The Marxist literary critic and political theorist Fredric Jameson suggests that technology can only be theorised through the category of the sublime. A properly functioning interface ‘humanises’ the technology, acting as an extension of the body and enabling the technology to function as an affirmation of reason. Double Negative. Stuplime affect makes no claims for spiritual transcendence or ironic distance, relying instead on a paralytic tedium: ‘Instead of emerging from existential or phenomenological questions ... this boredom resides in relentless attention to the infinite and small’. The work was based on a poem about the true story of slave ship whose captain had thrown sick and dying slaves overboard so he could claim insurance on lives lost at sea. Christine Riding discusses different aspects of the sublime with curators and researchers. Bill Viola pays homage to the tradition of creating large-scale works of art that draw the viewer into beautifully painted images and compelling narratives by creating immersive video installations. The disruptive rain of visual noise is enjoyed as another level of information—an index of cosmic rays. An influential figure in the Romantic movement, Constable became known for his unique treatment of light and use of vibrant, naturalistic colors, but this large canvas has a dark and ominous feel and raises questions about the future of the Anglican Church. January 2013. Even in secular contexts, the sublime conjures something awe-inspiring and reminds us that humans are not necessarily at the center of the world. Barnett Newman was an Abstract Expressonist painter in New York who painted large-scale fields of solid color, interrupted by vertical lines or "zips." The books and articles below constitute a bibliography of the sources used in the writing of this page. Can stuplimity or states of flow be properly described as sublime affects? Join us for the first Sydney Asian Art Series lecture of 2020 with Lisa Claypool from the University of Alberta, Edmonton. Keep up to date with Tate events, exhibitions and news. Many have also tied the contrasting moods to Constable's own psychological state after the death of his wife. Heavily influenced by the Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens and the Baroque paintings of Velasquez, Géricault became a pioneer in the Romantic period of French painting - as highlighted in his master work: Raft of the Medusa. Tate Research Publication / I am grateful to Teemu Hupli for pointing this out. In part, the alliance of the sublime and the banal is a consequence and a reflection of the ambivalent position of technology in contemporary culture. 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