Tate Britain

My aesthetic characterizations have to do with my inner and most personal feelings. If I can relate to it or if it brings me back to a memory than the piece/painting/photograph interests me. I tend to be drawn into paintings that let me think of it in my mind and draw me into it. It makes me feel like I am in the painting. That is my main characteristic of an aesthetic. I like to have a simple and creative type of aesthetic piece to simply create a story of my own. These characteristics of my aesthetics offer me a story to tell and feelings to ponder. Sometimes it’s a realization of my reality.
Rothko’s paintings are very abstract and simple but it doesn’t clearly tell you what its meaning. The meaning is up to you and your mind. Rothko leads me into a world of my own with his creative and simple paintings. I feel as though my aesthetic criteria are the same as Rothko’s. It is simple with a deeper thought to it once you are in the zone. He makes me picture myself in his paintings and he freely gives me access to translate his creativity to my own story. Turner’s aesthetic focuses on a scenery view and landscape. His aesthetic is very captivating in details. From the many types of landscapes he drew, I assume he loves the view of nature. In almost every painting, there are trees and flowers. His colors are more pastel and earthy. When I look at his paintings, I get happy vibes but in his grey scenery portraits, I get gloomy feelings. I picture myself over looking the views he paint
Rothko and Turner’s are similar but also different. They are both modern artists. They both keep the details simple. Turner’s has a lot more going on in his paintings but when I looked at it closely, it seems very straightforward and uncomplicated. It is just simple details cluttered together. Rothko’s details are more abstract but again simple. In all honesty, the comparison between the two is misleading. A man name Gowing who presented Turner as an abstract artist was misunderstood. Turner’s painting had a lot more to do with history, art, literature, and philosophy. So when Rothko said, “ This man Turner, learned a lot from me.” He meant it as a joke. A joke as in their work of art is very different but categorize the same way.