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St.
John in the Wilderness.
Thomas Cole,
Oil
on canvas, 1827.
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Art communicates the reliance and
isolation humans have with nature. The natural world is an art theme
that is shaped by environment. The natural world have been the
subject of art for thousands of years since the first ancient cave
painting. Art exhibits humans spiritual and physical needs through
nature.
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Cumberland
Mountains. T.C. Steele
Oil
on canvas, 1899
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Landscape paintings is used to
express spiritual beliefs. American landscape artist Thomas Cole's
St. John in the Wilderness captures
the relationship of nature and religious. Unlike other religious
paintings, Thomas Cole focused on the landscape more than the
religious figures. To Cole the landscape was a religious experience.
American artists had national pride because of America's beautiful
landscapes were created by God 1.
Landscape paintings reminds the viewer where they came from. T.C.
Steele's painting Cumberland Mountains portrays
America's national pride: hardworking people with the beautiful
mountain background.In contrast with Cole's St.
John in the Wilderness, Steele's
Cumberland
Mountains depicts
the physical reliance humans have with nature.
Artists have painted how isolated humans are with nature.
Landscape paintings can take us to a place we have never been before.
Nature paintings can also make the viewer believe the painting is in
a place that humans have left untouched. Claude Monet's The
Undergrowth in the Forest of Saint-Germain
conveys to the viewer he or she is isolated from the rest of the
world; that no human has ever visited this mysterious place.
The
natural world is a theme of art that explores the connection human
has with nature whether it be
physical
or spiritual. Landscapes can make the viewer feel isolated. Art
communicates relationship humans have with the natural world.
1“The
Natural World,” Annenberg Learner video, 26:45, 2009,
http://learner.org/courses/globalart/theme/10/
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The Undergrowth in the Forest of
Saint-Germain. Claude Monet
Oil on canvas, 1882.
Bibliography
“The
Natural World.” Annenberg Learner
video, 26:45. 2009. http://learner.org/courses/
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