'Wanderer in the mists' (1818) Caspar David Friedrich
'Untitled #2" (2002) Richard Misrach
'Untitled # 394-03' (2003) Richard MisrachRichard Misrach's photography reflects the concept of the Sublime, from the Enlightenment. Research Misrach's work by reading about his intentions, and also by looking at the work. Then answer the following questions：
1. What and when was the Enlightenment?
The Enlightenment is generally described as taking place during the 18th century and is centred in
2. Define the concept of the Sublime.
“Sublime” defined in 1756 by the British statesman and political theorist Edmund Burke. His believed the life of feeling and spirit depended on a harmony within the large order of the universe.
3. How did the concept of the Sublime come out of the Enlightenment thought?
The sublime was the ultimate experience of divinity, a mixture of awe, fear, and enlightenment produced by the contemplation of powerful, terrifying nature.
4. Discuss the subject matter, and aesthetic (look) of Misrach's work to identify the Sublime in his work. Add some more images of his work.
Battleground Point #8 (1999) Richard Misrach
Battleground Point #3 (1999) Richard Misrach
All three photos have people in them with nature in the background. The first photo shows a man, with large mountains in front of him. He is obviously up high, because of the clouds below him. The second and third photos show a person at the beach. I feel amazed when I see these two photos, because they must have been taken from up high, because the person can just be seen.
Pyramid Lake (at night), (2004) Richard Misrach
Battleground Point #8 (1999) Richard Misrach
Battleground Point #3 (1999) Richard Misrach
All three photos have people in them with nature in the background. The first photo shows a man, with large mountains in front of him. He is obviously up high, because of the clouds below him. The second and third photos show a person at the beach. I feel amazed when I see these two photos, because they must have been taken from up high, because the person can just be seen.
5. Identify some other artists or designers that work with ideas around the Sublime, from the Enlightenment era as well as contemporary artists.
Virginia Mak and John Martin.
Virginia Mak and John Martin.
6. How does Misrach's photography make you feel? Does it appeal to your imagination?
I feel great when I look at Misrach’s photos because it makes me look at life from a different perspective and realize that I shouldn’t worry about small problems, because they aren’t really important. Yes, these photos appeal to my imagination because I realize the world is such a big place and me as an individual can only achieve a certain amount.
I feel great when I look at Misrach’s photos because it makes me look at life from a different perspective and realize that I shouldn’t worry about small problems, because they aren’t really important. Yes, these photos appeal to my imagination because I realize the world is such a big place and me as an individual can only achieve a certain amount.
7. Add a Sublime image of your choice to your blog, which can be Art or just a Sublime photograph.
Hidden Nature 10 , Virginia Mak
The Assuaging of the Waters (1840) John Martin
Reference:
Extract from: Hamilton, P.. (1992). The Enlightenment and the birth of social science, in Hall,S. & Gieben B. (eds.), Formantions of Modernity. Cambridge
I think that what you have said in your first few questions in perfectly right. The Enlightenment was a huge reason as to why and how art is viewed in the western world to this date, as well as the the place Christianity had in society being somewhat demeaned forever more.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said in the first answer. The enlightenment had a dramatic effect on how modern art made and viewed today.
ReplyDeleteI love what you said for answer 3) how it was the ultimate experience of divinity, a mixture of awe, fear, and that is divined as a powerful and terrifying nature.
She is right about the this photo might make people not to think about any problem but what I have in my thought is their might be some kind of terrible behind this image.
ReplyDeleteI think your answers are right and easy to understand about what is Enlightenment and sublime. I agree this ideas “realize that I shouldn’t worry about small problems, because they aren’t really important. Yes, these photos appeal to my imagination because I realize the world is such a big place and me as an individual can only achieve a certain amount.”
ReplyDeleteHowever my opinion of view has little bit different feeling, the photographer took with really small people with great nature, because of those photos showing the nature is huge and strong, and people are really really small thing and really weak. That’s why this photos are strongly sublime art work.
First your blog is very bright and cheerful to look at I like your display picture. Your definitions of the Enlightenment and the Sublime were well worded though I found it a little hard to understand how you believed the sublime eventuated out of enlightenment thought.I enjoyed your description of the Sublime as being about feeling in harmony with nature as this concept is challenging to much of our day to day lives in western culture.Your honest recount of your experience of the work is great to hear. I can tell you were really amazed by the works. Your comment on how Misrach's works give you a sense of perspective is insightful.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Just aesthetic experience, it makes the main shock, even with some degree of fear and pain. Compared with other aesthetic category, lofty and tragic close, have huge emotional ups and downs.I like the great photo.They are typical of the sublime.Magnificent performance in personality and moral behavior, nature of things in shape and form the work of art form and style.The feeling is very good.
ReplyDeleteI really like the picture you researched for question 4. And also I agree with you about your answer. It's right that all his works about the landscape have people and the nature is the background. And the sublime is just cross the photo to show the power of the nature. It is comfortable to watch his work, it's beautiful.
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