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  kathleenmaher

  11 months ago

  That exhibit fascinated me. Turner is so unlike the artists I grew up with, visiting The Art Institute of Chicago as if it were a lonely relative--all those interminable Monet haystacks!
  An English friend accompanied us on this adventure and he was distressed that two of Turner's most famous paintings were not included. He viewed the show with a keen awareness of the artist's significance among England's great painters. Since his loyalties seemed set, I resisted asking about the many digs at the man's horrible ambition--can one aspire to serious art casually?
  Nor did I wonder out loud about the complaint that Turner was uncouth. I resisted mentioning Van Gogh's rude eccentricities and said nothing about , those notorious Renaissance masters, who robbed graves to learn anatomy. Of course, they weren't English.
  My favorites paintings were the close-up boats and water by the shore, although all his work with light on water bouncing through the air and from the sky amazed and stayed with me. Like you I liked his later paintings and, as usual, felt admiration for an artist who kept working until the very end of his life.
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  tomwatson

  11 months ago

  Yeah, the ambition complaint seems strange to an American ear, even in the halls of the Met - you're right Kathleen. I loved those late paintings, though I confess to lingering over the period details of the big military scenes. It was a form of journalism.
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  Johny

  7 months ago

  Many belive that represented a form of journalism, but the guy didnt meant for that, as many critics explained. Digg into it and you will find more
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  Tery Spataro

  10 months ago

  As a young artist I studied Turner’s techniques. He was the master of composing using the spiral as well as using colors that were out of the ordinary for the time. It’s been some time since I’ve seen his work. I went to the Turner exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and realized it is more than a feast for the eyes it’s a sensory experience. If you close your eyes can hear the storm, smell and taste the salty air and be engulfed by the coolness of the waves. You are truly there in the middle of the drama that he creates to give us an idea of what was going on at that point in history.
  
  Tom as you talk about the coal fed ships I exactly which Turner you are describing. You can almost sense the crewmen gagging as the smoke fills the ship and smell the coal as it burns.
  
  As I walked through the crowded exhibit I noticed sound of the visitors in each room would change. With Turner’s large dramatic epic ocean scene in which you could hear the spray of the water and angry storm above though uncertain which was storm and sea I could also hear a lot of discussion among the viewers. I moved though his more “serene” works the room was almost still expect for the shuffle of viewers feet across the floor.
  
  I wondered did Turner inspire music or were classical musicians of the time inspired by Tunner?
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  inflatable boat

  2 months ago

  this is indeed a beautiful painting no doubt about it this person really have the guts,, what a gifted hands not many people can do paintings i mean beautiful paintings like this
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  BOAT STORAGE

  1 month ago

  this painting is indeed an art,, boats are really significant ever since but imagine the boat in the past and the boat nowadays at he past time the boats are use to be so big because it is the only way of transportation people can use..but nowadays there are different kinds and designs of boat
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  chiropractic business

  1 month ago

  He may be uncouth and not in the best of health but the range of his talent is unbelievable. That's why a lot of people look upon him highly.
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  Loan Modification leads

  1 month ago

  With Turner's talent, he'll be one of the most successful artist.. He'll be a rich person for paintings are loved by people that they buy too much just to display it in their homes. Paintings is really a good investment, so keep it up turner.
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  boston moving help

  3 weeks ago

  That painting is so wonderful. We just moved into a new house and I want to buy paintings for our living room,
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  SLR Camera

  3 weeks ago

  That was a excellent painting....The Art Institute of Chicago as if it were a lonely relative--all those interminable Monet haystacks!That is so great.....
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