| In 1848 initiated before Raphaelitism, the faction was the British art history most influential picture sends one. Before Raphaelitism, the faction opposed that at that time the British imperial family Fine arts academy ossified the stereotypical drawing pattern, made every effort to seek with the academism work opposite art esthetic feeling is the breakthrough point, main use "naturalism" the sketch method got rid of the academism drawing program the fetter, becomes the Western modern times "the classicism" the fine arts to a modern art evolution process in important link.Before Raphaelitism often to regard as is in the artistic vanguard sends the movement, but they deny this kind of description, because they still took the drawing theme as well as the imitation artistic manner by the classical history and the myth, or was by simulates the natural condition, took their art the goal. However, before Raphaelitism, regards as without a doubt oneself artistic circles the reform movement, took the name for theirs movement to make the difference, and has also published their periodical "Seed" (The Germ), publicized their concept.In the Western history of art, more than once has appeared from the ancient world absorption inspiration upsurge, but before Raphaelitism, as soon as the classical subject should be the European world attends to finally to the ancient times. Looking from the now angle, before naturalism's choice enables before Raphaelitism, the faction to have the opposition tradition innovation significance, but its choice's classical theme also appears with innovation being incompatible with, has strong remembers past times the color, manifests under the industrial society attacks, the people to the traditional life's attachment, have strong shun the world the color and the slight passive resistance.Said from the sociological angle, before Raphaelitism, the faction was the 19th century Britain industrialization time product, the young artist who before Raphaelitism, sent starts gradually facing one by machine control time and the utilitarianism time, also unacceptable, also changed incapable, therefore changed in fondly remembering the early time Renaissance and the middle ages, their lifetime lived in the dream, with was far away from the reality and the utility ancient tradition nourishes their dream. They are passing through to US and the artistic pursue to utilitarianism despising, their road of art is one from remembers past times, romantically to the symbol, only the US developing process. |
