ARTBURST_Colour and Line: Turner´s Experiments.

An interactive display in the Clore Gallery, TATE BRITAIN (2 May 2007  –  30 April 2012)

Not only did Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) opened the doors to abstract expressionism through his painting, but he anticipated B/W photograph through his prints as well.



Some interesting ideas to keep on working on ourselves:


1 - Travel and places influence in the colour palette:

Wall display in this exhibition at Tate Britain showing how
Turner's palette changed as he travelled through Europe
Photos: Sam Drake, © Tate 2007

2 - Colour relationships and expresionism

JMW Turner
Colour Circle No. 1,
Lecture Diagram about 1822–8[+] view this work in the Collection

3 - Figurative reduction as a way to abstract expresionism

Joseph Mallord William Turner
Boats at Sea after circa 1830
Watercolour on paper
Bequeathed by the artist 1856

4 - Evolution of colour palette through the years

This wall display illustrates when colours were introduced into Turner's palette

From figurative to abstract painting. From descriptive to expresionism. From colour shadows to black lines.

We did like indeed.