I spend a lot of my time visiting art galleries, which is why I have come to the
following conclusion:-
That the classification of art can sometimes prevent us from really understanding
just what the artist is or was doing.
I’d like to illustrate this observation by looking at the work of two artists.
Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne ( 1839–1906 ) has traditionally been thought of as an Impressionist
painter,
yet in many ways he was more than that.
Just look at these painting:-
L’Estaque
1883–1885
The Bay of Marseilles, view from L’Estaque
1885
Still Life, Drapery, Pitcher, and Fruit Bowl
1893–1894
&
The watercolour
Mill at the River
1900–1906
If you look these works closely enough you will realise that they are more cubist
than impressionist in nature.
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh ( 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890 ) is always referred to as being a
post-Impressionist painter.
What are less commented upon are his drawings.
For example:-
Cypresses (Les Cyprès), 1889
or
Starry Night, after the painting, 1889
Now just start looking at his paintings such as:-
The Starry Night, June 1889
Wheatfield with Crows, 1890
and
Cypresses, 1889
What will then become very obvious to you is that many of his paintings were no
more and no less than drawings in colour.
Understand that,
and start to look at the rest of his works with a fresh eye.
These observations about looking afresh at works of art can also be applied to political thought.
Just you think about it.