The Master of Light
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1771- 1851) is considered one of the most important exponents in art history, and the most influential painter in England. At 14 years old he joined the Royal Academy, the institution where he was trained and where he developed his great talent for art and painting.
The exhibition contains his juvenile works- related to architecture and topography- up to his artistic evolution, in which he developed a bold and experimental stroke that turned him into the precursor of Impressionism and Abstract Expressionism, coming two decades ahead of time of these European painting movements.
Throughout six chapters, J.M.W. Turner. Watercolours. Tate Collection accounts for the excellence, sensibility and craft the artist achieves with materials as simple as watercolour, water and paper. CCLM will complete the exhibition with activities that put together a deep cultural experience, which sets forth reflections regarding subjects such as landscape and transformations in the art history.
One of the most relevant activities will be the conference held by the exhibition’s curator, David Blayney Browne, on Wednesday, March 27th. The show will also be complemented with film cycles, lectures by art historians and academics, workshops for children and youth, and teacher conferences, among other initiatives linked to Turner, his work, the historic period he lived in, and the exploration of his relationship with other artistic and philosophical movements.
