So today I was roaming around the internets and I found an artist I was completely blown away by. His name is Caspar David Friedrich and when I first saw this painting, I was truly blown away. The idea of being on top of the world. I really have only felt that once before on top of a mountain in New Mexico. You feel like you are let go, that nothing matters. Thats what this painting reminded me at first. I'm still curious about where it was based off of, because it seems like the background wouldn't be part of a sea. Maybe it is simply the background of some mountains. I especially appreciate how the painting has two parts, the man, and nature. The man is triumphant. He has reached a high point in his life. However, the nature that accompanies him is beautiful. Its what everyone strives for. Something that accompanies your life whilst being triumphant or successful.
Other artists I plan to look at are J.M.W. Turner and John Constable.
If you really like the painting and want to give an interpretation, critique, OR would like to suggest to me a certain artist to look at, feel free!
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Your reactions to the painting express many of the ideals of the movement of Romanticism which occurred around the late 1700-through 1800s. Paintings of this era, unlike the periods of Classicism and Neoclassicism, emphasized the personal view, the imaginative/visionary, and appreciation for the beauty of nature. Other artists you can consider if you especially like this style are Henry Fuseli (The Nightmare), Théodore Géricault (Raft of the Medusa), Francisco de Goya (Third of May, 1808), or especially Eugéne Delacroix (Liberty Leading the People)
(I was scrolling through the blogs and did Romantiscism for my presentation today, so I thought i'd pass the info on)
This is from Spencer's DP if you haven't already seen it:
http://staff.hightechhigh.org/~spforsich/ismschart.htm
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