I agree. It is nothing but self-serving to protest "I am innocent!" Innocent of what? Innocent of standing by, while depraved bullies took over our society and government, imposed violence all over the world, and made victims out of everyone? No, we're not innocent. Ignorant, maybe. With the independence of a sock puppet. But weak minds and weak wills are only symptoms of sin.
There is a famous (so famous that it has been targeted by the "woke" culture to be more diverse) painting by Norman Rockwell, called "Freedom of Speech."
It depicts a common citizen standing up in a meeting of some sort and speaking his mind. This painting should become our very own symbol, and taught to future generations after these fake government tyrants are gone.
Good painting. Norman Rockwell is one of my favorites. In fact, I think he is on a level with Rembrandt for realism of depiction. I don't know why he is so neglected as a leading figure of American art. (Maxwell Parrish is on a par, but not so associated with Americana as Rockwell. Maybe that is the reason for his obscurity.)
Oh, I love Maxfield Parrish's work too. I think their relative obscurity today is because in their own time (first half of the 20th Century) they were regarded as "illustrators." Their work was mostly seen in advertisements, book illustrations, magazine articles, etc. As such, they enjoyed popular support but to the artsy crowd they never had the "gravitas" of the Old Masters.
Like you said, I think they were easily as good as the classical painters -- and in Parrish's case even better in terms of capturing light and the way light appears to emanate right off the canvas -- but in the arrogance of the Art World, they were never considered "serious" painters. Their work, when it was commented on at all, was considered "sentimental" and "naive" by the critics of the time.
I'm just glad their work survived so we can appreciate them today.
I agree. It is nothing but self-serving to protest "I am innocent!" Innocent of what? Innocent of standing by, while depraved bullies took over our society and government, imposed violence all over the world, and made victims out of everyone? No, we're not innocent. Ignorant, maybe. With the independence of a sock puppet. But weak minds and weak wills are only symptoms of sin.
There is a famous (so famous that it has been targeted by the "woke" culture to be more diverse) painting by Norman Rockwell, called "Freedom of Speech."
https://imgc.artprintimages.com/img/print/freedom-of-speech-february-21-1943_u-l-q1hyiai0.jpg
It depicts a common citizen standing up in a meeting of some sort and speaking his mind. This painting should become our very own symbol, and taught to future generations after these fake government tyrants are gone.
Good painting. Norman Rockwell is one of my favorites. In fact, I think he is on a level with Rembrandt for realism of depiction. I don't know why he is so neglected as a leading figure of American art. (Maxwell Parrish is on a par, but not so associated with Americana as Rockwell. Maybe that is the reason for his obscurity.)
Oh, I love Maxfield Parrish's work too. I think their relative obscurity today is because in their own time (first half of the 20th Century) they were regarded as "illustrators." Their work was mostly seen in advertisements, book illustrations, magazine articles, etc. As such, they enjoyed popular support but to the artsy crowd they never had the "gravitas" of the Old Masters.
Like you said, I think they were easily as good as the classical painters -- and in Parrish's case even better in terms of capturing light and the way light appears to emanate right off the canvas -- but in the arrogance of the Art World, they were never considered "serious" painters. Their work, when it was commented on at all, was considered "sentimental" and "naive" by the critics of the time.
I'm just glad their work survived so we can appreciate them today.
Rockwell captured the image of the America we love. Parrish showed us the dream that shines through reality.