Travelling Turner: Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) is described as the ‘father of modern art,’ He shocked the art world at the time with his unique brushwork and use of colour.
He was born in bohemian Covent Garden and became a controversial artist due to turning ‘reality into experience’ and seeking to come to terms with ‘light, space and history’.
He was recognised at the age of 19 years for his watercolours and dramatic compositions and atmospheric effects.
‘From Claude Monet to Mark Rothko and David Hockney to Tracey Emin many artists have been inspired by Turner, each generation finding something new in his work’.
He travelled extensively through Britain and across Europe after the invent of steam engines. He used sketch books to record his travel experiences and transferred them to canvases when at home.
His work is evocative, expressive of the times and the result of his own life. Tate Britain has the largest Turner collection and celebrates his life and times and influence on future artworlds.
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