Study Of Winslow Homer Watercolor Art

Winslow Homer(Winslow Homerl 836-1910)as one of the best artists in the middle and lower leaves of the United States in the 19th century,his works are gentle,moving but magnificent,full of appeal to show the national spirit of the United States,immigrants in the New World of North America to learn to grow,develop business,In the hard struggle to open up new homes,they formed their own unique character flashes-the courage to innovate,the spirit of adventure and the spirit of advocating personal struggle,the portrayal and communication of American nature is impressive.Homer was born into a middle-class family in Boston,USA,and worked as a commercial illustrator for Harper Weekly before the age of 23.The topics of the early works were mostly fresh and elegant middle-class family activities,followed by a group of Civil War theme works set sail career as a professional painter,into the mainstream art field in the United States.He expressed the figurative content with realism for life,the picture is affectionate and natural poetic,as the Native American painter has created a kind of American style rich,not only contains the European traditional esthetic and has the unique American modern characteristic art style.Homer’s work stretches,including the extensive impact on China Andrew Wise has also said that he has been inspired by many,still in his works to pry into the shadow of many homer,proving that Homer’s influence on later generations has an abstract,condensed significance,To a certain extent,it shows that it grasps the deep temperament and the Common Core part of American national art.This article will combined with the social,cultural and historical background of the United States,this paper will explore Homer’s point,line and surface composition from the perspective of visual system by using the image form analysis method in Wolfram’s "the basic principles of Art History".Auxiliary reference to Rudolph Amheim’s work "Art and Visual perception",Chang Ruilun’s "painting composition" and other theoretical frameworks to explore the reasons for the formation of the face and style of Winslow Homer’s works.Combined with the discussion of the social environment of the United States in the 19th century,we can finally get the inherent meaning of Homer’s works,that is,the core of Homer’s works,which can be best distinguished from other painters.The text will be cut into the specific picture from the theme selection of the work,the expression of painting language,the construction of picture space,the orientation of form and style,the technique of watercolor material and so on.Through examples,this paper expounds the image charm and spiritual connotation of his works,and studies the unique and distinctive artistic style of Homer and the origin of the extremely attractive picture.