John Martin
dal 16/7/2006 al 30/9/2006
Segnalato da
16/7/2006
John Martin
Museo de Bellas Artes, Bilbao
Prints and Drawings from the Campbell Collection. One of the most outstanding romanticist artists and one of the foremost exponents of the aesthetics of the sublime, which seeks to arouse the viewer’s emotions through the representation of the supernatural and the unbridled power of nature.
Prints and Drawings from the Campbell Collection
We present the first monograph in our country dedicated to the English
painter and engraver, John Martin (Haydon Bridge, Northumberland,
1789-Douglas, Isle of Man, 1854), one of the most outstanding romanticist
artists and one of the foremost exponents of the aesthetics of the
sublime, which seeks to arouse the viewer’s emotions through the
representation of the supernatural and the unbridled power of nature.
He
succeeded in capturing this concept in his painting and especially in his
engravings of great complexity as far as composition, thanks to his
command of the mezzotint technique, with intense black as its base makes
the whites of the shapes and objects stand out with very precise touches
of light.
Museo de Bellas Artes
Plaza del Museo 2 - Bilbao