31 December 2011
The great day of his wrath - 1853
Apocalypse - catastrophic nightmares, fire and brimstone and peace on earth. This is blockbuster art on a mighty scale... not for the fainthearted.
The paintings of John Martin have always fascinated me. I first noticed his epic works during my lunch breaks at school. I would spend many happy hours in the library flicking through the art books... his vivid scenes would always stop me. Tate Britain have pulled together an amazing collection of works. Blood red skies and ruptured cities, hell on earth and visions of a world gone bad. Shocking on a biblical scale!
Tate Britain also used imaginative staging and projection to bring added terror to an already charged space, brilliant.
Tate Britain also used imaginative staging and projection to bring added terror to an already charged space, brilliant.
The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah - 1852
9 out of 10
