Emotion And A Spiritual Message In Cathedral Rock By Albert Bierstadt
Romantic landscapes are to provoke emotion and send a spiritual message to the viewer; a prime example of an artist who does this is Albert Bierstadt. He used Yosemite as a major inspiration for his artwork. The way he uses his techniques and subject to projects powerful emotions and a spiritual message into the viewer.
The techniques Albert Bierstadt uses to project emotion and a spiritual message are large varieties of color and lighting. The technique of a large variety of color helps Bierstadt express emotion he wants to convey to the viewer. For example, in Bierstadt’s Cathedral Rock he uses neutral colors, such as, dark grey and the white for the base of the mountains and the snow covering lower valley. This gives a feeling of despondent
The techniques Albert Bierstadt uses to project emotion and a spiritual message are large varieties of color and lighting. The technique of a large variety of color helps Bierstadt express emotion he wants to convey to the viewer. For example, in Bierstadt’s Cathedral Rock he uses neutral colors, such as, dark grey and the white for the base of the mountains and the snow covering lower valley. This gives a feeling of despondent