TURNER AND CONSTABLE
DIFFERENCES
Instead, Constable represented objects that Turner rarely painted
Constable is more quieter and more homely
Turner was stronger in both wings (oil and watercolour)
Turner tending towards the dramatic
ASPECTS IN COMMON
both turned their backs on traditional portraits in favour of landscapes
they wanted to show nature in the face of the encroaching industrial revolution
CONSTABLE
Constable made some sketches during summers he spent in Hampstead
he could observe and drop down clouds and atmospheric effects
parochial vision
he was focused on the details of rural life
Instead, Turner works tend towards expressionism
he use the colors and the light to describe the emotional tone of his images
old rotten planks and willows
slimy posts and brickwork
his lifelike depictions of the East-Anglian countryside are more conservative
TURNER
his first painting that he exhibited was at the sea
For Turner, the sea could be a site for a classical dramas
he captures perfectly the various mood of the ocean
he was considered more radical than this rival
he also represented the collisions between nature and technology
he was also addicted to
in essence, he wanted to reflect the great social, political and industrial changes of the time
shipwrecks
painting storms
high drama
