Thematic Connections/Formal Contrasts

Thematic Connections/Formal Contrasts  Name Institution Date of Submission Thematic Connections/Formal Contrasts  Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 1 John Singleton Copley, The Death of Major Peirson, 6 January 1781, 1783 Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 2 Henry de Groux, 1886 Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 3 Paul Nash, Battle of Germany, 1944 The subject matter for these arts is war. These works are all inspired by the conflict between groups of people. John Singleton Copley’s realistic painting depicts what happened in 1981 in the Island of Jersey where the British troops were defending the Island against French invasion. The art shows more aggression and nature of what wars are like. The soldiers are all armed and ready to protect their land. The outcome of the war is also shown with people dying and women and children fleeing from the war zones. The battle is so fierce. There is a sense of patriotism that is depicted in the art with British flags flying high. The artwork was taken two years after the battle was fought. The artist uses the technique to capture a moment in history. The art brings out sorrow at the same time loyalty of soldiers to their course. The soldiers show the honor in defending one's boundary. The artwork also brings back memories of colonialism. Henry de Groux’s naturalistic abstraction art illustrates groups of people gathered around a train that is ready to depart to take the soldiers into war. The artwork shows love and compassion demonstrated to soldiers by family members as they bid their beloved farewell. The art is a depiction of a calmness experienced during the war. Family members embrace their sons going to war. The artist uses figurative sculpture in this piece to bring live the account of the First World War from a Belgian perspective. The artwork was done somewhere around 1914-1918 based on Henry's eye witness account of the war. The art brings out the feeling of nostalgia as troops leave home. A mixture of sadness and joy is shown in the work as soldiers feel a sense of pride to represent their country and at the same time, they are living behind their family members to an unknown fate. The impact of world wars is what springs into mind as families are left behind by soldiers. Paul Nash’s non-objective abstraction art shows an ...