Depiction of war

To first start off the exhibit, I would like to present Battery, Forward! by William B. T. Trego. In this painting my perspective is that I got a solid feeling of the training required for war during the 1800's. I included this art work because it depicts the preparation of war. The preparation of war may be out dated, but the idea I'm trying to portray is that when there is war there is training.

Second is a painting of a Turkish war scene from 1740. In my perspective of why this art work should be exhibited is that it portrays a dark demeanor. In war there is continuous battle until everyone dies or someone retreats, but this painting portrays ongoing battle and death. What this painting contributes to the exhibit is a dark color and a gruesome picture.

Thirdly, I would like to exhibit the art work of a battle scene by Johannes Lingelbach. I included this art work in my exhibit because it shows the use of horses. Horses have been used as a military transportation device since day one and I think that this picture does a tremendous job of portraying that. This contributes to the exhibition because it shows the vital role of horses in war.

Fourthly, I would like to introduce the cover of LIFE magazine on the day of July 2nd, 1965. I contributed this to my exhibition because it gives a more modernized feeling of war. In my perspective this portrays brotherhood and camaraderie that is involved in war. What this magazine cover contributes to the exhibition as a whole is injuries that are involved in war. This picture depicts the meaning of war in which that being hurt is inevitable in war.

For my fifth art work of my exhibition I would like to introduce a painting by Henry Hope Crealock and his depiction of a battle scene during the Indian Mutiny. I put this art work in my exhibition because it is the depiction of war from someone else's point of view. That is not the only reason I put this art work in here, but it shows the act of leadership in the time of war. As you can see in the picture there are multiple men holding swords up and leading from the front. This contributes to the exhibition because it portrays the need for leadership in war.

As my sixth art work of this exhibition I have chosen a battle scene with the appearance of the angel of victory by Giulio Benso. From my perspective this picture contributes a lot to the exhibition because in war there's always one loser and one winner. The angel of victory portrays that one side of winning. In war victory is the ultimate goal and I think that this art work portrays that perfectly.

Surprisingly or not war is not always portrayed as full of death, but instead as a way to unite the country. As you can see in all the other art works war is full of death, but from what I perceived in this art work is the feeling of unity and family. I put this art work in my exhibition because it portrays the entire opposite of war in all the other art works. In this art work it gives you a sense of hope and happiness that we can do this as one.