Realisim
A painting by John William Water house The soul of the rose
This painting is one of the most well known ones made by John William Waterhouse ,it has great use of colour and great detail in it .the artist uses a warm pallet to bring out the great detail in the womens face .In this particular painting he chooses a side view to paint her.He uses free brush strokes and rough ones but still keeps them to a minimum to bring out all the detail .He also uses cool colours for great contrast.'He gives great detail to the figure and the rose,but then on the back doesn't give it much importance'.
This falls under the theme of movment because of the fabric and the rose
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As you can see in an other piece by Waterhouse the amazing use of colour and intricate details is phenomenal.They all have the feel that there is movment but still have a certiane stilleness .It some how seems like time has frozen and a piece of it was taken .Yet the more you look at it the more you see what the artist was seening and you can understant what he saw when he was painting it .Although it feels like a moment from time you can still see the motions and movments in the pieces for example in the piece above when you look at it ,it seems that there are jiest a few figures and nice palat but the deeper you look the moree you see for example how the wind is making the leaves move and kind of dancing and going with the wind .You see the figures move and even how there clothese lay the symbolise movment.There is even some drapery in the back or maybe a curtian that is beenig blown back by the wind.
In this painting there also is movment in the lake ,how the leaves lay and almost sway ,the motion of the boat and even how the lantern seems just about to fall .Now although we have all this there is still a strong sens of stillness ,peace almost and serenity ,because of how the artist paints the figure almost as if she is taking in all her surrontings .This piece for me simbolises that moment when you get away from all the hussle and bussl and take that deep breath of releaf and her surronding will help her think .That is were I get that symbolic sens of stilness .
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