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Constable was criticised at the time for painting scenes that were too close to nature! |
Turner was fascinated by the effects of nature and often painted scenes with turbulent, swirling clouds. His paintings are seen as almost early abstracts - he concentrates more on the eddies of light and colour than he is on the landscape itself.
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The constantly changing nature of waves and water have been an inspiration for artists such as van Gogh, who tried to capture the movement and energy he saw at the beach.
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Richard Long goes for long walks all around the world, in fields, deserts and along rivers. Sometimes he makes lines and circles by walking repeatedly up and down. Other times he collects stones and other natural materials and brings tham back to galleries to make rectangular and circular shapes on the floor or on the walls. |
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Renoir and his fellow Impressionists, Monet, Caillebotte, Manet and Bazille loved to paint outdoors. They tried to capture the essence of the scenes in front of them by examining the play of light across the landscape.
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Chris Drury creates structures in the landscape using natural materials - cloud chambers, vortices and cairns from willow, stone and bark. |
be natural!
The outside world is a great source for artists - landscapes, cloudscapes, seascapes, townscapes... basically any views or elements of the world can be a starting point for art + design.
Also check out more examples from the built environment.
