Comments on: The rise of Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich

By: Resa

Resa — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 02:52:08 +0000

Brilliant work, in spite of a certain starkness…. or perhaps because of it.
That starkness is somewhat apocalyptic.
I do think his work is more relevant than ever, for reasons noted by Hamburger Kunsthalle.
Also, I have a feeling his work will become nostalgic in the future as mankind reaches into the past and sees the warnings his landscapes unwittingly (possibly) presented.

By: brilliantviewpoint

brilliantviewpoint — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 03:08:22 +0000

In reply to J Walters. Oh, I can’t take credit for those words. The fellow in the video said it, but I felt it was true and I repeated it while I was looking at that painting of the man staring out into the view. If I didn’t know, I would think he was in Scotland.

By: J Walters

J Walters — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 02:58:16 +0000

In reply to brilliantviewpoint. Loneliness and empowerment, true. Thanks for your comments.

By: brilliantviewpoint

brilliantviewpoint — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 02:46:26 +0000

Thank you for sharing the video, very interesting. Such beautiful art. He had a sad childhood, two sisters and a brother passed away. So true, the first painting does give a sense of loneliness and empowerment! The beauty of that painting is that we DO feel like we are standing there with the person in the portrait looking at the view. Amazing, really.