Why This Artist Kept Painting The Apocalypse

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  • @britfox7766
    @britfox7766 Рік тому +98

    What made Martin's paintings fascinating at the time was that the exhibition was open to members of the public, not just the wealthy. Sixpence wasn't an insignificant cost at the time, but for the average worker this would have been a truly unforgettable chance to see the scenes they'd go to church to hear about, especially on such a monumental scale.

  • @markshrimpton3138
    @markshrimpton3138 Рік тому +381

    As a teenager in the 1970s I was intrigued by a smaller version of this work in Southampton City Art Gallery.

    • @Rafaelxcx
      @Rafaelxcx Рік тому +3

      me too og

    • @ritawing1064
      @ritawing1064 Рік тому

      I used to gaze on the one in the Tate Gallery in my youth: certainly made a lasting impression!

    • @markshrimpton3138
      @markshrimpton3138 Рік тому +3

      @@ritawing1064 I meant to say that the painting in Southampton Art Gallery is ‘Sadak In Search Of The Waters Of Oblivion’. It has always intrigued me. I went onto Art School, became a graphic designer, but now paint full time.

    • @ritawing1064
      @ritawing1064 Рік тому

      @@markshrimpton3138 from such things are decided our lives!

    • @hishammohammed7644
      @hishammohammed7644 Рік тому

      Is it still there? I just moved to Southampton and I’m an artist myself. :)

  • @HelloFriends-nj9vz
    @HelloFriends-nj9vz Рік тому +23

    Got to see Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion several years ago in St. Louis. The reds are even more deep and vibrant in person.

    • @kerfuffleluffhullabaloo
      @kerfuffleluffhullabaloo 9 місяців тому +2

      It really is such a beautiful painting, I purchased a mini one for my room back home

  • @beckklecan
    @beckklecan Рік тому +325

    About 4 years ago I got to see the great day of his wrath in person, the exhibit had a room dedicated just to it due to its size. Both the fact that it’s so big and the detail in it just sucks you in. I think it’s my favourite painting that I’ve seen in person.

    • @iamcyber
      @iamcyber Рік тому +2

      Was it Newcastle? Lang Art Gallery?

    • @geoffhoutman1557
      @geoffhoutman1557 Рік тому

      How big is it? Caravaggio kind of size? The giant Rembrandts?

    • @anima6035
      @anima6035 Рік тому

      ​@@iamcyber I think it's at the Tate now

    • @iamcyber
      @iamcyber Рік тому +1

      @@anima6035 its been there since i was a little kid, why would move it now?

    • @RSpracticalshooting
      @RSpracticalshooting Рік тому

      @@geoffhoutman1557 78in x 119in or 6.5ft x 9.9ft

  • @Monkey-fv2km
    @Monkey-fv2km Рік тому +15

    If recommend for anyone to see these in person if they get the opportunity... Not just because art is always better seen in the flesh, but because the size of the canvas is part of the composition.
    Seeing them on screen is like looking at a natural landscape with one eye shut.

  • @aforabe1197
    @aforabe1197 Рік тому +7

    This channel is my education in art, thank you. Please continue

  • @elenacosta1040
    @elenacosta1040 Рік тому +90

    How perfectly these paintings inhabit that space between what can be seen and what’s hidden in the shadows, the imaginable and the unfathomable.

  • @julialindejulia
    @julialindejulia Рік тому +186

    This is my most loved channel on art. Thank you for being that sincere and thoughtful. I like how you’re not afraid to be open to the others. After the video about the Sublime I rushed to Hermitage to see some of Kaspar Friedrich’s works. I can’t donate from Russia as we all here now are cut off from the whole world. But I’d love to. This very video somehow reflects what I can see around me, although the band on the upper deck of the Titanic is still playing a merry tune.

    • @Yatukih_001
      @Yatukih_001 Рік тому +6

      When I was a kid we were all told that our ancestors were primitive and stupid and failed to develop the advanced high tech that society sees today. In reality, the opposite is the case.

