![]() This may smack of the Ruskinian ‘heartless’ picturesque, but I would argue that the Picturesque is, and has always been, more about the dialectical nature of landscape, my paintings continue and expand this discussion through visual language. These ‘landscapes’ are then painted in a Photoreal manner. Modernity, loss and change is expressed through the playful ‘bubbleworlds’ of miniature diorama (why go hunting for views when I can make my own). My picturesque destabilises through ‘surprise and humour, friction rather than rapprochement’ (Robert Smithson 1973) by conflations of site specific views and their actualities, contradiction of tradition with progress. This may be recognition of the content on display the signs of economic tension and decline, the ubiquitous use of the mundane landscape as subject matter, or perhaps a disinterested academic fixation on so called ‘non spaces’. The Tate Britain exhibition a couple of years ago, British Landscape: Photography After the Picturesque presented a counterpoint to its Romantic exhibition at the time, a Post-Picturesque as Nicholas Alfrey put it. This may be more about taste and sensibility of the observer and social and political predilections of the times, of the required response of sentimentality and nostalgia for the ruined and lost in the face of improvement. ![]() Ruskin uses the phrase ‘heartless’ picturesque, of making a virtue of the observation of poor or low subject matter which ‘adds questions concerning the truth of imitation that are at the heart of the Western tradition’. In his essay for the 1983 Arts Council exhibition Landscape in Britain 1850 – 1950 Ian Jeffrey points out that painters, watercolourists and etchers were more upholders of tradition, worried about not losing their audience and buyers, by holding back from ‘satire and parody and pandemonium’ whilst writers of the times did not. I use a photo-real style of painting as an attempt to avoid certain manners in painting that tend to deflect aesthetically from perhaps unpalatable truths about situations behind the image and subject matter: the paintings are rooted in the day to day exigencies and tussle of painting. Ironically a term prevalent in late 18th century Britain as a mediator between Burke’s ideas of the sublime and beautiful, it depended on the roughness and ruin of a certain pictorial view inducing a sentimental and nostalgic response in the viewer of the painted and graphic representation. Redfin is redefining real estate and the home buying process in Santa Monica with industry-leading technology, full-service agents, and lower fees that provide a better value for Redfin buyers and sellers.The English landscape in art, as in real life, is contentious, open to interpretations, with the term Picturesque being a visual recycling and improving of the landscape for consumption by various audiences. If you're looking to sell your home in the Santa Monica area, our listing agents can help you get the best price. Our Santa Monica real estate stats and trends will give you more information about home buying and selling trends in Santa Monica. Our top-rated real estate agents in Santa Monica are local experts and are ready to answer your questions about properties, neighborhoods, schools, and the newest listings for sale in Santa Monica. Use filters to narrow your search by price, square feet, beds, and baths to find homes that fit your criteria. Find your dream home in Santa Monica using the tools above. Santa Monica is home to approximately 89,618 people and 80,311 jobs. Santa Monica is a fairly walkable city in Los Angeles County with a Walk Score of 83. In addition to houses in Santa Monica, there were also 111 condos, 30 townhouses, and 19 multi-family units for sale in Santa Monica last month. In the past month, 27 homes have been sold in Santa Monica. This map is refreshed with the newest listings in Santa Monica every 15 minutes. Popular neighborhoods include Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, Westside LA, Mar Vista, Sunset Park, Venice, Ocean Park, Venice Beach, North of Montana, and Sawtelle. Most homes for sale in Santa Monica stay on the market for 50 days and receive 1 offers. ![]() Some of these homes are "Hot Homes," meaning they're likely to sell quickly. There are currently 125 homes with a view homes for sale in Santa Monica at a median listing price of $2M.
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