tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555295961358558347.post7762691169061139241..comments2023-04-12T11:01:47.722-04:00Comments on Verisimilitude: The Art of GivingRichard J. Luschek IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17391295820585129843noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555295961358558347.post-33967051796786712842010-02-19T07:49:45.580-05:002010-02-19T07:49:45.580-05:00This is serious. The lovely painting it going into...This is serious. The lovely painting it going into the collection of the Van Abbemuseum. <br />If you want you can watch a video about it. It even shows some close ups. <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjc1LXesmDc&feature=player_embedded#Richard J. Luschek IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17391295820585129843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555295961358558347.post-72791787226932199552010-02-18T01:14:35.370-05:002010-02-18T01:14:35.370-05:00Is this a joke?
I mean someone payed for this?
Wow...Is this a joke?<br />I mean someone payed for this?<br />Wow the nerve of some people.<br />I think my dog can paint better than this.jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014751431677271423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555295961358558347.post-47169574264228898122010-02-16T20:05:00.199-05:002010-02-16T20:05:00.199-05:00It is so easy to talk on and on about this piece. ...It is so easy to talk on and on about this piece. <br />I totally agree it is Awesomely frightening.Richard J. Luschek IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17391295820585129843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555295961358558347.post-87739423978534228212010-02-16T19:38:41.612-05:002010-02-16T19:38:41.612-05:00Wow. That we should all be honored with such gener...Wow. That we should all be honored with such generosity from an artist. You see, Richard, it's not a mere physical photographic likeness, but a masterwork based on how the museum director is "felt" to be. This is what's called a "higher truth". One can only assume that the subject of the portrait is thought of, at first blush, in an infantile way. He, the artist, sees his subject's "happy side" (yellow), BUT... at the same time acknowledging his dark side (the gray-black). Herein lies the balance of humanity. We are both giver and taker. We both live, yet die. We build up, we tear down. It's a frighteningly AWESOME piece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com