22 .03.2013 - 01.07.2013
http://www.leopoldmuseum.org
From 1800 landscape painting experienced an impressive heyday. Within
this genre, artists paid increasing attention to the motif of clouds.
These strange, elusive formations consisting of water, air and light
appear as conveyors of different emotions and messages. Bushy clouds in a
sunny sky contribute significantly to the positive atmosphere of a
landscape and seem to be an almost indispensible feature in idyllic
depictions of nature. A sky traversed by dark rain and thunder clouds,
on the other hand, is perceived as threatening, while a band of clouds
bathed in the glow of the red evening light sets a melancholy mood.
Bizarre cloud formations, in turn, can be interpreted as enigmatic
signs, as mysterious messages and warnings of imminent danger. A sense
of foreboding is also conveyed by masses of clouds that appear out of
control, occasioned either by natural disasters or by man as a result of
technical intervention, such as exhaust fumes and atomic explosions.
The exhibition seeks to shed light on these different aspects of cloud depictions with a great variety of select examples of European and American painting and photography from 1800 to today. The presentation features works by Caspar David Friedrich, William Turner, Gustave Courbet, Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch, Emil Nolde, René Magritte, Salvador Dali.
http://www.leopoldmuseum.org
The exhibition seeks to shed light on these different aspects of cloud depictions with a great variety of select examples of European and American painting and photography from 1800 to today. The presentation features works by Caspar David Friedrich, William Turner, Gustave Courbet, Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch, Emil Nolde, René Magritte, Salvador Dali.