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Edlefelt: A Child's Funeral, 1879, Finland -isolated but regular moment in peasant's life -seems there is no end (or beginning) to journey -modeled after baptism, changed some details to make it a funeral
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Edlefelt: Old Women of Ruokolahti on the Church Hill, 1887, Finland -Finnish subject is significant, struggle for Finnish independence -ethnographic image, historic past that unifies Finland -little deep space so viewers focus on women
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Eugen: The Cloud, 1895, Sweden -had idea in mind first and then sought examples in nature -cloud form was first going to be a sun -path shows longing for something beyond reality -emotional response from setting, line, and form
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Eugen: The Forest, 1892, Sweden -stylized, simplified --> trees are 2-D, almost abstracted -connection between trees and people of Sweden, geographical determinism -fir tree has national symbolism for Sweden -radically cropped
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Eugen: The Old Castle, 1893, Sweden -painted in frustrated response to bad reception of The Water Sprite, supposed to evoke as bad of reception by critics -testament to lonliness, anxiety -as a prince, Eugen never felt fully accepted by artist community --> castle isoated
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Fjaestad: Running Water, 1906, Sweden -Winter scene shows uniqueness of Swedish climate/landscape -otherwise boring subj. enlivened by water movement -in keeping with Art Nouveau thought: nature promotes healthful living, unification of art --> elevate Decorative art to fine art status -influenced by Monet's water lilies
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Fjaestad: Running Water Tapestry, 1906, Sweden -flat decorative nature of painting lended itself well to tapestry -seductive like the water sprite -weaving by sisters -mysticism
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Fjaestad: Winter Moonlight, 1895, Sweden -utter calm and quiet -pontalist technique provides decorative unity, cavas almost shimmers -simple, partial view of tree -importance of outdoors to health as well as Swedish identity
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Gallen-Kallela: Boy with Crow, 1884, Finland -blurred background, highly detailed foreground -quite similar to Bastien-Lepage's "Pauvre Fauvette" -muted yellow tonality
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Gallen-Kallela: Demasquee, 1888, Finland -brazen, confident, bold model (e.g. cigarette considered risque for women) -Bohemian lifestyle shown (Japanese fan, Buddha, skull)
-Finnish rug in background -guitar = musical seduction, lily = purity, innocence
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Gallen-Kallela: Lemminkainen's Mother, 1897, Finland -story from Kalevala tells of human search for secrets of death, know the unknowable
-surrounded by symbols of death (skulls, red moss, black river)
-personal statement of a mother's love -black outline similar to his work with stained glass
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Gallen-Kallela: Symposium, 1894, Finland -commardarie of Finnish artists (artist, musicians, composer) trying spark Finnish art renaissance -captures drunken stupor, humor suggested at how serious they take themselves (?) -moon and stars in the background, winged apparition
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Jansson: Dawn over Riddarfjarden, 1899, Sweden -view painted from studio window --> view on high -undulating curve of shore and lights -distinguish btwn. water/sky, water/land through use of different stroke techniques (vs. Strindberg unity) -cityscape popular subject for Jansson -"Blue" painting
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Jansson: Hornsgatan at Night, 1901, Sweden -low vantage point (unique for Jansson, not from studio window) -rhythmic strokes -left side closed off by unlit bldgs. --> loneliness -town full of people but still isolated -U-turn of lights traps viewer in painting
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Jansson: The Outskirts of the City, 1899, Sweden -commenting on the new working class housing -movement towards creation of suburbs/slum areas -field shows positive response to the housing project, thought to benefit cause of the worker
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Jarnfelt: Lefranc Wine Merchant, Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, 1888, Finland -study of light effects, entire scene is backlit -common naturalist subject -shows isolation of living in modern world -anchored by marble table and centered by stairs
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Jarnefelt: The Wage Slaves (Burning The Forrest Clearing), 1893, Finland -socially conscious commentary -rural poverty that caused immigration to cities and other countries -girl's gaze suggests it is a life of continuous hopeless work and numbing degredation
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Schjerfbeck: Self-Portrait with Palette, 1937-45, Finland -painted a lot of selfies in her old age (readily available subject) -mask-like simple face
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Schjerfbeck: The Convalescent, 1888, Finland -not unusual subject but specical personal significance, autobiographical (? possibly) -nearly blooming plant is obviously symbolic -realist/naturalistic style
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Schjerfbeck: The Seamstress, 1905, Finland -seated female domestic moment -scissors by chair only hint to occupation -no obvious political statement -angular lines and faceted planes (face) -reduced to absolute essentials
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Strindberg: Night of Jealousy, 1893, Sweden -no formal training --> frees him to experiment with technique -in response to unfaithfulness of his lover (though he was already in a relationship) -palette knife scratches echo the random energy of nature -pigment on canvas is emotionally laden
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Strindberg: White Maritime Signal, 1892, Sweden -going through divorce at the time (depressed) -typical Romantic subj. matter = hope from storm -expressionistic but not abstract, at least minimally linked to nature -tactile sense from how paint applied and pushed around (palette knife, fingers, rag) -discovery of unconscious, function of soul vs. function of will
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Eugen: Still Water, 1901, Sweden -Simple and stylized, symmetrical -Calm, breathless, serene mood - Landscape linked with Nationalism, Swedish landscape in contrast with ruggedNorwegian landscape
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Gallen-Kallela: Waterfall at Mantykoski, 1892-4, Finland -highly decorative [colors, frame (not pictured)] -originally with figures but replaced with 5 strings -strings represent music, symbolism -Japanese influence (e.g. vertical orientation) -decorated frame shows attempt to extend art to all mediums
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OMFG!!!!!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! IT'S...
M.J. YEMMS!!!!!!!! |
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