Art. I think by now if you read this or if you know me in Meatspace know that I love it in just about every shape and form. My most favorite art though has to be painting. Any medium, most subjects and most movements are like catnip. I love to see them and try to figure out how some people painted what they did and why.
That in mind I think I will take this time to critique a fairly well known artist, though he is not known primarily for his paintings.
George W. Bush.
43rd president of the USA, a first lieutenant in the national guard and staunch republican. I didn't like him as a president as his policies seemed to favor rich friends over the rest of the country. I didn't think we should have attacked Iraq and I find it offensive that Bin Laden wasn't caught during his run as president. However I think it is good that he is pursuing art. Undoubtedly he has a lot on his mind and painting is a grand way to relieve some stress.
Recently he reveled a portrait of himself and his father.
That in mind I think I will take this time to critique a fairly well known artist, though he is not known primarily for his paintings.
George W. Bush.
43rd president of the USA, a first lieutenant in the national guard and staunch republican. I didn't like him as a president as his policies seemed to favor rich friends over the rest of the country. I didn't think we should have attacked Iraq and I find it offensive that Bin Laden wasn't caught during his run as president. However I think it is good that he is pursuing art. Undoubtedly he has a lot on his mind and painting is a grand way to relieve some stress.
Recently he reveled a portrait of himself and his father.
Not as bad as it might've been.
Art, at it's best should allow us for reflection in ourselves. I look at this painting and I see mistakes that I have made in the past. The blotch of white, probably completely unpainted canvas in Sr's coat. Some sloppy color changes and thickness issues that take a lot of practice to really control. I see my errors in this picture, a common struggle shared by novice artists.
Some people may be turned off by the roughness of the painting. Completely understandable. There are some bad colors in here that muddy the image. But there are elements there that show he has improved since his Putin painting. His forms are more defined and he is trying to push light and dark contrast. Something that I have issues with.
It shows promise that with a lot of practice he, like anyone who practices, will get better, but I don't like the picture. I'm certain there are people who do, I'm not one of them but I would not tell him to stop if I had the chance.
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