Luminism Flashcards
Niagara by Church
Salient features = sublime - horizon, location (perspective)
rainbow - the waters reflection (idealization)
Different colors - the waters mist & captures different textures
Context = student of Cole
-Wanted to capture natures beauty = landscape symbolically
-Removes man
-Captures history (EXPERIENCES)
-ATMOSPHERIC & SKEPTICAL
Fun fact = was influenced by Coles “Niagara falls painting” & was a student of Cole
Heart of the Andes by Church
Salient features = Birds & waterfall
-Cross = moralizing landscape
-Nature = is untouched
Context = student of Cole
-Wanted to capture natures beauty = landscape symbolically
-Removes man
-Captures history (EXPERIENCES)
-ATMOSPHERIC & SKEPTICAL
Fun fact
-Was inspired by Alexander Vanhumbled (science & art)
-Imperial observation
Cotopaxi by Church
Salient features = Volcano, it’s erupting symbolizing America bursting
-Sublime
-Smoke, symbolizes ashes of cannon
-Sun = hope
Context = student of Cole
-Wanted to capture natures beauty = landscape symbolically
-Removes man
-Captures history (civil war) (EXPERIENCES)
-ATMOSPHERIC & SKEPTICAL
Fun fact = a student of cole
Known to have the “finest eye of the world”
Who was Church
-Student of Cole
-Captures beauty of nature
-Landscape symbolically & history
-Natural and artificial
-Trying to create a septic Al & atmosphere
Emigrants Crossing the Plains by Bierstadt
Salient features = Son, hope for a better day
-Animals and natives, the Oregon trail moving west
-Tree fallen down & bones on ground, a hard difficult journey
Context = Manifest destiny
-Moving out west
-Picturesque & overdramatizes painting
-Color captures emotional scene
Fun fact = was German
The Rocky Mountains, Landers Peak by Bierstadt
Salient features = landscape & waterfall, represents a spiritual resource
-Natives living in harmony
-Sublime of mountains (one day this will all be developed)
Context = Manifest destiny
-Moving out west
-Picturesque & overdramatizes painting
-Color captures emotional scene
Fun fact = was German
Donner Lake from the summit (Bierstadt)
Salient features = son, hope for the people that were trapped
-Sublime
-Railroad, man dominating over nature
Context = Manifest destiny
-Moving out west
-Picturesque & overdramatizes painting
-Color captures emotional scene
Fun fact = was German
-People we’re trapped in the woods from a snow storm
Who is Bierstadt
-Captures manifest destiny = epic landscape/over the top from God
-Materialism
-Unique, picturesque west land
-Color = emotional scene
Who is Moran
-Yellowstone guy
-Advocate for preserving nature (RESERVING)
-Uses water colors
-Captures EXPERIENCE
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone by Moran
Salient features = people, represents the scale & detail
-Vibrant Colors, idealize landscape
-Sublime, the horizon & how big it is
Context = Captures life experiences
-Presents this portrait to congress wants to preserve it as a national park
Fun fact = was a city guy
-Used water colors
Who is Homer
-Transitionary (Romantic & Realism)
-Captures American subject matter = realism
-Childhood = romanticism
Mount Washington by Homer
Salient features = people & horses, experiences(man is dominant)
-Dull colors, captures the realism moment in time (he’s not romanticizing the background)
-THEY ARE ZOOMED IN = BRUSH STROKES = CANDID MOMENT
Context:
-captures realism = AMERICAN CIVAL WAR (accurate moment) (transition in time)
-captures romanticism = emotional/nostalgia childhood moments
-photography was a little controversy in this time period (impacts the art world)
Fun fact:
-He captured moments based on what they truly were
-Proves that photography isn’t the only art piece that can capture true time
The Herring Net by Homer
Salient featuers = Sublime, storm & waves
-Triangle, for visual stability
-Man, dominating nature
Context:
-captures realism = AMERICAN CIVAL WAR (accurate moment) (transition in time) ITS THEIR EVERYDAY JOB
-captures romanticism = emotional/nostalgia childhood moments
-photography was a little controversy in this time period (impacts the art world)
Fun fact:
-He captured moments based on what they truly were
-Proves that photography isn’t the only art piece that can capture true time
Life Line by Homer
Salient features = people, damsel in distress
-Zip-line, new technology being enforced (man vs. nature)
-Sublime, bodies of water
Context:
-captures realism = AMERICAN CIVAL WAR (accurate moment) (transition in time)
-captures romanticism = emotional/nostalgia childhood moments
-photography was a little controversy in this time period (impacts the art world)
Fun fact:
-He captured moments based on what they truly were
-Proves that photography isn’t the only art piece that can capture true time
Sharpshooter by Homer
Salient features = man vs man (man dominates nature)
-The gun, locks in with person about to kill (new tech)
Context:
-captures realism = AMERICAN CIVAL WAR (accurate moment) (transition in time)
-captures romanticism = emotional/nostalgia childhood moments
-photography was a little controversy in this time period (impacts the art world)
Fun fact:
-He captured moments based on what they truly were
-Proves that photography isn’t the only art piece that can capture true time
Home Sweet Home by Homer
Salient features = men vs men
-The band
-nature is now a battle field and man is not in harmony
Context:
-captures realism = AMERICAN CIVAL WAR (accurate moment) (transition in time)
-captures romanticism = emotional/nostalgia childhood moments
-photography was a little controversy in this time period (impacts the art world)
Fun fact:
-He captured moments based on what they truly were
-Proves that photography isn’t the only art piece that can capture true time
Veteran in a Field by Homer
Salient features = man, is unanimous, war is over so cropping field
-Tool = ALLEGORY with death
-The crops are a promise for a fruit fall future
Context:
-captures realism = AMERICAN CIVAL WAR (accurate moment) (transition in time)
-captures romanticism = emotional/nostalgia childhood moments
-photography was a little controversy in this time period (impacts the art world)
Fun fact:
-He captured moments based on what they truly were
-Proves that photography isn’t the only art piece that can capture true time
The Gulf Stream by Homer
Salient featuers = Man, the slave has accepted his fate
-Sublime with bodies of water, sharks, and tornado
-Small ship in back, hope!! For society
Context:
-captures realism = AMERICAN CIVAL WAR (accurate moment) (transition in time)
-captures romanticism = emotional/nostalgia childhood moments
-photography was a little controversy in this time period (impacts the art world)
Fun fact:
-He captured moments based on what they truly were
-Proves that photography isn’t the only art piece that can capture true time
Snap the Whip by Homer
Salient feature = Kids, hope for societies future (optimism) WORK AS A TEAM! If you fall down you get back up!
-Red barn, School & recess symbolizing nostalgia (this is the realism)
-Picturesque = beautiful perfect moment to capture childhood
Context:
-captures realism = AMERICAN CIVAL WAR (accurate moment) (transition in time)
-captures romanticism = emotional/nostalgia childhood moments
-photography was a little controversy in this time period (impacts the art world)
Fun fact:
-He captured moments based on what they truly were
-Proves that photography isn’t the only art piece that can capture true time
Mourning on the Hudson by Gifford
Salient features = Sublime, horizon
-Nature, is meditation
-Colors, captures the atmosphere & spiritual (quite landscape)
Context = small signs of man
-This is the time when the Civil War was occurring
Fun fact = luminism is second generation that consists of bodies of water & light
York Harder by Heade
Approaching Thunder Storm by Heade
Dawn by Heade
Brace’s Rock by Lane
