The title of the painting contains the word nocturne, which in terms give the impression that the painting depicts a night time atmosphere. Whistler was infatuated with the scenery of the river in the night since you are able to see different lights in the water from the reflections of the stars, moon, boats and lamps (Wilmer, 2012). During the night Whistler would go on boat rides then make sketches of what he saw; these sketches would eventually become nocturnes (Wilmer, 2012). The painting is supposed
by James Abbott McNeill Whistler is oil on canvas. The content of the painting is to make a unique visual by making the painting blurry, so that the viewer can be a different vibe. James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s painting contributes to its aesthetic impact by the monochromatic color scheme. At first when I saw the painting by James Abbott, I felt normal because it looked ordinary. As I looked further, I saw all the details, especially from the color schemes, shapes, and boldness used. James Abbott
Nature was not the only thing at risk during the Industrial Revolution. The social structure was being challenged by social justice leaders around the country. The feminist and abolition movements swept the nation, and the art scene. Artists took to showing the injustice of slavery through various paintings. Robert Duncanson’s painting Uncle Tom and Little Eva, shows the flawed logic of white supremacy. The little girl in the painting is standing while the African American man is sitting under her
Edgar Alan Poe wrote, “But the simple fact is that would we but permit ourselves to look into our own souls, we should immediately there discover that under the sun there neither exists nor can exist any work more thoroughly dignified, more supremely noble….this the poem written for poem’s sake” (thepoeticprinciple). This can also be said of art. Art should not be judged by its fulfillment of a purpose, but should simply be the ability to express or exhibit feelings of emotion. Art has been considered
faculties!’ (Tate) Harvey H. Arnason proclaims the beginning of the avant-garde movement with the social/visual realism of Gustave Courbet, the retreat from three-dimensional forms in Édouard Manet, and the off-center compositions of James Abbott McNeill Whistler. “From this time onward the idea of an artistic avant-garde, or vanguard, became firmly established” (Arnason 24). These artists ... ... middle of paper ... ...on: Princeton University Press, 1974. Greenberg, Clement. “Avant Garde