Bruno Liljefors

[Vlasta]

The famous Swedish painter Bruno Liljefors modestly spoke of himself that he only paints animals. Bruno grew up a sickly child, and he had a lot of time at home. To take the boy's parents have invited a teacher of drawing, and he instilled in the boy love of painting. Due to the constant gymnastics, walks in the woods and then hunting hobby, he gradually mastered numerous ailments, and at the same time never lost his interest in painting. It is this love allow Bruno to learn the beauty of his native land. Deep knowledge of wildlife and determined the choice of genre painting - Animals. Liljefors able to thoroughly convey a picture not only anatomical features of birds and animals, but their behavior in the environment. Bruno Liljefors is rightly called a great painter of wildlife, as it works together with the biological principles of mastery of realistic impressionism, and a scientific approach disclosed subject fits in the art. It should be noted that not once Bruno Liljefors was recognized. His first paintings at the Royal Academy of Arts has repeatedly been criticized. So at 22, Liljefors dropping out of the academy and sent to travel around Europe. He traveled to Dusseldorf, Venice, Rome, Naples, Paris (1882-1883), Munich (1889). It was in Paris - the artistic Mecca of Europe - Bruno came under the charm of the works of impressionists. Their influence can be seen in the artist's love for color effects, and choice of light. Bruno in his work often uses the techniques of Art Nouveau (leopard skin). At the same time a commitment to excellence has allowed the artist to apply new developments in painting his work. In Europe at that time an extraordinary popular Japanese print etchings, and Liljefors interested in new perspectives, namely the angle, as if made with bird's-eye view. In his work was dominated by two themes that appear with regular consistency. The first - a relationship of predator and prey, the second - the evolutionary fitness of animals to the environment. The first work of masters in the genre of Animals - "The hawk and partridge" (1884, Stockholm, National Museum) - the best evidence on this topic. Among the snowy landscape in the center of the composition adhered to one another bird. The artist managed to convey the urgency and drama, as if snatched from nature. Often conceived to express the artist completely change the exposure. At the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. in the works Liljefors, new motives, and changing means of artistic expression. Taiga forests of Sweden and overgrown with grass meadows inhabited by "heroes" of his paintings give way to expanses of water with flocks of wild geese and ducks or snow-covered fields. The format is frizoobraznym paintings and images of birds like a rhythmically repetitive pattern. Is different and colors. It is more vivid and intense, on the contrary, almost colorless.
In conclusion, I would say that the famous Swedish painter Bruno Liljefors become one primarily because he was a hunter and a man regarded as constituting an element of nature. Unlike academic predecessors (the reason he left the Swedish Academy of Fine Arts before completing it), he portrayed nature without its creation of religious worship or moral overtones. Just like the artist to include the viewer in contemplation of the beauty and complexity of the wildlife, the natural world that surrounds each living on this planet.

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[Amateur]

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In my opinion, one of the best from him.
A wonderful artist.

[Vlasta]

Сообщение от Amateur; 1754853"

a remarkable artist .

Amateur, thanks, that supported the theme. I confess that I am fanatically to Sweden, and everything connected with it - the language, culture , literature , etc. The other day looking at pictures online of Swedish artists, and was impressed by these works . Something pathetically childish and cozy - in any case , I called his work a feeling . She looked a gallery of his pictures on the internet - amazing work. It is strange that on several occasions visited the National Museum in Stockholm, I can not remember his work. Decided that this year , if possible, should fill the gap and watch live.