Is this the Light of the World to which you refer?
I think I agree with you, although there may other works that are more maudlin. I like the comment about Santa Claus too.
Is this the Light of the World to which you refer?
I think I agree with you, although there may other works that are more maudlin. I like the comment about Santa Claus too.
That's the one. I remember reading that 'Light of the World' was unveiled to the public with great acclaim at the turn of the century.
I guess my dislike of Holman Hunt and company seems odd, given how much I love 'realistic' artists who capture texture, like Rembrandt, whose painted jewelry, for example, looked real enough to steal. I guess because I'm drawn to figurative works of power and depth. Rembrandt's oil portraits (and figurative renderings in any medium) literally pulsed with life and insight. Hunt and company's people looked posed and affected: "Still Life with Humans".
Jesus as Santa Claus--it fits! These paintings wear me out. I think they are probably technically drawn perfectly but there is just something I don't like about this era. I know Van Rox will post his favorite website with all those women and cherubs but I get tired just gazing at them. However, the Pollocks and Rothko's are so soothing to me. I know that the Pollock's are frenetic but somehow they really aren't, to me. I just don't get tired looking at them and find something new everytime I see them. Same for Rothko and his color blocks. Just me and my unsophisticated taste.