Part VII: The Bloom of British Art

British Artists of the 18th Century

The Golden Age of Britain started in the 18th century when British power expanded across all the oceans. London became the heart and brain not only of the British Empire but of the Old and New Worlds as well. Treasures from different countries, including China, India, and Japan, were pouring into London, thus making them available to British artists. British artists were free of all kinds of dogmas that interfered with the art and culture of other European countries. They were happy to explore and implement various colors, styles, and images that were brought to London by numerous merchants and traders. Attraction to countryside, nature, national and social values contributed to the genius of the most talented British artists Gainsborough, Reynolds, Turner, Ramsay.

Getting to comprehend the energy, spirit, and nature of British art of the 18th century was a very challenging task. The peculiarity of the styles, the intermingling of various trends, interwoven with art from other cultures, its wide range of expression, made it very difficult to single the main, powerful, and vital strands that enable the viewer to get the sense, essence, and core of British art of the 18th century. British art embraces everything worlds’ treasures can offer: beauty, splendor, lightness and depth, impressiveness, and joy. Everything is interwoven and nothing is lost.

Jenny Belotserkovsky and Michal Tavrovsky conveyed the glory of the British art with great love, talent, and awareness.