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The art of romanticism evolved during 1800’s. The art focuses on different human emotions, natural environment, a person’s experience, differences among people, traditional way of life and on the unique talent that every artist possess. The art of romanticism is present in literary works, poetry, performing arts, and music.
During the period of romanticism, poetic creations were focused on nature’s attractiveness and individual experiences in a locality. One illustration is the “Song of Myself”, a poem created by Walt Whitman. In this poem, he compared nature with person like things and other beings. One of the lines is crafted this way, “My tongue every atom of my blood, and form from this soil, this air.” What Whitman wrote was based on his own individual experience but it speaks about no particular person. This kind of art shows feelings not only through the written words but also through the imagination that the reader has at the time that one reads the poem.
Paintings during the romanticism period show liberty in social and artistic laws. The capacity of colors and lines were maximized to give the painting creation a unique and emotional theme. One painting that portrays a true to life story is the “Execution of the Citizens of Madrid”. The portrait showed how Madrid forces opposed the army of Napoleon who were invading their country. Upon scrutinizing the portrait it is not difficult to pinpoint the details that the painter wants to emphasize. It is clear that a man wearing a white shirt was about to be killed. Dark red, orange, and black colors were also used to show the negative and heavy feelings that the individuals felt during that period. Geometric figures were also utilized to enhance the image shown in the painting. Through color blending and figure organization, the romanticism painters were able to showcase emotions and events in their art creations.
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