    • @ozbullymorales1020
      @ozbullymorales1020 Рік тому

      I’ll never let go Rose. 🥀

    • @Brunoburningbright
      @Brunoburningbright 16 днів тому +1

      Best of luck to all of you citizens of Russia from a citizen of the USA. We have more in common with each other than we do with our current leaders. May we all outlast them. I love that we can look at great art and see right past them.

    • @julialindejulia
      @julialindejulia 16 днів тому

      @ 🧡

  • @mens_essentials
    @mens_essentials Рік тому +2

    Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion is on display at the St. Louis art museum right now, in case you live in the area and want to go see it. I'm definitely going to go see it.

  • @haijj
    @haijj Рік тому +6

    the song playing during the "contemplation" segment really added to the experience

  • @unkreativefrog5992
    @unkreativefrog5992 Рік тому +12

    btw the song used in the video is "The Lost City Chooses Who May See" by Eden Avery (2023)

    • @Tjeftn
      @Tjeftn 6 місяців тому

      Thank you! You made my day!

  • @lucasfc4587
    @lucasfc4587 Рік тому +36

    Genius work. John Martin's spectacle could be appreciated then as Nolan's films are today, beautiful!

  • @giorgiozanin-wg4cg
    @giorgiozanin-wg4cg 8 місяців тому +4

    I loved the quote "The sublime is hard to describe but easy to feel"

  • @TheKev2grey
    @TheKev2grey Рік тому +19

    Thank you. John Martin was one of the artist I fell in love with when I was a teen in the 70's and also made me want to become an artist myself. Now I am in my early 60's and still love his work.

  • @QuinnThomasFaerber
    @QuinnThomasFaerber Рік тому +8

    I'm very fortunate to be able to see Sadak at the St. Louis Art Museum. One of my all time favorite paintings

  • @yungmarsupial
    @yungmarsupial Рік тому +60

    When I was in high school, I took a summer trip to Paris and visited the Louvre. In an obscure corner of various historical paintings, I saw John Martin’s Pandemonium in person. The sheer difference between Martin’s work and every thing else in the gallery was breathtaking and immediately noteworthy. The painting is massive, with a golden frame of grotesque serpents and dragons, and the darkness of the colors used makes the painting feel deep, as though there is more of the landscape to see, just beyond the perspective of the piece. I think it’s my favorite piece of art, the most intensely fascinating painting I’ve ever seen. The way you describe his work brought me back to that moment, of seeing the almost violent majesty of that work. I loved watching this.

    • @rnadys
      @rnadys Рік тому

      What’s crazy is I experienced this exact same feeling when I went this year

    • @sheldonhatch8255
      @sheldonhatch8255 Рік тому

      Beautifully stated. I was there in 1998

  • @phantom.wreath
    @phantom.wreath 7 місяців тому +1

    John Martin's painting are the only paintings I've seen that cut deeply into my soul. Every painting I see of his is how I view the world.

  • @reijuernestkurian3146
    @reijuernestkurian3146 Рік тому +1

    A magnificent discourse. Deepest respect.

  • @evilgayjester2997
    @evilgayjester2997 Рік тому +3

    The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (7:23) is held in the Laing Art Gallery at Newcastle, and they actually do light up parts of it with sound effects of thunder and screaming, I guess as a modern version of how it would have been exhibited in the past. I've always found it pretty goofy, but it's made the painting very close to my heart as well.

  • @gylovideo
    @gylovideo Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this. Really beautiful presentation.

  • @iamcyber
    @iamcyber Рік тому +2

    The painting at 7:30 is in the Lang Art Gallery in Newcastle Upon Tyne, it is gorgeous and beautifully lit. You walk into a cubicle esque room that is red and there is a seat that faces the painting and you can sit and just be surrounded by red perfectly encapsulating you into the painting.

