#romantisicm

Frédéric Chopin (1810-49) - Rondo à la mazur for Piano in F-Major, Op. 5. Performed by Tatiana Shebanova, 1849 Érard piano.

Collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington (now in the White House).

Thoughts of A Neurotic Stranger

I know that not every painting is in this style, but a fascination in horror, weirdness and fantasy was on of the main characteristics in romantisicm's art.

Graszka Paulska http://grazapp.deviantart.com

//Unit 10: Art timelines// Earlier last week, we were given a talk on art movements on the art timeline, including Neoclassical, Romanticism, Realism, Pre-Raphaelites, Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. I found this particularly interesting as I was able to see how art has changed and been influenced and how it influences art created today. One piece that I particularly liked was a painting of severed limbs by Theodore Gericault from the Romanticism movement as I found that it was particularly interesting to see something so gory painted in such a ‘traditional’ way, and found that this realistic factor made it particularly creepy and eerie, which is unique. Another piece that I liked was “The Slave Ship” by Turner, also from the Romanticism movement. I found that the deceptive quality was incredibly interesting, as the bright colours seem positive and full of life, though it is actually a sunset, symbolising the death of the slaves in the foreground that we tend to miss upon first sight; I like how there’s so much more going on in the piece than we initially realise.

The Salutation of Beatrice by Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1859