Graham Sutherland

Graham Sutherland was an Official War Artist who also worked on the home front. He depicted the destruction of industry and other bomb damage to the landscape. I am going to look at the book "Sutherland: the wartime drawings" by Roberto Tassi for more information and examples of images.

This link also seems to be a good source of information:
http://collection.britishcouncil.org/collection/artist/5/18430

The link below shows a video which offers an explanation of how Sutherland's painting "Thorn Tree" represents the changing of the British landscape as industrialisation takes over.

http://collection.britishcouncil.org/collection/artist/5/18430/media/30526

This is an image of the painting "Thorn Tree" (1945)

Quote from the artist taken from the link underneath:

“The closeness of opposites in life has always fascinated me. That is to say the tension between opposites. The precarious balanced moment – the hairsbreadth between – beauty & ugliness – happiness & unhappiness – light & shadow.”

http://parkwestgallery.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/artist-birthdays-august-24-graham-sutherland/

More information can be found for this artist on wikipedia through the link below

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Sutherland