The paper analyzes the formation and development of the image of the railway in European and North American painting. The use of a combination of art and cultural methods, the use of extensive empirical material allowed drawing conclusions about the peculiarities of the interpretation of this image in the works of artists of the XIX-XX centuries. The artistic image of the railway began to form already in the 1830s, i.e. since the inception of the railway. During the XIX century. European and American artists created a large number of landscapes in which the railway was harmoniously included in the surrounding natural space, not contradicting, but complementing it. However, almost at the same time, another line appeared – the image of the railway as opposed to the natural landscape and the usual human life. In the painting of modernism, the image of the railway is filled with mystical, religious meanings, it becomes an independent space, different from the real one. The theme of the relationship between the railway and man is also reflected in the paintings of a number of authors. Numerous images of stations, railway platforms, carriages show how society gradually mastered the railway space, adapting to this type of transport. The train itself was also of interest to painters. This technical object is undoubtedly aesthetically beautiful, effective, which the artists convey in their works, demonstrating admiration for the great invention of mankind.
Interpretation of the Image of the Railway in the Painting in Europe and North America
Lect. Notes in Networks, Syst.
International Scientific Siberian Transport Forum ; 2021 May 11, 2021 - May 14, 2021
International Scientific Siberian Transport Forum TransSiberia - 2021 ; Chapter : 25 ; 223-231
2022-03-18
9 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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