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DAY 255 | A PICTURE’S WORTH 1000 200 WORDS |
Rain, Steam, and Speed
JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER, C. 1844
Some artists are particularly gifted at evoking a mood or a powerful impression with their paintings. Joseph Mallord William Turner was one of the best. A survey of Turner’s works reveals a breathtaking array of vast skies, tumultuous fires and storms, and the overshadowing presence of nature.
Many artists of Turner’s time were repulsed by the noise, pollution, and unnatural feel of the Industrial Age; they were distraught with its machinery and its encroachment on the natural world. Turner hints at this controversy with Rain, Steam, ...
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