Friday, December 28, 2012

Painting the Invisible




Giuseppe de Nittis, The Sea during a Tempest, 1877.
Attilio Pratella, Fisher boats on the sea by Capri.
Giovanni Fattori, Storm.
Pietro Fragiacomo, Nocturne.

These Italian marines first struck me as slightly boring in their simplicity, but the more I looked at them, or into them, the more evocative they became.
The main subject of the composition seems to be just a boat or a bush, but the real subject of each painting is something less concrete: the power of a storm, the stillness of a shallow bay, the marine wind on a deserted beach, or the soothing wonder of moonlight on water.
These invisible inner qualities make a painting great.
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6 comments:

  1. Katherine KeanDecember 28, 2012 at 11:57 PM

    Yes! Well said and shown.

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  2. Seip Fine ArtDecember 29, 2012 at 3:31 AM

    Love that, 'Painting the Invisible', (that's my secret wish as a painter) and so true with the pieces you selected! As always, lovely post and thank you!!

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  3. UnknownJanuary 12, 2013 at 9:33 AM

    Hi Seip,

    I am agree to with you, wonderful Landscape Oil Paintings, its look like really naturally!!!

    Thanks

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  4. jeronimusJanuary 14, 2013 at 9:34 PM

    Thanks for commenting folks. All the best for 2013.

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  5. XóchitlJune 7, 2013 at 9:36 PM

    Muchas Gracias, estaba buscando pinturas del Mar y tu sitio es mejor incluso que el tiene la BBC ;)
    Gracias y saludos !!

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  6. jeronimusJune 8, 2013 at 12:00 AM

    Gracias Xochitl.

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