Clash of Clans
“ It is the afternoon time, the wind can be heard sweeping through luscious trees, and the sun is at its peak, this tranquility is suddenly halted by the beginning of a rowdy boxing match ”. This is what the first impression that a viewer can perceive from observing Gustave Courbet’s “The wrestlers”. Gustave Courbet established himself among the most polemical artist during the 1850’s in France, due to political entanglements and criticism surrounding his works of art. His realistic style consisted of primarily landscapes and portraits that were not greeted positively by many critics in Europe. Nonetheless, the Gustave Courbet’s painting establishes that the use of contrasting visual elements reinforces the idea of mankind’s
