if so, then this is fabulous!

if not, it's lame.

He hilariously screemed, as he was being shot at, I'M PAT FUCKING TILLMAN!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Tillman

Gonçalves' painting style, which is deceptively inert, conservative and unobtrusive, plays at least as important a role in the creation of meaning as does his choice of imagery. He paints in a quirky photo-realist manner that draws on the early court paintings of Francisco Goya, the high-finish of Philip Pearlstein, and the eye for social tension seen in Eric Fischl's work. But unlike Fischl, who uses unusual angles and lighting to throw the forbidden or unsavory acts of upper-middle class life into high, critical relief, Gonçalves paints in a slick, meticulous manner that mirrors the equally stylish character of his subjects, whether they be well-groomed men, fast cars or well-appointed interiors. Content and style thus combine to produce a mutually constitutive effect in his work. As a result, Gonçalves creates a link between his own subjectivity as a painter and that of the sitter, rendering both complicit in the creation of meaning.

But it still sucks.

@5, you've uncovered further proof that a critical review can be spun in any fashion to suit it's subject.

Gonçalves' painting style, which is deceptively inert, conservative and unobtrusive, plays at least as important a role in the creation of meaning as does his choice of imagery.

actually, this is by my 14-year-old niece. it's of her prom date.

oh, then what i meant to say is this sucks.

Oh, my god; I'm wiping tears of joy from my eyes after reading that asinine art review.

"Quirky"!!

Comparisons to Goya!!

Art writing is so fucking pretentious.

I nominate the piece for this honor.