Mrs. Lorry And Her Son: Mother And Son Of British "National Painters"

Ren Ming / Wen

Timothy Spo, who won the "Cannes movie king" in the "Mr. Turner" who played the role of British painter Turner, became a painter again in 2019. This time, he became the British "national painter" T.S. Lori. By showing the relationship between painters and mothers, Timothy has deduced an image of "English gentleman" totally different from Turner.

T.S. lorry (1887-1976) is a national painter because he is one of the most popular contemporary painters in Britain. He is also the first British painter who persists in describing the scenery of the north of England in the industrial age and leaving his lonely and desolate historical image on the canvas. It is called "match man" under the background of a factory chimney and a monotonous building, but in a pallid street.

Lorry, who is famous for his "match man", is a collector of a real estate company in Manchester. He retired from the age of 23 to the age of 65, and has been doing this for 42 years. In 1932, when lorry was 45 years old, his father died. The film "Mrs. lorry and her son" tells the story of lorry's responsibility to take care of her mother and repay her father's debts.

Mrs. lorry and her son. Data map

Lowry's parents were born in the middle class, but they were trapped in financial problems all their life. And because they could not make ends meet, they moved their family from the middle class community Vitoria Park in Manchester to the workers' District of coal mine in 1909. The movie shows that she complained about the pain she had been living in this workspace in front of her son. She did not associate with anyone around her. She hated her husband's failure and reduced her social status. The wife of the next Labor Party member was dressed in a dresy dress, giving comfort to the soul. Opening the curtains every day to enjoy her dress became one of the few pleasures of Mrs. Lowry's life. The two men finally came to grief. There has been some kind of association. Mrs. lorry and the wife of the Labour Party represent the "identity consciousness" which is not uncommon among the middle class in England. They do not see the "vulgar" of the working class, and their cultural tastes are conservative and strive for "elegance". Mrs. lorry does not approve of her son's painting. He thinks that painting is a waste of time. His paintings are useless. In the movie, her son's harsh and unrelentless blow made people feel angry and sad, but she did not feel that he was disinclined and did not resist. The film ends with subtitles. Lorry's paintings were later recognized and widely respected by the gallery. In 1968, the British government was prepared to grant Lori's "Jazz" title, which he refused. The reason is, "after mother's death, all this is meaningless", which makes him feel deeply loved by his mother.

Why or why does such deep love come from? After watching the movie, I couldn't help wanting to find the answer. Obviously, from the performance of the film, Mrs. lorry is mean and selfish. The 82 year old Vanessa Redgrave played the role of Mrs. lorry's snobbery, meanness and selfishness. When she was upstairs, she was full of "remote control" son. When her son came to see him, he would pretend to have a weak phase. He said he could not digest himself and had no appetite, but he could eat three sausages alone, but only one for Lori. It can be said that the movie is worth watching just to see Vanessa's wonderful performance.

? ? ? The beauty of lorry, who is good at finding things from her surroundings, needs to struggle with her mother's snobbish and conservative middle class aesthetics. However, perhaps it is because, as an artist, she has a kind of sensitivity and sympathy that ordinary people do not have about her mother's loss. Throughout his life, he hopes to use his own painting to let his mother see the reality and see the unique beauty of the surrounding world. I hope my paintings can bring glory to my mother. This is why he said that he painted these pictures in the film, "it's all about expressing love for his mother and painting for his mother".

This is probably the truth, not the whole truth. Lorry is not a man who has no ambition or pursuit of art. He once said, "my ambition is to put industrial scenery in the territory of art, because no one has done it before." He studied painting at night school for 20 years. He thought that only after such a long period of hard training could he match his match. In fact, besides the "industrial scene", Lori's portrait is also excellent. The characters in his portrait have a detached and seized look, as if living in this suffering world and aloof from it. In the hardships of civilian life, we see the spirit of transcendence, which is the charm of lorry's portraits. These works are said to have lorry's own shadow. In 1968, another reason why lorry refused the title of the title was "I have been very opposed to any social identity segregation in my life". It seems to be an ultimate resistance to the mother's social status.

Everything was captured by a picture, forever... This is lorry's ideal as a painter. He did that.

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