One of the artists i find to be really cool in chapter three is Wang Jian. In his painting titled white clouds over Xiao and Xiang, there are a lot of mountains and houses on the mountains; however, the entire place has clouds isolating them. I've always been a fan of Asian paintings. What i like about this one is that the picture comes off as someone heavenly to me. The coolest part is that the village is on the mountain but it's so high up on the mountain that they are above the clouds. It gives me this feeling that if i were there it'd be like our own world. If i had a bunch of my friends and we all just lived in a place like that then there'd hardly be anything wrong. it'd be our perfect little world hehe. the view would be to die for. It gives off a mysterious feeling and the feeling of being at peace. Landscape paintings make me feel relaxed and the style of this painting just makes me feel a bit adventurous. It makes me feel content. I've always felt a strong connection with landscape paintings versus almost any other paintings. However, I don't like all landscape paintings.
The other artist i wanted to talk about is Thomas Cole. His painting titled "The Oxbow" is one landscape painting that i'm not so sure i enjoy. I mean, i do love the view being painted. However, i don't like the ominous clouds nor do i like some of the darker gray/black tones on the left side of the painting. It's like looking at a painting that would've been perfect had it not been for someone spilling spaghetti on it. I don't mean to be hating on the artist, but i just am not a fan of the way the painting looks to me. I have no sense of adventure when i look at it, which is one of the feelings i love feeling when i look at a landscape painting. The landscape paintings i love make me feel like im actually there traveling, being free, enjoying the view, and just breathing it in taking in the view and how perfect and content i feel with my life. On the other hand, when i look at this picture i feel like i'm only on a journey to escape from the darkest of evils. I don't want to travel under those conditions nor do i wanna feel chased. If i find a view like that, i want to be able to experience it because i, as a free spirit, was just exploring and happened to stumble across the beauty of this view. The painting makes me feel like i just left a war to find refuge or get help. Landscapes paintings, to me, should have a sense of freedom and adventure.
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