European Paintings (7th in Series)

Charles Guilloux, Canal de Chelles by Moonlight, before 1946

Dreamlike nocturne by a French painter.

The controlled subtlety stands out here. The low light creates the evocative nocturnal atmosphere, but he also manages real contrast with the magic moonlight and suburb handling of water.

It's been a while since there's been activity here, which doesn't sit well. The Band was a wellspring of creative thought in all sorts of areas. Any newcomer is invited to check out the linked categories at the top of the site - each one is a chronological list of related posts on the theme. The Epistemology section is where The Ontological Hierarchy was worked out from nothing basically. And for anyone interested in the completed logical accounting of what we can know and how we can know it, here's the link to the book that brings it all together.

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The inductive process described in the book in real time. FTS theory and the House of Lies debuted there. Historical rethinking that still stands up despite almost 10 years of alternative posting being a thing. The Arts of the West series presents the main movements of premodern art in a way that blows out beast narrative for reality and beauty. Occult Imagery is a wild series of dives into just that, including the pope's satanic throne. And the Truth of Culture breakdowns of popular books and movies open insights into deeper ideas. 

The catch is the time commitment. I used to have a lot more of it to spend. But a reader recently reminded me of the art posts - collections of images I post on a private social media as a cultural contribution. And not a bad way to keep things alive here until circumstances shift again and another big project emerges. 

Charles Euphrasie Kuwasseg, Conversations at the Water’s Edge, 1868

This French painter reminds us that the sort of reality most FTS-1s desire takes effort, and often collective effort. The beast’s main offer is ease. Appeal to sloth. That's something we all have to consider.

These art posts do a few things. Most importantly, they share paintings and artists that most people are unfamiliar with instead of the same classics. The House of Lies spent a century suppressing and denying a rich and inspiring aesthetic tradition that people in the West used to take for granted. The technical ability is absurdly refined and the beauty uplifting for anyone used to the debased ugliness of modern beast culture. An early "modernism" without infantile atavists scribbling and splattering for literally satanic financiers.

They're also a window onto our shared heritage. Things like organic community, self-reliance, sincere faith, and cultural expectations that were the reason for the House's hatred. Anyone can benefit from those as well. It's a beast system inversion that people can't profit from things that are different from what they're used to. That's how to guarantee remaining trapped in the distortions of degenerating authorized culture. The Band thinks of them more as inspiration - reality-facing visions we can augment with current day technology. Here's a set of European artists with a comment. Other groups will follow in the weeks ahead. We hope you enjoy them.

Oswald Achenbach, View of Ischia, 1894

This German artist combines appealing organic community with dazzling natural sublimity. Look at how he handles the different textures in this complex, detailed, and varied scene.

He was part of the Dusseldorf School which was had connections to the Hudson River School

Christian Skredsvig, Summer Morning, From Stabæk, c. 1884

Nice summer day by a Norwegian artist. Tranquil beauty as a backdrop to an uncomplicated but less forgiving existance.

The weather imposes natural rhythms that modern life wants to ignore. But then you do need AC.

Frederik Marinus Kruseman, Summer Landscape with a Castle near the Coast, around 1851

The Dutch had a distinct landscape tradition featuring pleasant scenes of daily life with large expansive skies.

Like a celebration of the pleasure of looking while making a small land seem bigger.

Federico del Campo, A Boatyard, Venice, 1888

This Peruvian artist made a career painting Venice with a mix of fine detail & shimmering impressions that really capture the unique lighting.

His colors - especially his blues - are mesmerizing.

Michael Zeno Diemer, Off the Calabrian Coast, before 1939

Some fresh nautical art by a German artist that doubles as a coastal scene. Sailing ships don't make sense in a technological age but are unmatched in beauty.

Operating a vessel would have no tolerance for modern nonsense culture.

Johann Gottfried Steffan, A Summer Night on Lake Geneva, 1862

Nocturnes in painting, like this one by a Swiss artist, change the mood as they do in music. They require a slightly different skill set.

Hiding the moon veils the direct light and creates a shimmering haze.

