Turner took the little regarded category of painting and used it to produce some of the most compelling images of the Romantic movement
One third of Turner’s oil paintings are of marine or seafaring subjects, and this lecture surveys the full range of his work in this genre.
They include sea battles, fishing scenes, wreck pictures, the slave trade, mythological subjects and, above all, the sea itself in all its moods.
It shows how Turner took a lowly and little regarded category of painting and used it to produce some of the most compelling images of the Romantic movement.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Mr Barry Venning
Barry Venning is an art historian whose interests and teaching range from the art of late medieval Europe to global contemporary art. He has published books, articles and exhibition catalogue essays on Turner, Constable and European landscape painting, but also has an ongoing research interest in postcolonial art and British visual satire. He works as a consultant and associate lecturer for the Open University. His media work includes two BBC TV documentaries, radio appearances for BBC local radio and abc Australia, and a DVD on Turner for the Tate.
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