Comparing Thomas Cole And Watanabe Shiko

Landscape art, is the art of landscapes such as natural scenery mountains, trees, and forests are the focal point for the subject. The two main traditions are from western or eastern landscapes perspectives. I will be comparing or contrasting the works of Thomas Cole and Watanabe Shiko. There are vast differences within the perspective, style and coloring when viewing the different landscape techniques. When we first view a painting we notice the visual details. The color, size, location and the medium used to create the artwork. Visual clues are important as we interpretation or understand the meaning of the work. Eastern paintings are done by emotional connections to the land using white space for the viewer to make their own connections. Western paintings are done to give the viewer a picture of nature as one would see it with their own eyes. …show more content…
(Bonhams) This painting demonstrates Shiko's abilities. The artist has created contrast of several different styles. The Chinese are credited for making landscape works popular. Surrounding countries soon created works with a similar styling like Shiko’s landscape of Japan. This differs from Western paintings. I think it is a good depiction of a landscape through mist. The peaks poking through the clouds give a perspective of distance. Japanese artists use their imaginations to paint interpretations of nature. Western artists rely on shapes, colors, lights, and shadows to convey a scene. (Hearn) Eastern Landscape painting leaves area for the audience to come to their own feelings and thoughts on nature. Western landscape paintings usually have perspectives that attempt to accurately paint a scene so it would appear just as if a photograph was taken. In Eastern landscape paintings, painters embed their own personal feelings and emotions into the image.