Emilio Sánchez-Perrier, On the Guadalquivir, Seville, before 1907

Never seen anyone captures the feeling of still summer heat quite like this Spanish artist.

You can almost feel the air and hear the cicadas in his river scenes.

Peder Mørk Mønsted, Picking Flowers, 1902

This Danish artist’s light is unique, and makes his scenes alive in a more real than real way.

There’s a lesson in the mix of sincere fulfilling simplicity & lush vitality.

Adalbert Waagen, A View of the Dachstein Massif from Lake Gosau, 1887

Alpine scenes were an opportunity for fantastic natural splendor. This one by a German artist captures the contrasting light & color in mountainous places.

Still waters are an apt metaphor for quiet reflection.

Josef Thoma, Travellers with a View of the Dachstein Massif, 1897

Back to back versions of the same Alpine wonder, this one by an Austrian painter who combined dramatic mountain views with bits of everyday life.

Beast “collectivism” is completely different from an organic communal perspective, then and now.

Jacobus Johannes van Poorten, Red Deer by a Pond, before 1915

This idyllic woodland scene by a Dutch artist is relaxing.

Lightening the central area creates a sense of depth. It’s a technique called atmospheric perspective.

Adolf Mosengel, Cazis in the Domleschg Region, 1875

Sunday paintings focus on the beauty of holiness in some way. One theme is local expression of faith.

The Alpine scene by a German painter shows the church as healthy communal focus that echoes the

beauty of Creation by formal alignment.

Thorald Brendstrup, Villa Poniatowski, Rome, 1850

Pleasant place to sit and think by a Danish artist abroad.

The world would’ve been an interesting place before tourist hordes with the control mechanisms they require. Consider what they get out of the "experience".

Antoine Bouvard, A Conversation from a Gondola, before 1956

A peaceful moment on the water by a French artist. Venice might be the most painted city of all time,

And Europe really would have been better off focusing on quality of life issues.

Henri Biva, The Woodland Pool, before 1928

Look at the detail. This French painter’s woodland scenes are marvels of layered views and dappled light.

The greens capture the vitality of spring growth.

Gustave Castan, October Evening in Gargilesse, before 1892

This Swiss artist captures the stark appearance of the autumnal bleakness.

Natural rhythms are so much more appealing than the artificial

József Molnár, A Water Mill in the Forest, 1880s

This scene by a Hungarian artist bursts with vital energy. The lush forest and productive mill as backdrop for the mother & child. Note the warm light.

Healthy culture is coherently aligned across levels.

Carl Blechen, Forest Path Overlooking a Church near Spandau, 1835

Through the darkness and into the light. Sunday painting by a German artist is an atmospheric forest scene with a metaphorical punch.

The expectation is that the church is Biblically sound, which can be a challenge in an era of representational displacement.

Franz Holper, Winter Morning in Davos, before 1935

Historical reflection on a more civilized time by a German artist. Before a natural beauty became a playground for parasitic demons.

Karl Heilmayer, Venice, the Lagoon by Moonlight, 1891

This nocturne was painted by a German artist in Italy.

Venice is so insanely scenic now. The world before light pollution must have been unimaginable beauty & mystery

René Charles Edmond His, The Quiet Water Hole, before 1960

Denying the existence of alternatives was a big part of modernist atavism. Can't choose it if the narrative pretends it doesn't exist.

The lighting in this French painter’s picturesque scenes shows the influence of photography.

Cornelis Lieste, Travellers Near a Mountain Lake, before 1861

The traveler’s path by a Dutch artist with a tremendous grasp of atmospheric perspective.

That’s a technique where hazy, faint colors are used to simulate great distance.

Alexandre Jacob, A Misty Morning, before 1972

Another alternative to modernist atavism. Like this atmospheric Franch artist using impressionistic techniques without sacrificing beauty or truth.

Modernism sold itself as escaping sclerotic academism but delivered cultural debasement.

Leopold Heinrich Vöscher, A View of the Lofer Mountains, before 1877

It's not surprising Alpine scenes were popular among Austrian artists. This one has freshness that makes the world seem young and vital, drifting close to fantasy art.

Darker saturated colors make the people seem to pop.