Seascape

Work of art which depicts the sea The Wave by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Summer Squall, 1904. A seascape by Winslow Homer. A seascape is a photograph, painting, or other work of art which depicts the sea, in other words an example of marine art. The word originated as a formation from landscape, which was first used for images of land in art. By a similar development, "seascape" has also come to mean actual perceptions of the sea itself. It is applied in planning contexts to geographical locations possessing a good view of the sea. Seascape aesthetics receive legal protection in terms of biodiversity/ health of the seas (the OSPAR Convention, and in terms of the visual bio-cultural seascape (European Landscape Convention). History The word seascape was first recorded and coined in 1790.[citation needed] Smithsonian noted in 2016 that the first use it found was 1804. The term was modelled after the word landscape. The word remains in use for works of art mainly showing open sea (often with shipping on it), as well as for views of the sea. Planning use A seascape photograph at Clifton Beach, South Arm, Tasmania, Australia In the UK a seascape is defined in planning and land use contexts a