William Turner Essay
Joseph Mallord William Turner was an English artist who lived in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Turner is known for creating art that is sometimes indistinct. Turner became known as “the painter of light.” Joseph Mallord William Turner was born on April 23, 1775, to Mary Marshall and William Gay Turner, a barber and wig maker. He also had a younger sister, Helen Turner. Turner had to overcome family issues, concerning mental illness, growing up. First his sister died in 1786, at an early age. Mary Turner became increasingly mentally unstable partly due to this. His mother also passed away in 1804 after being committed to a mental asylum. Because of all the family tragedy, he was sent away to live with his uncle, Mary’s brother. Turner
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Turner actually saw this scene first hand and painted several watercolor sketches. This scene depicts a crowd watching on from across a body of water. There is bridge that appears to have been connected to the building and is now burning or it could just be the illumination of the bridge by the fire. This goes back to some of Turner’s paintings being characterized as indistinct. While This one part of the painting is unclear to me the rest is very beautiful. He creates a realistic depiction of the fire. The way it swirls upwards, the way embers fall back to the ground. The smoke from the fire creates a gorgeous purple and blue sky. The purple is pale, almost grey but still distinctly purple. The blue in the top right hand corner reminds me of the aqua blue Crayola crayon, my personal favorite. It is obvious that Turner’s original love for architecture never went away by looking at this work. The bridge is not fully detailed, but it is well done none the less. Nothing in The Burning of the Houses of Parliament is majorly detailed. This could be because the message isn’t in the details, but in the colors used. He uses bright yellows and oranges and dark browns and reds. He uses vivid and deep colors to portray the intense emotions he feels towards this scene. It could have a much deeper meaning to him than anyone might ever
Turner actually saw this scene first hand and painted several watercolor sketches. This scene depicts a crowd watching on from across a body of water. There is bridge that appears to have been connected to the building and is now burning or it could just be the illumination of the bridge by the fire. This goes back to some of Turner’s paintings being characterized as indistinct. While This one part of the painting is unclear to me the rest is very beautiful. He creates a realistic depiction of the fire. The way it swirls upwards, the way embers fall back to the ground. The smoke from the fire creates a gorgeous purple and blue sky. The purple is pale, almost grey but still distinctly purple. The blue in the top right hand corner reminds me of the aqua blue Crayola crayon, my personal favorite. It is obvious that Turner’s original love for architecture never went away by looking at this work. The bridge is not fully detailed, but it is well done none the less. Nothing in The Burning of the Houses of Parliament is majorly detailed. This could be because the message isn’t in the details, but in the colors used. He uses bright yellows and oranges and dark browns and reds. He uses vivid and deep colors to portray the intense emotions he feels towards this scene. It could have a much deeper meaning to him than anyone might ever