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ItemRomanticism: re-occurring sentiments( 2009)Romanticism: Re-occurring sentiments is an investigation of Northern Romanticism and its influence on contemporary art. Identified in this research paper is how romantic references are used in contemporary art and what separates these themes from their historical application. Central to this investigation is how the adaptation of romantic references found within the landscape genre can reflect the concerns of current culture. This is further pursued and examined in regards to my own art practice. In order to address these concerns I have separated this paper into three chapters. The first chapter explores the work of Caspar David Friedrich and J. M. W. Turner. This historical foundation allows for the evaluation of the romantic themes within the landscape genre and an exploration of notions of the sublime commonly articulated. Concluding this historical investigation I briefly look at the work of Gerhard Richter and Anselm Kiefer as they provide insight into the adaptation of the romantic landscape prior to contemporary art. The second chapter examines and identifies contemporary artists utilising romantic sentiments in their work. The initial historical exploration provided the parameters for the selection of the following artists: Edward Burtynsky, David Schnell, Stephen Bush and Julie Mehretu. Subsequently the similarities between these contemporary artists and my own practice are explored and defined. This area of research is supported and informed through an evaluation of the curatorial premise and the art in the exhibition Damaged Romanticism A Mirror of Modern Emotion, 2008/09 Houston, Texas. The final chapter identifies the concepts relating to my own studio practice. The development of this practice is articulated in regards to the visual and textual-based research examined in the initial chapters. Further, the architectural scale “painting/drawings” created, are discussed in relation to the application of medium. Consequently this application has allowed my work to utilise romantic sentiments to comment on the concerns of current culture. This depiction has enabled my work and research to identify a digital and technological representation of the contemporary landscape, one that has provided an area indicative of further artistic development.