About this artwork
Editor: This is "A Cliff to Left, Valley with Castles and Mountains Beyond. Schematic Clouds" by Alexander Cozens. It looks like ink on brownish paper. It has a very dreamlike quality... what stands out to you? Curator: The schematic clouds aren't just decoration; they're symbols. Consider how clouds have represented the ethereal, the divine, even the melancholic in art for centuries. Do these shapes evoke a particular feeling for you, perhaps of transition or uncertainty? Editor: I hadn't thought of that! They do feel sort of…unsettled. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure. Art reveals itself through shared observation.
A Cliff to Left, Valley with Castles and Mountains Beyond. Schematic Clouds
Artwork details
- Dimensions
- support: 221 x 311 mm
- Location
- Tate Collections
- Copyright
- CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Comments
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/cozens-a-cliff-to-left-valley-with-castles-and-mountains-beyond-schematic-clouds-t08059
About this artwork
Editor: This is "A Cliff to Left, Valley with Castles and Mountains Beyond. Schematic Clouds" by Alexander Cozens. It looks like ink on brownish paper. It has a very dreamlike quality... what stands out to you? Curator: The schematic clouds aren't just decoration; they're symbols. Consider how clouds have represented the ethereal, the divine, even the melancholic in art for centuries. Do these shapes evoke a particular feeling for you, perhaps of transition or uncertainty? Editor: I hadn't thought of that! They do feel sort of…unsettled. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure. Art reveals itself through shared observation.
Comments
http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/cozens-a-cliff-to-left-valley-with-castles-and-mountains-beyond-schematic-clouds-t08059