultimate experience of divinity, a mixture of awe, fear, and the enlightenment produced by the contemplation of a powerful, terrifying nature"


http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/patten/sublime.html
Edmund burke, london 1865-1867

2. Landscape and the Sublime

The sublime was explored throughout the 19th Century. It is the concept of appreciating the natural beauty of our surrounding world. It was particularly focused on impressive images of scenery. For example painters would document the land in such a way it would make it seem fascinating and powerful.

1. Landscape and the Sublime

The enlightenment was an intellectual movement that developed throughout the 17th Century. There is some controversy over the dates of the enlightnment as there is no distinct 'end'. People of this era began to engage in thought more proactively to help understand the world. The "scientific revolution" is also associated  with the enlightenment. Scientists experimented with the idea that "Truth can be arrived at through empirical observation, the use of reason, and systematic doubt."  This approach was also evident in the art throughout this period as the painters had a more relaxed, less formal style and began to document common everyday objects rather than the traditional religious works.


http://www.enotes.com/history-fact-finder/eras-their-highlights/what-was-enlightenment
Hamilton P. (1992) The enlightenment and the birth of social science and birth
Hooker R. (1996)  Seventeenth Century Enlightenment thought.