In order to start creating new ideas, every artist draws upon the past geniuses that have set the basis for many other artists that come after them. In this article, we will discuss the contemporary artists that are of great importance and influence when it comes to creating landscape art prints in Australia.
Edmund Burke
Burke’s take on the sublime notion largely influenced other artists. He pondered on the thought that the sublime originates from a place where darkness and obscurity dwell and he was fond of the sentiment of terror. Burke’s philosophy poses a number of questions for the period of the nineteenth century. He expresses ideas that do not connect thoroughly with the innate meaning of sublime and therefore he imposes himself as contradictory and largely criticized artist who still manages to largely influence other artist to think outside the box, stray towards new horizons and raise the bar that limits them. His biggest influence is mostly noticeable in popular culture, illustration and theatrical entertainment much more than it is in the world of fine art.
Turner
When it comes to the second half of the century and the notion of the sublime in landscape art prints, no discussion can be carried out without the mentioning of Turner. His symbolism represents the immense tension that is created between the verbal and the visual and the deliberate avoidance of complete precision. It seems like Turner paints with one purpose in mind – to inspire others while still remaining quite modest in his expression, especially when compared to painters that draw upon dramatic and bombastic expression such as James Ward and Francis Danby.
William Dyce
William Dyce’s painting named Pegwell Bay, Kent, represents, as critics refer to it, a radical straying away from the traditional approaches and exploring new ways of artistic expression, merging time and space in an indefinite encounter.
William Holman
Symbolic representation and Holman go together like a knife and a spoon, as he took Dyce’s platform and raised it to a higher level of expression. His famous painting Our English Coasts is considered highly ambiguous since at first glance it seems like the beholder is simply seeing a wonderfully painted landscape, with vivid colors and a dozen of sheep laying around, peacefully grazing the grass or resting, when in fact he is representing a symbol of negligence because the sheep are left unguarded on a curved and rocky hill.