  • @MrKite_
    @MrKite_ Рік тому +1

    2:22 IT’S YOU, THE HERO OF KVATCH! THIS IS TRULLY AN HONOR!

  • @u.kw1461
    @u.kw1461 Рік тому +1

    John Martin has some incredible pieces. Absolute favorite

  • @abigailoon-zn9pm
    @abigailoon-zn9pm Рік тому +5

    my absolute delight when i saw a new canvas video !! i love love love your work sir they make me feel so inspired and happy thank you very much for ur hard work :))

    • @Shawn.Grenier
      @Shawn.Grenier  Рік тому +1

      Aww thanks!! That's super sweet! Glad to be able to inspire you! :)

  • @heyheytaytay
    @heyheytaytay Рік тому +10

    For those of the Christian faith it's also fascinating to see events merely described in verse being depicted in such spectacular color, particularly events which have not come to pass. Caravaggio's paintings have a particular special meaning to me as many of them depict Christ as we believe Him to be. In "The Taking of Christ" there's so much happening yet it's only a still, a single frame of a described Biblical event. What Martin's done is wondrous and needed.

  • @charleslopes5515
    @charleslopes5515 Рік тому +1

    exceptional video please upload more - huge progression in your content - much appreciated

  • @RazsterTW
    @RazsterTW Рік тому +4

    I have loved his work since I started graphic designing in early 90's. I have one project which I forgot about where I wanted to make those paintings into 3D worlds you could watch from afar as the painting would come to life. With how fast things are progressing in the real world I might be able to finish this sooner never. Good times.
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @numbersix8919
    @numbersix8919 Рік тому +6

    I'm just happy to learn about John Martin, thank you for introducing him! These paintings are quite astonishing.

  • @squipzen8388
    @squipzen8388 Рік тому +2

    You and your incredible videos have inspired me to dive deep into the realm of art with new appreciation and perspective. I just wanted to offer a small piece of genuine gratitude, and I look forward to your next creation!

    • @Shawn.Grenier
      @Shawn.Grenier  Рік тому +1

      Wow!! Thank you so much for such encouraging words and generous support. I appreciate it a lot!
      I’m already excited for the next video! I hope you’ll like it! :)

  • @SilverRain444
    @SilverRain444 5 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @CCCCCCCCC11
    @CCCCCCCCC11 Рік тому

    I was grateful enough to see Sadak in person yesterday. Awe inspiring imagery combined with the history behind looking at the original piece was a wonderful experience.

  • @pathwinder14
    @pathwinder14 2 місяці тому

    Native St. Louisan here. He is by far my favorite painter and Sadak in Search of the Waters of Oblivion, my favorite painting. When I first saw it at the St. Louis art museum, I immediately felt the power of the piece.

  • @jtbasener1810
    @jtbasener1810 4 місяці тому

    I saw his 'Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still' in person and it was stunning. The sheer size and power of the painting. With his sense of intense, violent scale behond the fragile small humanity, John Martin has definitely become one of my favorite painters!

  • @ben-km6uu
    @ben-km6uu Рік тому

    By far your best video who have ever made on this channel!

  • @BuzkashGladiator
    @BuzkashGladiator 5 місяців тому

    I feel very fortunate that I stumbled on this video this made me experience a great phobia I had for a long time which I quite wasn’t able to explain or put to words. This video combined with the work of John Martin translated it perfectly. The emotions I had are one’s I rarely have. A combination of admiration, anguish, haunting and awe.

  • @ritawing1064
    @ritawing1064 Рік тому

    Saved to watch - always loved Martin!

  • @eileensburner
    @eileensburner Рік тому +1

    I am lucky to live in St. Louis where Sadak lives, I’ve always loved it ❤

  • @woahkei
    @woahkei Рік тому

    John Martin one of my favourite artists, his work is so captivating!

  • @trippyonions2833
    @trippyonions2833 Рік тому

    bro your script and description is so good. i can't describe it, you're very good at analysing and story telling keep it up!

