“Wanderer Above the Sea Fog” caught my eye. It was painted
in 1818 by Caspar David Friedrich. There is a man standing on a rock formation
holding a cane in his right hand. He looks away from the viewer and gazes into
the landscape. There is a thick fog at his feet, and out past the fog you can
see the ocean at the horizon and past the ocean there several mountains that
fade into the clouds. The ocean is tilted inwards with the Wanderer as their
center. This really draws the eye toward the center of the painting. This
painting really gives the viewer a sense of awe. The landscape that the
Wanderer is experiencing is jaw dropping. As the Wanderer stares into the
murky, dense fog it is seen as a metaphor to the unknown future. Something that
the people partaking in revolutions could easily relate to.
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I love the idea of the dense fog being a metaphor for the unknown future like in the revolution. Also, I think that this painting reflects Romanticism because the painting is showing mother nature and there isn't a city with buildings. Romanticist is against the industrial revolution and sought to remove themselves from living in the city near materialist things. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteGood job Ryan, and yes i agree with Melanie that i think how the fog being a metaphor for the unseen future, dealing with the revolutions the people can relate. This really shows the Romanic Era and the ideals of it. I also like how he drew the man looking at the vast fog in almost a worried way.
ReplyDeleteGood choice Ryan. I think that this painting represents all aspects of Romanticism such as the love of nature (the figure standing in the wilderness), exoticism (the new and strange landscape) and the supernatural (the otherworldly fog).
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