And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Sunday, January 21, 2024
John Salt (British, 1937-2021), Black Ford in Field, 1972. Oil on canvas
In 59 the taillights turned into those big circles. Grandpa had a black 59 and those taillights looked like rocket exhaust to me when I was a little kid.
Dad had one of those in the early 60s, what a POS. After months of trying to get it to run right he found someone had put in the wrong distributor. I think I learned some new words that day.
I've always liked this style of painting. I had an art teacher in college (required elective) say that it was not art, but technical drawing. I think it requires more talent than the old masters had.
Your teacher was right. Photographs, or styles that resemble photographs are not art, except in that they use composition. And lighting. And color....okay, okay, he was wrong, it's art.
But "talent" isn't related to style. Even digging a ditch can demonstrate talent.
Looks like an old photograph. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteIf the title hadn't mentioned it I'd have thought it was a photo.
Delete'58 Ford (used to have one)-- looks like a 4dr sedan
ReplyDeleteBeen there, done that. I was nine years old and our family had one in the foothills of Humboldt Co.
ReplyDeleteJohn Salt, greatest painter of rusted fenders who ever lived.
ReplyDeleteThe technique is called photo realisiam.
ReplyDeleteI remember going to a gallery in the early 70's where photo realism was the show. Amazing pictures - like huge photos but painted.
DeleteIn 59 the taillights turned into those big circles. Grandpa had a black 59 and those taillights looked like rocket exhaust to me when I was a little kid.
ReplyDeleteDad had one of those in the early 60s, what a POS. After months of trying to get it to run right he found someone had put in the wrong distributor. I think I learned some new words that day.
ReplyDeleteVery impressive talent.
ReplyDeleteI've always liked this style of painting. I had an art teacher in college (required elective) say that it was not art, but technical drawing. I think it requires more talent than the old masters had.
ReplyDeleteYour teacher was right. Photographs, or styles that resemble photographs are not art, except in that they use composition. And lighting. And color....okay, okay, he was wrong, it's art.
DeleteBut "talent" isn't related to style. Even digging a ditch can demonstrate talent.
Check out anything done by Vermeer...
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