Natural Landscape :: Poetry, Painting

The Industrial Revolution raised concerns about the natural landscape when broad social and economic changes also generated increasing pollution across England. most the same time, ideas of naturalism (from French Philosophical writings) swept across Europe. They persuaded people to go back to records simple ways. Enlightenment theories of Reason disseminated ideas of nature as teacher and guide. However, landscape painting in England was unimportant at that time, compared to Portraiture or History Painting (Gardner 2009, pp 793). A passion for landscape artwork was advanced by the developments in road and rail infrastructure due to rapid industrialization. New thoughts on the Subjective associations of landscape painting with spirituality, Morals and school of thought were inspired by amorous poetry. 19th century Poetry epitomized sublime forces and mystical kinship with nature (Gardner 2009, pp 793). Landscape painting soon emerged, becoming a medium for a full range of consc ious and subconscious emotions it entered the realm of sublime and symbolic expressionThe Industrial Revolution which began in the middle of the seventeenth century brought vast social and economic change to the demographic landscape of Great Britain. This phenomenon later spread to the U.S. and Europe, affecting similar changes to (their) social and economic conditions (Wyatt 2009). The incline landscape was the scene of rapid physical transformation. Spinning mills loomed where once there was an unspoiled country side. The swift expansion of steel and mining industries rancid night into day. Days were turned into smog filled panoramas of gloom. An increase in wealth also brought with it physical problems caused by pollution and unhealthy working conditions. gauge 1 is a representation of an Industrial landscape at night. The strange glow of a coal furnace is contrasted against the natural light of the moon. The picture embraces an honest depicting of present conditions. Its dys topian context is symbolized by the contrast between a man-made industrial hell and natural landscape. The genre of landscape painting in England during the 18th century was not given as much brilliance as portrait painting or historical illustration. This hierarchy of genres (Langdon 2007) lost importance during the industrial revolution when people began to relate to the subjective impressions found in landscape painting.The subjective association of landscape with emotional meaning evolved when new sensibility to the world of nature inspired poets and writers. The pure force of natures metaphor compounded with poetic and prosaic imagery. One of Wordsworths first Romantic poems regrets the loss of mans spiritual union with nature.