This gallery includes representations of war in various forms. The colors of art combined wit the colors of war to highlight the good, the bad, and the ugly images created and depicted through war. Through a variety of different mediums one can put themselves back in time and envision the events pf a particular war. Each image is inspired through history, love, texture, and color.
East meets west (First British convoy en route to Berlin), Colin Colahan (1897-1987), Second World War official war artist, 1945, From the collection of: Australian War Memorial
This oil based painting depicts a scene of a convoy of troops entering as a convoy of German refugees flee the areas soon to be consumed by battle. Includes Color, perspective, and vanishing points.
Prisoners of War, Ladislav Mednyánszky, 1914 - 1918, From the collection of: Slovak National Gallery
This painting depicts and ugly side of war. Here you can see a group of prisoners of war being marched off into the unknown. Here we have representations of line, color, and texture.
Soilders that paid the ultimate price of war, that of with their life. this photograph captured solideirs during the civil war that have been fatally wounded who were found by a burial party after the smoke cleared from the battle.
Captain S, after Afghanistan 2012, Ben Quilty (b.1974), Afghanistan official war artist 2011, 2012, From the collection of: Australian War Memorial
This picture shows the side of war that only those who have been n the front lines can understand. The artist used symbolism, color, and identity to create a painting from war in Afghanistan.
The Conquest of Jerusalem by Emperor Titus, Nicolas Poussin, 1638, From the collection of: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
Prevailing in war, what all great warriors look to accomplish when entering the battlefield. This painting depicts the destruction of the temple at Jerusalem through detailed color and surface texture. The complementing colors enhance the painting to recreate a realistic scene from battle.
Battery, Forward! (also known as Bringing Up the Battery, Artillery to the Front, Civil War Battle Scene), William B. T. Trego, 1887, From the collection of: James A. Michener Art Museum
Oil based painting created on canvas. Brought to life a active historical scene of a military charging forward on the front lines of war. Although the emphasis and focus is on the initial charge, you can clearly see throughout the image the pains and losses of war from the lifeless body, to the broken pieces of carriers and transportation during this recreation of a time during the civil war. Artist used great contrast and symmetry not to overload the painting.
Scene from naval battles in the Sino-Japanese War, Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847-1915?), Matsumoto Hieikichi (wood carver), 1894, From the collection of: Hong Kong Maritime Museum
One of many prints created by Kobayashi Kiyochika from the Sino-Japanese war. In this print you can see how the soldiers are forced to flee from their warship[p utilizing emergency rafts as they look back at their ship as it burns and begins to sink into the unforgiving sea. The light created with color complement the effects of the explosion and flames from the ship to give it an everlasting effect.
Priase the War, Ahn, Chang Hong, 안창홍, 1989, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association
The Artist Ahn, Chang Hong created this painting and created it in collage form. What we have here is seen to be that of a survivor of war but not quite the survivor that we would think of. The character seems to come together with different elements either destroyed or lost during the war, from pieces of buildings, articles, and random components, to actual body parts of a human.
The Apotheosis of War, Vasily Vereshchagin, 1871, From the collection of: The State Tretyakov Gallery
The immediate attention goes to the mountain of skulls created in this oil based painting. this painting represents the war in the form of when the battle is over and what's left is simply the remains. painting gives the feeling of a waste land surrounded by crows preying on the skulls of fallen warriors. Painting presents color, texture, and contrast.
The Cemetery, Etaples, 1919, Lavery, John (Sir) (RA) (RSA), 1919, From the collection of: Imperial War Museums
Painting simple but powerful and meaningful. This painting depicts a cemetery being maintained and tended two by women in the town of Etaples. in a far distance there lies a steam train rolling along the edge of the town. Through simple line and texture, the artist brought love and history to life with this painting.
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