Western Painting In The Time Factor Concealed And Revealed

Everything is defined by its own physical and temporal dimensions. This is also true in western painting. Time dimension, in particular, has an important role in the development of western artistic culture because the very existence of a painting relies on how and when it is created. Besides, how a painting is perceived is also subject to the historical environment.Temporal dimensions, however, are usually split from physical dimensions in early artistic pursuit. While this practice may help emphasize their independent character, it shields their mutual link. Western paintings, which feature still objects and perspective techniques, tend to focus on the still, physical dimensions at the expense of temporal dimensions. This does not mean the invisible temporal dimensions are not important at all. It was with the rise of impressionists, not least the likes of Edouard Manet and Claude Monet, in the1800s that the temporal dimensions come out of their invisibility. The explicit use of time in a painting showcases the transience of beauty.The change is made more apparent with Paul Cezanne and Vincent Willem van Gogh, who began to perceive the nature in fresh ways. For Cubism, they are reflected by perspectives and movements; for Futurism, they are futuristic; for Fauvism and Expressionism, they are shown by every strokes and every shade of color. In a word, the perceptions of temporal dimensions will be more complicated from traditional painting to modern painting.