LA 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Derby Arboretum, Joseph Paxton
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Jane webb london and women in the garden. All of the above set a precedence for the art movement that occurred during this time period. People often painted admiring a landscape, particularly of a ruin. Trying to create drama and expressions through art. Picturesque is much more natural and real feeling. Much more abstract and rustic with a lot going on. Allows us to build upwards, build bridges, railroads, etc. Causes a change in the art work and the mood portrayed. Steam power also introduced during this time period. Dramatic environmental changes occur because of the new powers people had. Literary and philosophical movement that advocated intuition as a mode of perception. Thought of philosophically becoming once again one with nature. Starts a movement of traveling and collecting plants and di erent things from all over the world. Creating little mini plant environments that grow plants. Would sometimes be small inside one"s house but also could be massive (crystal palace)
