I Am Therefore I Am
Click on image to view enlarged.Up until the Impressionists came along artists served a social function, developing their skills to create work that reflected the times they lived in. About a hundred and fifty years ago artists rebelled, and started turning inward to serve themselves. With abstract expressionism it no longer mattered that a painting didn't look like anything recognizable, as long as the artist could convince the maketplace it was an accurate depiction of his feelings. Throughtout history artists have had huge egos, but there was a time when then egos were put at the service of society. Now, it seems, society is asked to serve the artist's ego.
posted by John M Crowther @ 7:12 AM
5 Comments:
Looks like the cat's in the cradle again. Good cartoon John... (*sigh* why must travesty be such a letch!)grin
This is so typical of Mr. T. One of the reasons among many that he remains one of my favorites despite being such a cad. Love this one, made me laugh out loud while desiring to hit Mr. T on the head at the same time. (smile)
I notice an eerie similarity between this young lady and the model with the "come hither" stance (minus the long hair) whom Travesty was sculpting a few months back.
Might I smell an intrigue?
LOL. I'd be tempted to say that perhaps Travesty is attracted to a certain type, but I suspect it's a coincidence. I'll have to ask him. [grin]
So, he likes big ....errr...eyes, huh?
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