Description
In the work "Landscape of Sussex" by Eric Ravilious, the undulating hills of the southeast of England are deployed through a watercolor style, managing to capture the serene and pastoral essence of the landscape that fascinated it so much. Eric Ravilious, an outstanding watercolorist and recorder, was known for his ability to encapsulate the harmony and atmosphere of British landscapes, and this work is no exception.
If we meticulously "Sussex landscape", we notice a deeply balanced composition. The paint is divided into several horizontal stripes that create a sense of depth and amplitude. In the foreground, plowed fields are appreciated that extend until they find a dense line of vegetation, crowned by soft hills that draw the horizon. This use of horizontal stripes not only visually organizes the work, but also generates a calm and contemplative rhythm, typical of rural landscapes in southern England.
The chromatism of the piece is equally remarkable. Ravilus uses a palette of terrible and green colors, which confer an organic authenticity to the landscape. The pale green and soft brown are intertwined by creating a natural and accessible tapestry, while the darkest tones in trees and hedges add depth and contrast with the clarity of the sky, which is shown serene and without clouds, providing a uniformly diffuse lighting .
An intriguing aspect of the work is the remarkable absence of human figures. This could be interpreted as a deliberate decision by Ravilious to focus attention solely on the relationship between nature and light, stripping the landscape of any human distracting element. The lack of characters in painting could tell us a lot about the intention of the artist: an invitation to admire the purity of the natural environment, to observe the geometric shapes and the repetitive patterns of the fields without the intervention of man.
Eric Ravilious's style is clearly reflected in this work. Its characteristic delineation attached to subtle variations in colored tones, capture an almost graphic quality in the landscape, a reminiscence to their previous works as an illustrator and recorder. Each line and each drawn shadow is a testimony of its control master of the half watercolor, and at the same time a reflection of its appreciation for the details and textures of the English rural environment.
In the English tradition of landscaping, Ravilus enrolls with a particular vocation to capture the underlying beauty in the daily life of the field. Like J.M.W. Turner or John Constable before him, Ravilus has the ability to observe and replicate the serenity of the landscape, providing him with a new life and a contemporary interpretation through his peculiar color and shape management.
"Sussex landscape" is more than a simple representation of the English countryside; It is a silent celebration of the small details, a work that encourages the spectator to stop and please in the simple but deep beauty of the world that surrounds us, as Eric Ravilus himself did in his day.
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