As a kid I loved this painting and I still think grant wood was a great artist. As a kid I never really understood that there is a bit of sarcasm in this piece. Norman Rockwell never has any cynicism in his work and that is why I like him it was all very direct, no subtext. This painting has subtext. Grant Wood was making a statement here, methinks. I love the american regionalist painters, they are truly american!! Gardega is truly american because I am truly myself and that is a prerequisit of an american artist---honesty to self. We all drink from the same well but some artist lower their bucket deeper than others. I think TV has killed art, I really do. Life smelled better before the idiot box turned our brains into mush. Our minds used to be filet mignon and now we are tv dinners.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
painting of the day--american gothic-- grant wood
As a kid I loved this painting and I still think grant wood was a great artist. As a kid I never really understood that there is a bit of sarcasm in this piece. Norman Rockwell never has any cynicism in his work and that is why I like him it was all very direct, no subtext. This painting has subtext. Grant Wood was making a statement here, methinks. I love the american regionalist painters, they are truly american!! Gardega is truly american because I am truly myself and that is a prerequisit of an american artist---honesty to self. We all drink from the same well but some artist lower their bucket deeper than others. I think TV has killed art, I really do. Life smelled better before the idiot box turned our brains into mush. Our minds used to be filet mignon and now we are tv dinners.
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