  • @brianfpp540
    @brianfpp540 Рік тому

    Very well made video, stunning images, wonderful music and soothing but factual narration.Has left me wanting to watch more...many thanks.

  • @reezevlog
    @reezevlog Рік тому

    im intrigued by the visions n minds of these artists……. no sunshines n rainbows…. just dark…..🖤🖤

  • @rubyb2298
    @rubyb2298 Рік тому

    This is easily one of your best videos to date!

  • @charliehartrich3885
    @charliehartrich3885 Рік тому

    Was fortunate enough to have seen his first painting in my home town and fell in love with it immediately, shortly thereafter i get this video!

  • @danielmarsden223
    @danielmarsden223 Рік тому

    Love John Martin’s work. Great video.

  • @feelin_fine
    @feelin_fine Рік тому +1

    Absolutely stunning

  • @theodoreroosevelt3143
    @theodoreroosevelt3143 Рік тому +2

    i like how 6:00-7:30 feels more epic/spectacular with the music
    i don't know what sounds they were using but mix of art and this music supports each other
    maybe you could do a video about that? not sure what, just seeing this paintings with that music felt more... powerful

  • @paleoph6168
    @paleoph6168 Рік тому +8

    Another interesting fact about John Martin was that he painted one of the earliest paleoart!
    _The Country of the Iguanodon_ (1837) was made after he visited Gideon Mantell, a geologist and paleontologist who famously named the said dinosaur, _Iguanodon._ Martin was fascinated by the creature, and as a result did the painting (it would later be adapted as an engraving).
    The artwork may not have the same striking colors as Martin's other works, but the grand style and details in the background he is known to do is still there.
    Another thing I like about the artwork is its subject.
    It isn't the end of the world, but rather the beginning: a time before time. A romantic view that Martin momentarily shared with early paleontologists and in which he expressed in that work.

    • @The1Mustache3
      @The1Mustache3 Рік тому

      "Dinosaurs" are not real. These random creatures were the science experiments of lunatics playing God. The Minotaur and other creations were real. This is reason God sent the flood. All flesh but Adams on down to Noahs line had been corrupted after man was taught the sciences by the fallen ones. This is documented in the book of Enoch. Dinosaurs are a modern invention used to explain away this part of history.

  • @ladyflimflam
    @ladyflimflam Рік тому +1

    Sadak at the Waters of Oblivion is in my local museum. My tween niece thought it looked like a still in a video game.

  • @jcustodio9128
    @jcustodio9128 Рік тому +1

    Truly insightful man, Martin’s artwork is just mesmerizing to look at.

  • @uroboragloomy9956
    @uroboragloomy9956 Рік тому

    Excellent soundtrack! And John Martin is a genius painter!

  • @projectarduino2295
    @projectarduino2295 Рік тому

    One of my favorite painters on one of my favorite channels!

  • @JT-si6bl
    @JT-si6bl Рік тому +1

    Absolutely astonishing the detail and realism of physical behavior of colossal scale. What scale of awe had he witnessed?

  • @ozbullymorales1020
    @ozbullymorales1020 Рік тому

    For the Faithful who lack Imagination these Spectacles do a great service.

  • @CoolCatholicArt
    @CoolCatholicArt Рік тому

    Excellent work, thanks for your love of art and camera work

  • @FigmentHF
    @FigmentHF 8 місяців тому

    I just watched this on a massive OLED, and my eyes welled up, aha. Truly breathtaking work, thank you for showcasing it !

  • @armaanajoomal
    @armaanajoomal Рік тому

    thank you for this. Martin is one of my favorites and this video followed in those footsteps

  • @mariusxmeier2417
    @mariusxmeier2417 Рік тому

    One of my favorite artists. Beautiful video on what makes his art so compelling!

  • @rexy-t4091
    @rexy-t4091 Рік тому +2

    been waiting for this one, John Martin my fav. thankful for your videos❤

    • @Shawn.Grenier
      @Shawn.Grenier  Рік тому +2

      I'm glad you were looking forward to this video! Thank you!!

