Peter Doig at Tate Britainhttp://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
Luke suggested that I go to see Peter Doig at Tate Britain after having our tutorial. He thought I will like it. So I did.
I do like the kind of dramatic atmosphere in his painting of the landscape. I like his heavily worked surface, and his use of colors of which sometimes nostalgic, sometimes romantic, and sometimes mysterious. I found myself easily get immersed in the vast dream-like scene of the wilderness.
I admit I am always easily pleased with the visual quality of an artwork.
To go further, I found the theme of his paintings quite interesting. Rather than applying the found objects directly on the canvas, like many of the post-modern artists did, the images from postcards, newspaper, photos often serve as his source of inspiration, or being translated to become part of his painting. So one can find that his content is close to surrealistic, yet set in a impressionistic way of painting - A bizarre combination! I quite like it, and I think it justifies his atmospheric style of painting.
For me, the more important quality of his works is his employing of nature and human as the main characters, where the contrast between the vastness of landscape and the almost dissolving figures creates a sort of tension, strangeness, and lastly, sublime. It implies an unspoken statement of the artist, which reminds me of always being humble and respectful of the environment and the nature.
