The British Landscape 1920-1950

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The dominant style was revised in the early 19th century to include more " gardenesque" [32] features, including shrubberies with gravelled walks, tree plantations to satisfy botanical curiosity, and, most notably, the return of flowers, in skirts of sweeping planted beds. This is the version of the landscape garden most imitated in Europe in the 19th century. The outer areas of the "home park" of English country houses retain their naturalistic shaping. English gardening since the 1840s has been on a more restricted scale, closer and more allied to the residence. The group welcomes participation from artists, academics, curators, learning and engagement specialists who seek innovative approaches to the study of historic and contemporary landscape art. Through online seminars, informal chats, gallery tours and workshops, the group raises questions that are transferable to the study of British landscape art in general and shine new perspectives on current issues. She has a style that is as close as you could get to a textbook landscape photographer. She can split up a frame and keep the viewer engaged for a long time. Kuitert, Wybe, Japanese Robes, Sharawadgi, and the landscape discourse of Sir William Temple and Constantijn Huygens Garden History, 41, 2: (2013) p.172

But in these photographs, you see the world void of color and context. This gives the images a timeless feel. Stunning pools, sensational bedrooms and total tranquillity: Inside the luxurious vineyard hotel in Portugal that'll leave you on cloud wine... There is a wide range of styles when you look at landscape photography. As you will see from this list, composition is the most important factor while on location. This is then closely followed by how you handle the light. Trey Ratcliff is a famous photographer based in America who has been almost everywhere. With so many social media followers, it is no surprise that many people see him as influential.Inspired by the romanticism of Richard Wilson, the evolution of JMW Turner’s work is evocative of the early stages of contemporary landscape art. The appropriate style of garden buildings was Gothic rather than Neoclassical, and exotic planting was more likely to be evergreen conifers rather than flowering plants, replacing "the charm of bright, pleasant scenery in favour of the dark and rugged, gloomy and dramatic". [21] A leading example of the style was Studley Royal in North Yorkshire, which had the great advantage, at what was known as "The Surprise View", of suddenly revealing a distant view from above of the impressive ruins of Fountains Abbey. [22] Stourhead, in Wiltshire (1741–80), created by banker Henry Hoare, was one of the first 'picturesque' gardens, inspired to resemble the paintings of Claude Lorrain. Hoare had travelled to Italy on the Grand Tour and had returned with a painting by Claude Lorrain. Hoare dammed a stream on his estate, created a lake, and surrounded the lake with landscapes and architectural constructions representing the different steps of the journey of Aeneas in the Aeneid by Virgil. [12] The great age of the English garden [ edit ] Capability Brown [ edit ] Lancelot "Capability" Brown But the coveted title of Landscape Photographer of the Year 2023 goes to Mik Dogherty for his evocative picture of the aftermath of a heath fire in the New Forest National Park. Awards Founder Charlie Waite praises the 'sheer striking beauty' of the photo which he says 'transports us to a place of transcendent emotional experience'. Detail from Thomas Gainsborough's Romantic Landscape, c1783. Photograph: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd/Royal Academy of Arts, London

The landscape and infrastructure make the country particularly suitable for walkers, ramblers and hikers, allowing them to enjoy the countryside up close. For hikers and mountaineers the heights of the peaks seem unimposing - after all the highest mountain, Ben Nevis, rises only to 1,345 meters - yet the mixed montane landscape, combined with the British climate, provides ample opportunities for a challenge amid dramatic scenery. Ben Nevis is the highest peak in the British Isles History Misrach is a modern legend in landscape photography. His use of color is what sets him apart from others.a b Stepanova, Jekaterina (2010). Kraushaar, Frank (ed.). Eastwards: Western views on East Asian culture. Bern: Peter Lang. pp.155–156. ISBN 978-3-0343-0040-7. Norfolk uses landscapes to talk about issues that have transcended different eras. This is done by using the timeless nature of landscape photography and putting it into context. Even though farmland now dominates the British landscape, and although many farmland species are in serious decline, this habitat is not devoid of wildlife. In fact, depending on local farming practices some species thrive here. A lot of his photography depends on the viewer’s contextual knowledge. Whatever is outside of the frame is almost as important as what is in it. This style of landscape photography is essential. It shows a reflection of another place and time. A new exhibition which has at its heart surprisingly a reproduction of his work Slave ship. The original was said to be too fragile for the journey from Boston. The exhibition opened last month and runs from the 28th of Oct to the 7th of March 2021 at Tate Britain.

The youngest photographer on this list is 24-year-old Jake Guzman. He has become established in a short amount of time due to his unique style. Then, the landscape of Britain was raw, where it had been scraped and scoured by glacial ice, and its habitats were limited resembling the cold tundra of northern Scandinavia today. As Europe's climate steadily warmed and became wetter, and as ice sheets retreated and thawed, so more diverse habitats developed and the sea level surrounding the islands began to rise. The low lying landscape around the margins of the proto-British Isles was incrementally submerged by steadily rising sea water until, that is, a marine catastrophe occurred in Scandinavia. That event caused devastating flooding further south, such that during the Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age), around 8,000 years ago, the channels that now separate the main islands were formed and became established and an island nation was forged. The changes in the British landscape since then have been wrought by climate, nature and humankind. Patience in riverside habitats may be rewarded with a sighting of a Water Vole, a River Otter, or perhaps even a European Beaver (once exterminated from Britain, these large aquatic rodents have been returned to British waterways in recent years). In many parts of the country footpaths and trails follow stream and riversides making for peaceful walking opportunities close to nature. Badgers at dusk Woodland There are over 500 known artworks of John Nash, many of which depict the landscapes he encountered. These landscapes ranged from China in his “China Clay Country” painting to the British countryside in his painting titled “Cornfield.” As an artist with no formal training and not many influences to speak of, John Nash depicts landscapes through an untainted lens. His signature style, which sees him painting landscapes in the evening is indicative of his time as a war artist.Phillip Slotte is another young landscape photographer. He is based in Sweden and his work has been featured in National Geographic and many others. Slotte presents you with dramatic landscapes that lean toward the darker side. As a decorated artist with membership in the Royal Academy and an honorary doctorate from Napier University, Rae’s abstract depiction of landscapes and an in-depth understanding of colour is always evident in her work. The underlying thread of all of her work is her unique artistic expression. This artistic expression is on perfect display in all her work, regardless of whether she’s painting an arctic landscape or a landscape closer to home Barbara Rae RA at the Royal Academy In the 1730s, William Kent and James Gibbs were appointed to work with Bridgeman, who died in 1738. Kent remade the lake in a more natural shape, and created a new kind of garden, which took visitors on a tour of picturesque landscapes. It eventually included a Palladian bridge (1738); a Temple of Venus (1731) in the form of a Palladian villa; a Temple of Ancient Virtues (1737), with statues of famous Greeks and Romans; a Temple of British Worthies (1734–1735), with statues of British heroes; and a Temple of Modern Virtues, which was deliberately left in ruins, which contained a headless statue of Robert Walpole, Cobham's political rival. [11] The English garden usually included a lake, sweeps of gently rolling lawns set against groves of trees, and recreations of classical temples, Gothic ruins, bridges, and other picturesque architecture, designed to recreate an idyllic pastoral landscape. The work of Lancelot "Capability" Brown was particularly influential. By the end of the 18th century the English garden was being imitated by the French landscape garden, and as far away as St. Petersburg, Russia, in Pavlovsk, the gardens of the future Emperor Paul. It also had a major influence on the forms of public parks and gardens which appeared around the world in the 19th century. [5] The English landscape garden was usually centred on the English country house, and many examples in the United Kingdom are popular visitor attractions today.