  • @centibastelt2023
    @centibastelt2023 Рік тому +2

    I'm 48 years old and quite interested in art, but I have never heard of this guy before. Many thanks for showing!

  • @lesliemiller2170
    @lesliemiller2170 Рік тому

    I did not know about this painter. These are magnificent and surreal. Thank you

  • @markuswhetzel1935
    @markuswhetzel1935 Рік тому +1

    Wow! Incredible job on this video! I love how the music played along with the imagery of the painting, and how you had us just look at the work, and let it really sink in. Inspiring!

  • @randallpetroelje3913
    @randallpetroelje3913 Рік тому +2

    My mom and my granddad were fantastic artists I lost a lot of the work when I lost my house. I just got turned on to this channel. I greatly appreciate you talk about an apocalypse. I lost all their artwork and even the stencils the paint the pallet the canvases, the whole 9 yards. I’m just a beginner, so yeah, I really appreciate this channel just subscribed

  • @kirkbrown8189
    @kirkbrown8189 Рік тому

    Great video, great spectacle and an illuminating critique. Thank you.

  • @Nasir_3.
    @Nasir_3. Рік тому

    Thanks for making this video, It’ incredibly fascinating.

  • @jpakos6701
    @jpakos6701 Рік тому

    First time i see him .....indeed very spectacular and thought provoking

  • @gato3656
    @gato3656 Рік тому

    Favorite artist of all time

  • @coopernoble6139
    @coopernoble6139 Рік тому

    He’s my favorite painter for a reason

  • @richarddennis2603
    @richarddennis2603 Рік тому +1

    Went to an exhibition in Sheffield of these very same apocalyptic paintings, incredible in person.
    The size of each painting was just insane. The detail on such a large canvas. Truly great to see.

  • @mclare71
    @mclare71 Рік тому

    This made me feel so many emotions!! BEAUTIFULLY executed. And you now have another subscriber. Thank you 💫

  • @thaschill5932
    @thaschill5932 Рік тому +2

    I was lucky enough to visit the Tate Britain the other week, this painting absolutely enthralled me and a friend of mine and we talked of it for hours afterwards, amazing that this video popped up so soon after being so curious about it in person!!

  • @Agelesslink
    @Agelesslink Рік тому +2

    What is the name of the glorious music in this video?

  • @Will_i_art
    @Will_i_art Рік тому

    Thank you so much for making this, because I have Always thought that John Martin’s work was vastly under appreciated.

  • @ray-artegarde5098
    @ray-artegarde5098 Рік тому

    One of your best yet.

  • @mckeestudio1101
    @mckeestudio1101 11 місяців тому +1

    What is the marvelous music that accompanies this episode?

  • @LeBongJames2016
    @LeBongJames2016 Рік тому

    I have no idea how I found your channel, but, I'm glad I did. I love the content.

  • @diegoramirez7901
    @diegoramirez7901 Рік тому

    Amazing, as every video.
    There is a meta twist in your video.
    You presented the spectacle to the audience, with gaslight accompanied with sound effects.

  • @blackhoundrise8431
    @blackhoundrise8431 Рік тому

    When imagination inspires imagination. Powerful works of art!!

  • @Spinozin
    @Spinozin 4 місяці тому

    You missed the hidden faces in these paintings. Relax. Thank you for sharing your passion x

  • @sp4cepigz174
    @sp4cepigz174 8 місяців тому

    Dude you made these paintings into a spectacle like those cats from back in the day that you talked about. Shows how lasting these works of art are

  • @nicolasrumpf761
    @nicolasrumpf761 Рік тому

    Thank you soo much for this amazing Video...I have always loved his paintings of the Story of genisis

  • @butzakone
    @butzakone Рік тому

    The first painting, i saw it couple years ago in Louvre, it astonished me. Topped any other for me there. The colours, the details, the terror, just magnificiet.

