Sorry folks but contemporary artists do have skill - they are moving back to painting what is recognizable. And re this: There were notable exceptions to all of this — sculptors like Frederick hart who continued to produce powerful and deeply human works of art like the Three Soldiers at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, or the magnifice…
Sorry folks but contemporary artists do have skill - they are moving back to painting what is recognizable. And re this: There were notable exceptions to all of this — sculptors like Frederick hart who continued to produce powerful and deeply human works of art like the Three Soldiers at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, or the magnificently beautiful Ex Nihilo at the National ...... no the Three Soldiers is at best kitsch. It should be removed and destroyed. I say this as a trained artist. It is fair to lament much of post Ww2 art, but art follows trends and those trends are over.
The three soldiers was an unfortunate reaction (racist reaction) to the Vietnam War memorial which was far more evocative of grief and sorrow than any realistic sculpture.
If you look at even the best portraiture, well here is how John Singer Sargeant summarizes it: A Portrait is a Likeness with something wrong about the mouth.
The new sculpture may not get it right. But even the most realistic image can miss the mark - most do.
Sorry folks but contemporary artists do have skill - they are moving back to painting what is recognizable. And re this: There were notable exceptions to all of this — sculptors like Frederick hart who continued to produce powerful and deeply human works of art like the Three Soldiers at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, or the magnificently beautiful Ex Nihilo at the National ...... no the Three Soldiers is at best kitsch. It should be removed and destroyed. I say this as a trained artist. It is fair to lament much of post Ww2 art, but art follows trends and those trends are over.
The three soldiers was an unfortunate reaction (racist reaction) to the Vietnam War memorial which was far more evocative of grief and sorrow than any realistic sculpture.
If you look at even the best portraiture, well here is how John Singer Sargeant summarizes it: A Portrait is a Likeness with something wrong about the mouth.
The new sculpture may not get it right. But even the most realistic image can miss the mark - most do.