Saturday, May 7, 2011

Light and Substance

Robert Huskisson's faerie paintings are remarkable for their staging of light and substance, as in this case framed by the beautiful trompe l'oeil arch, creating a theatrical portal to another world. The faeries are voluptuous figures, yet innocent in their portrayal from Ariel's song in Act I of The Tempest. The floating upside down figure is remarkably evocative of weightlessness, especially for the time period that this was painted.

Robert Huskissson — Come Unto These Yellow Sands —1847

1 comment:

Larry MacDougall said...

That strikes a chord !