Artists express their personal experiences, social values and cultural beliefs through a number of different mediums.

... Artists express their personal experiences, social values and cultural beliefs through a number of different mediums. In this essay by examining the work of artists, Turner, Smart, Lorrain, and King-Smith, it can be demonstrated how artists over time and by using different techniques, media and styles have explored and responded to their environment. By using the device of the frames we can attempt to understand how artists approach their work. "The Burning of Houses of Lords and Commons" was painted by the English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner in 1834. In this painting Turner has employed the subjective frame to record the image of the great fire, which destroyed the English Parliament house. Turner uses his style of painting to express his personal feelings and emotions. The image is very impressionistic. Turner exerted a great influence on the Impressionists who followed him with his own unique semi-abstraction. Turner was an innovative painter

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