To know or not to know the artist?
I'm a historical nut for WW2. This period of time in the world from the western perspective effected a lot of lives in terms of strife, war and hardship. Its the personal stories factoids of weaponry, and battles I find fascinating. It would be hard to argue any modern time period since then having as dramatic as impact.
Anyways, when I was on youtube the other day I was searching for old WW2 footage. I came across a clip that featured Adolf Hitlers paintings in in a digital slideshow. Now I knew Hitler was a painter and artist. I have seen a few rendered drawings of his but nothing as extensive as these pictures in the slide show. So somewhere in the world these pictures are in a collection hidden away. Despite the awful he represents in mankind, his paintings and use of color is subtle, and rendering of subject matter exquisite. This clip of paintings offer another insight to a man whose name evokes raw emotion of hate and fascination. I'd have to say he has an eye for beauty that is depicted within these series. They contain feeling and reflect excellent draftsmanship.
However many replies in response th the clip contradicted my opinion and thought to the sequence of his images. I'm looking at these pieces as simply pictorial, and I am not attaching Hittler's persona or letting his reputation affect my opinion. So how would one view these paintings if you didn't know who created them? Does the work of art and artist have a connection?
Here are a few new color studies of upcoming work:
Anyways, when I was on youtube the other day I was searching for old WW2 footage. I came across a clip that featured Adolf Hitlers paintings in in a digital slideshow. Now I knew Hitler was a painter and artist. I have seen a few rendered drawings of his but nothing as extensive as these pictures in the slide show. So somewhere in the world these pictures are in a collection hidden away. Despite the awful he represents in mankind, his paintings and use of color is subtle, and rendering of subject matter exquisite. This clip of paintings offer another insight to a man whose name evokes raw emotion of hate and fascination. I'd have to say he has an eye for beauty that is depicted within these series. They contain feeling and reflect excellent draftsmanship.
However many replies in response th the clip contradicted my opinion and thought to the sequence of his images. I'm looking at these pieces as simply pictorial, and I am not attaching Hittler's persona or letting his reputation affect my opinion. So how would one view these paintings if you didn't know who created them? Does the work of art and artist have a connection?
Here are a few new color studies of upcoming work:
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