turner, rain steam and speed Flashcards
year
1844
title
‘rain steam and speed; the great western railway’
subject matter
dominant bridge- maidenhead viaduct crossing over thames on newly laid railway line to bristol and Exeter
second bridge- taylors road bridge made of stone
hare on tracks
a skiff is on the river far beneath
a ploghman turns furrow in distance
maidenhead viaduct crossing over thames on newly laid railway line to bristol and Exeter
name of second bridge
second bridge- taylors road bridge made of stone
whats this about
contrast between man and nature (mans dominance over nature and industrialisation)
formal analysis
-train diagnal recession from foreground to vanishing point
-foreshortening of viaduct shows speed
-dark colour of viaduct stands outr against the natural scene
spots of red show transparency of train
atmosphere obscures everything and only thing with real clarity is the black iron of the chimney making focal point
train
dark colour stands out of natural scenery
transparency shows glow of engine (heart of strength emphasises strength of humanity)
focal point is chimney as everything else is blurred (mans dominance)
contrasts boat showing the evolvement of man
clear form lost after bridge
diagonal slaw shows power
effect of contrast of boat
shows evolvement of man
how can we see power of man
boat vs train
train focal point
we can see the glow of its heart of strength
contrasts stone bidge
diagonal slash and vanishing point
contrast to pastoral scene
how is the sublime shown
sublime of man not nature
uses idea of sublime
links reactions of fear of trains in 19th century industrialisation
1840s
period of railway mania
inspiration
rode this exact train and stuck head out of window of storm and was captivated by the sensation and the amazing creation of mankind
techniques
scraffitto
scumbling
thick impasto
virtuso swirls
‘dirty dabs of putty’
thick paint applied with pallette knife
