tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post3607030542468277254..comments2023-09-07T10:40:00.762+01:00Comments on Stranger Worlds: Art Tuesday: Eric Ravilious // Beauty and TragedyEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-71299414284040741122015-07-23T21:26:27.440+01:002015-07-23T21:26:27.440+01:00I knoooww! It's Welsh. I love it so much.
You...I knoooww! It's Welsh. I love it so much.<br /><br />You should read some Keats. Bright Star is one of the poems I studied for Higher English:<br /><br />Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art--<br />Not in lone splendour, hung aloft the night,<br />And watching, with eternal lids apart,<br />Like nature's patient, sleepless Eremite<br />The moving waters at their priestlike task<br />Of pure ablution round earth's human shores,<br />Nor gazing on the new soft-fallen mask<br />Of snow upon the mountains and the moors--<br /><br />No-- yet, still steadfast, still unchangeable,<br />Pillow'd upon my fair love's ripening breast,<br />To feel for ever its soft fall and swell,<br />Awake for ever in a sweet unrest,<br />Still, still to hear her tender-taken breath,<br />And so live ever, or else swoon to death.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-64714521456965146142015-07-22T23:30:42.366+01:002015-07-22T23:30:42.366+01:00Hiraeth. That word! I think I must keep it and tre...Hiraeth. That word! I think I must keep it and treasure it forever. <br /><br />Ah! I love what you say about the waters. Also, I've never read Keats. But I'm thinking I need to get into poetry more. I like it, but it's not normally a first choice for me. Yes! Just like in Genesis 1!a.n.g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03667996517318905980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-90841271933817982822015-07-21T21:53:47.057+01:002015-07-21T21:53:47.057+01:00His style is immensely gorgeous, I agree! His use ...His style is immensely gorgeous, I agree! His use of colour is perfect, and yes, his composition is genius! In every single one of these paintings he uses composition to draw your eye right in, so even though the colours are muted the paintings are never flat or boring! <br /><br />November 5th is amazing. I love how even though it's night, the lights are so bright to create such an otherworldly, eerie sense.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-70367759188344320832015-07-21T21:51:25.096+01:002015-07-21T21:51:25.096+01:00I hadn't either, but I've been really move...I hadn't either, but I've been really moved by his story and the exhibition! The watercolour is stunning. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting, Lauren! :)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-62208129175833401122015-07-21T21:50:00.953+01:002015-07-21T21:50:00.953+01:00I think so too! Those paintings would've taken...I think so too! Those paintings would've taken him hours, but they still paid him to sit there, slowly shading the sky, whilst the guns thundered in the distance, because they realised it was important. It is very, very cool.<br /><br />They are absolutely beautiful! And yes, that one is stunning! You can just SEE that it's windy!<br /><br />The lighting of The Waterwheel is incredible; the way it hits the river. I love the beauty in the desolation. And yeah, I get that. The fact that those sorts of caravans don't exist anymore apart from in museums is really sad. There's a word for that ... I'll find it ...<br />[interval of time]<br />"'hiraeth' -- a homesickness for a home to which you cannot return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for the lost places of your past."<br /><br />Peaceful but not at the same time - exactly! The fiery ship is almost like a star or a comet, as if Ravilious is giving natural beauty to war; ironic and unsettling. And yes, that about the waves makes perfect sense. Reminds me of Keats: "The moving waters at their priestlike task / Of pure ablution round earth's human shores." Humanity may be transient, but the sea remains, always ebbing and flowing, wiping away traces of humanity. The sea is eternal; it's like Genesis 1: "the earth was without form or void, and darkness covered the face of the deep." Before the universe was created, "the deep" existed!! It's mindblowing!<br /><br />Thanks! (Not that it's me who's caused the beauty. I just collected it.)Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-228402916781792152015-07-21T20:53:11.397+01:002015-07-21T20:53:11.397+01:00Totally. I love the details, too; they give the pa...Totally. I love the details, too; they give the paintings so much texture.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057480293595295502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-43278585759725886262015-07-21T07:54:44.415+01:002015-07-21T07:54:44.415+01:00Oh goodness, I absolutely adore this. I must admit...Oh goodness, I absolutely adore this. I must admit I'd never heard of Eric Ravilious, but his style is utterly beautiful - I'm in love with his use of muted colours and bold composition to convey such a distinct feeling. I think my favourite would have to be "November 5th", though - look at those meticulously chosen yellows for just enough contrast! <3topaz wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03266048278124376231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-74046080299738311622015-07-17T06:29:54.939+01:002015-07-17T06:29:54.939+01:00I've never heard of this artist - he has such ...I've never heard of this artist - he has such an interesting story! The use of watercolors in all of these pictures is so amazing. The wartime ones are my favorites, but I also like the landscapes and all of the little details present in each. Great post!Lauren Stoolfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777860030600932061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-38772391277527839632015-07-15T17:12:06.525+01:002015-07-15T17:12:06.525+01:00I love this! And I think it's really neat how ...I love this! And I think it's really neat how the government used to employ artist to capture the war. They knew it was an important time and that it needed to be noted and they hired painters. <br /><br />I love Ravilious' skies! They are everything a sky ought to be. <br /><br />I adore The River Thames at Hammersmith! I saw the trees and was internally flailing. Those trees! Wow. I love trees.<br /><br />Also, The Waterwheel. The lighting is so beautiful. If you look at the trees and the general landscape, normally it'd seem like a desolate looking place. But with that lighting, it's something wondrous and lovely. I also like Caravans. I'm not sure why. There's just something small town and travelish about it. That kind of nostalgia you get from days you've never actually lived in, I guess. <br /><br />HMS Royal Ark in Action. Again the lighting here. And the water. The lighting makes the waves so distinct in the dark of the night. It's strange, because it's peaceful and yet not at the same time. Like the battle in the back is going on, but the waves just continue with the norm of life. The water has seen these sorts of days before and its just a part of life for it. The battle hasn't disturbed the natural cycle of the world from the water's standpoint. I'm not sure if that makes sense. . .<br /><br />This is a beautiful post!a.n.g.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03667996517318905980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-797055056494841024.post-84813378762474571812015-07-14T17:02:19.577+01:002015-07-14T17:02:19.577+01:00His work is amazing. I especially love his use of ...His work is amazing. I especially love his use of color and his details.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14733746700112236548noreply@blogger.com