Natives On The Ouse River By John Glover Summary
Vastly exposed within the serene and uninhibited landscape immediately expresses peace and freedom. “Natives on the Ouse River” by John Glover effectively conveys emotions and attitudes of society of Van Diemen’s Land 1838. Simplistic lifestyle of the native people intertwined via bright tranquil colours creates a soothing open invitation to a calming and relaxed atmosphere. Salience of the two aboriginal people convey a sense of familiarity with the living world accentuated through the smooth directional flow of the sky and landscape. John Glover effectively conveys a rich and illuminating environment through his traditional luminous style to ultimately create a fervent atmosphere also vivid throughout his other paintings (See Fig 2).
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Through the cool naturalistic colours and soothing texture of the landscape, we immediately feel included within the proceedings. The trees, sky and lake are all richly detailed as the organic shaping creates a smooth flowing movement of the natural world. Ultimately, in his later years of painting Glover not only concentrated on landscape formulation but evidently demonstrated greater passion for the elements within his paintings, “...it turned him from a purely landscape painter to a painter of the figure in the landscape” (Betty Churcher, 2008). The large scaling of the image is further perceived by the distant mountains sloping across the horizon corresponding to the movement of the clear white clouds, ultimately establishing a serene yet powerful landscape demonstrating the earthy colour and smooth texture of the …show more content…
During the time of the 1800's, Aboriginal people faced hardship as dispossession of the land and connection with their kinship spirituality was suddenly stripped away. Historical Australian landscape was focused in his works as his wished to capture the traditional way of living before it was destroyed. Due to realistic detailing and smooth texture, vector lines are quite vivid allowing the audience to gracefully reflect the entire illustration and observe the ideal perception of the Australian outback during this time
Through the cool naturalistic colours and soothing texture of the landscape, we immediately feel included within the proceedings. The trees, sky and lake are all richly detailed as the organic shaping creates a smooth flowing movement of the natural world. Ultimately, in his later years of painting Glover not only concentrated on landscape formulation but evidently demonstrated greater passion for the elements within his paintings, “...it turned him from a purely landscape painter to a painter of the figure in the landscape” (Betty Churcher, 2008). The large scaling of the image is further perceived by the distant mountains sloping across the horizon corresponding to the movement of the clear white clouds, ultimately establishing a serene yet powerful landscape demonstrating the earthy colour and smooth texture of the …show more content…
During the time of the 1800's, Aboriginal people faced hardship as dispossession of the land and connection with their kinship spirituality was suddenly stripped away. Historical Australian landscape was focused in his works as his wished to capture the traditional way of living before it was destroyed. Due to realistic detailing and smooth texture, vector lines are quite vivid allowing the audience to gracefully reflect the entire illustration and observe the ideal perception of the Australian outback during this time