7/6/2023 0 Comments Picturesque and sublime![]() I really enjoyed Prices article and certain points in Burke’s. “the character of the picturesque prevails over that of the beautiful” I think is great. Also the way Price discussed Vanbrugh’s painter-like effects and his use of the principles of painting that are noticeable in his architecture. That to become picturesque the building will go through natural occurrences with the it’s scenery and mother nature. I also really enjoyed the idea that a building does not start out picturesque. When something is beautiful it is new and when something becomes picturesque it is worn down and injured. I really liked how Price described the difference between something that is picturesque and something that is beautiful. Price’s article on the picturesque in relation to beauty and how they play in scenery. The way that he used physiologically through art to understand what humans consider beautiful and why. The way that most people’s eyes can see if a building is out of proportion and then will know what is the cause of that imbalance is very interesting. The most intriguing part of the article to me was his section on Magnitude in Building. I found Burke’s article on the sublime to be interesting. Price and Burke both want a mastery of the visual experience and I agree that artists are always trying to create this feeling and perception through an artificial infinite of the sublime. Because of this interest in detail of the magnificence, Price states this “would very essentially contribute to the rich effect of the whole,” which directly relates to what Burke thinks should be included in an experience of the sublime. I believe that Price would agree with Burke because when he is describing the picturesque qualities of architecture, he makes sure to mention that these have a strong impression on the mind because they give off a sense of magnificence. One point in particular that I agree with is that in order to have a sense of the sublime, there must be a strong impression on the mind that will bring about a balance of pain and pleasure I agree with his argument that it is difficult to produce “the strongest emotion which the mind is capable of feeling,” but artists are always trying to reach that goal in order to create the illusion to the spectator that there is a sense of sublime in the art as a whole they are looking at. I enjoyed reading what Burke thought of the sublime from an artistic and philosophical perspective. I always think new buildings are not as fascinating as the old ones. I strongly agree with him that buildings get a character with ages, which cause the strong attraction. But I like the idea of picturesque in the second paragraph. I don’t really understand how his three paragraphs are connected. How Blenheim gives a unity of various element and treat architecture with scenery is a good example of decline of classic British theory. I enjoy reading the first paragraph of Price where he talks about Blenheim’s work and described them as “most painter-like”. he made a good transition from philosophy to architecture in his essay. I appreciate his idea that pain and danger is a source of sublime. After all, I think all he’s talking about is how infinity, magnitude and light contribute to sublime and how these principles are applied to architecture. ![]() ![]() Often landowners (which Constable was) were basically just picking the MP for their borough for Parliament, and people working their lands had no say whatsoever.Burke divides his essay into chapters with title which does help to make his idea clear, but I think some of them overlap with each other. In some parts all men could vote, but in others only land owners. There was some variability within Britain. He was criticized for his humble subject matter, and one critic described one of his paintings as "a nasty green thing." Constable did appear to have sympathy for the poor as seen in his painting Dedham Vale, but latter in life he would say the Reform Act of 1832 was giving the reigns of government over to "the rabble and dregs of the people, and the devil's agents on earth." The Reform Act of 1832 was a bill that expanded voting rights. Most of his career was spent painting his family lands in the Stour Valley, although he was not well liked by the London Academy. Constable comes to my mind for picturesque. Farm animals were often underfed, but these paintings typically do not show that. It is also an idealized classist view, farm life was difficult in the 19th century.
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