  • @noseman123
    @noseman123 Рік тому +1

    Wow, I hadn't heard of this artist before! It's *exactly* my jam, damn!

  • @lloooiis
    @lloooiis Рік тому

    i love the architecture in his paintings

  • @jacobfaso5517
    @jacobfaso5517 Рік тому

    One of your best videos, great job

  • @britishbanananugget3723
    @britishbanananugget3723 Рік тому

    I just found this video entirely by chance when looking for anything about John Martin, especially Pandemonium. I’ll be sticking around and watching more :).

  • @MikaelaCher
    @MikaelaCher Рік тому +8

    I definetly feel the awe and attraction towards representing catastrophees and the end of the world. The drama and horror, the pain, the suffering, the cataclysmic feeling of dread... those things can join us as human and they remind us that we're not all that different, and that life is precious in my opinion. Sometimes you want to tap into this dark horrible chaotic feeling, this dread, to express it in your art, because it frees you from it, it's a good release. I won't claim that Martin suffered from religious trauma, but a common theme from trauma survivors is how much we enjoy the dark and gruesome, because we're used to it

  • @tomhancock8184
    @tomhancock8184 Рік тому

    I really enjoyed this video. Thank you for treating art as the important phenomenon that it is.

  • @Laughingsundrop
    @Laughingsundrop Рік тому

    this painting took me aback when I saw it in person. It's nice to know that someone else feels the same way 🙂

  • @Springbok295
    @Springbok295 Рік тому +2

    I've been fascinated with John Martin's works as well as Thomas Cole's "Course of Empire" for many years. Man's folly depicted so well.

  • @stefanstern3542
    @stefanstern3542 Рік тому

    Really strong video and vocal performance!.... VERY worthwhile!... :)

  • @Liam-pp1yn
    @Liam-pp1yn Рік тому +1

    Just came by this and wow, John Martins work is truly a spectacle to behold just looking at those paintings i was in awe , im inspired to work hard so i can also create works of notoriety that leave you thinking. Thank you for introducing him to my artistic view, your commentary was delightful.

  • @davidjsward
    @davidjsward Рік тому

    Great video! John Martin's paintings have always scared the shit out of me. It's that sense of overwhelming scale, I think: tiny human figures juxtaposed against such enormous, turbulent, terrifying landscapes. You really get swallowed up by his images.

  • @I00OOooOO00I
    @I00OOooOO00I Рік тому

    Incredible work!!

  • @rayvanwayenburg998
    @rayvanwayenburg998 Рік тому +2

    The paintings of Pompeii are touring with the Tate Light exhibition. Typically I wouldn’t think I would like them but as you say, they are spectacular. The scale both within and the painting itself draws you in.

  • @chullarte593
    @chullarte593 Рік тому +3

    As an Ecuadorian painter, I think you should investigate about the Ecuadorian artists: Camilo Egas with his incredible use of color and human anatomy, and the landscape painter Rafael Troya with the breathtaking pictures of the Ecuadorian landscape scene! Love your work, please never stop❤️🙏🏼

  • @MeatyPeach
    @MeatyPeach Рік тому

    This was a sublime discussion of the extreme contrasts that make up life. Between your words and the works themselves, it’s hard to come up with adequate words.
    I need to see some of his work in person.

  • @pravkdey
    @pravkdey Рік тому

    As I was seeing the pieces i thought they'd make great movie scenes, then hearing about the spectacle shows it seems pretty much like a movie in all but the moving picture! That's so oo awesome! Keep it up my man

  • @Sheva2471
    @Sheva2471 2 місяці тому

    simply mesmerzing

  • @jonbohn3854
    @jonbohn3854 Рік тому

    great video I adore The Fall of Babylon one of my favorite paintings

  • @Sadlor82
    @Sadlor82 Рік тому

    Amazing paintings, i didn't know about them but they are really breathtaking.