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Vilhelm Hammershoi ranks among the pre-eminent Scandinavian artists from the turn of the twentieth century. At once traditional and avant-garde - maintaining a self-conscious dialogue with the artistic traditions of his homeland while being thoroughly conversant with contemporary European trends
- Hammershoi helped redefine modernism, both in terms of its aesthetic quality and geographic range.
He was first and foremost a painter of interiors - of hushed, near-deserted spaces populated by a solitary, seemingly spellbound figure. Contemplative and hauntingly still, these scenes comprise the majority of his oeuvre and are the works for which the artist is best known.
Landscapes, however, also played a central role in Hammershoi's art. This sheet is a magnificent example of the artist's unique approach to the genre, where strangeness and silence prevail, and space and line defy all expectations. The work is a precise preparatory study for the central
portion of a large-scale painting. . . .Hammershoi worked meticulously on
each individual tree, deftly defining the structure of the trunk and crown, establishing its precise position in relation to the road and imbuing it with a particular personality.
While "Group of Trees" depicts a deserted-looking thoroughfare flanked by trees, the Royal Road was in actual fact one of Copenhagen's busiest arterial roads. Unlike his Nordic contemporaries Hammershoi eschewed Romantic notions of pure nature untouched by civilization and instead transformed populated areas into desolate, barren landscapes seemingly abandoned by humanity. A sense of alienation and disquiet pervades his work.
Despite the low horizon and resulting high sky in this drawing, there seems to be a total absence of air or atmosphere - an emptiness all around. The grouping of trees, suspended in time, is a microcosm of the world, their seriality suggesting infinite expansion. And yet there is a claustrophobic quality to the scene.
Equally unconventional in "Group of Trees" is the distance between the scene and the beholder: no one has ever perceived and painted a Danish landscape that way before. The road is no longer as it traditionally was: a route into the internal space of the picture, a powerful source of connection. Here it runs parallel to the sheet - there is no way in. For Hammershoi, the work of art no longer served to mediate between humans and nature, but rather emphasized the distance between them.
-- notes from the catalogue "Gathered Leaves" --
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Learning russian one phrase at a time.
Soon I will learn this fantastic language seriously! Until then I expect there will be silly animals saying random things... learn something new every day:)
Re-edited. My art has not been going in the right direction. Yes, I like pretty things, but I sort of feel like I want to change things around, the simplicity in my art being in the style rather than the subject. Trying something new, messing around more, writing, thinking more. I've sort of gone off making anything because I would rather make/show nothing than something I am not happy with, but I have to start somewhere so that I can arrive at the point where I am happy with what I am doing.
Original painting by Audrey Kawasaki here.
I started this a few months ago, finally finished it tonight. I wanted to draw something, so I decided to copy one of Audrey's works. I used coloured pencils, the final result ain't too bad, aside from some propotion problems, colours, and expressions of the girls.
I love Audrey's works!
1 Studio light from the left with softbox 60x60 & YN600EX RT as akicker from the right. Triggered wireless
Explore #439
A paid commission.
A dad asked me to do a pencil portrait of his son.
Quote from father “Looks fantastic. You’re a really talented artist.” And son “I think the picture is amazing.”
I am open to doing more pencil portrait commissions. Please DM me if you are interested.
Shared with permission of the dad.
Charcoal and pencil on paper about 22" x 15".
For more on this one, you could have a look at my blog: davewhatt.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/oh-look-another-smudge...
The Octagon Drawing Room. An exercise in opulence!
Three portrait format images stitched together to try and capture the scale of the room and I still couldn't get it all in !