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Visual Art Hot Tip
Posted by Jen Graves on Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 11:07 AM
This is the single greatest work of art ever and I feel it must be shared with the world. His use of symbolism is nothing short of amazing.
Thank you, John Charles McKee.
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The little kid is pointing at the passage that assigns slaves the value of three-fifths of a person, right?
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R-i-i-i-g-h-t. Greater than the Sistine Chapel, the Mona Lisa, or the Pieta. Sure thing. (BTW, that scraggly-looking hippie guy on the right sure does dress funny.)
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I'm pretty sure Thomas Payne should be in the lower right corner with Mr. Hollywood, Liberal News Reporter and Satan.
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I'm speechless. Great art moves the soul, but this has just moved me over to the grate -- I need to puke.
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@5: I also find the handicapped child confusing. It's just the back of the baby's head, there is no indication that he's handicapped except for the fact that he's tagged "handicapped child." Why doesn't he get a fancy description like the others? And why does looking at a handicapped child make the pregnant woman hopeful?
And JFK is standing up there with Jesus? Seriously?
And JFK is standing up there with Jesus? Seriously?
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I like how he mashed Martin Luther King, Jr. into the American soldier. I mean, the two are totally the same, right?
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Good Morning Jen,
Great work of art? Not so much. Interesting how McNaughton impugns lawyers. Very heavy handed. Yes, it is a work of evangelism more than anything else. Reminds a little of one of the nost famous American paintings ever (just the image of Christ that's all), Warner Sallman's "The Head of Christ":
File:The_Head_of_Christ_by_Warner_Sallma…">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_He…
I don't understand McNaughton's point. I am pretty certain advocates ranging from
Thomas More to Clarence Darrow would be baffled and irritated by this work ("One Nation Under God").
Great work of art? Not so much. Interesting how McNaughton impugns lawyers. Very heavy handed. Yes, it is a work of evangelism more than anything else. Reminds a little of one of the nost famous American paintings ever (just the image of Christ that's all), Warner Sallman's "The Head of Christ":
File:The_Head_of_Christ_by_Warner_Sallma…">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_He…
I don't understand McNaughton's point. I am pretty certain advocates ranging from
Thomas More to Clarence Darrow would be baffled and irritated by this work ("One Nation Under God").
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From the Immigrant: Why does he have his hand up like that? There are many good people in America, they are not all Christian. I wanted him to have a look of shock when he realizes where the source of America's greatness comes from as he sees Christ holding the Constitution. We live in a country were(sp) we are free to worship as we please.
Apparently we have to put up with heathen immigrants until Jesus get backs. Then he'll learn em good.
Apparently we have to put up with heathen immigrants until Jesus get backs. Then he'll learn em good.
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Palin brought handicapped children into style.
I also like how he turned MLK, who advocated pacifism and non-aggression, into a soldier.
I also like how he turned MLK, who advocated pacifism and non-aggression, into a soldier.
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he LIKES jefferson? that overly-educated liberal miscagenator who sliced up bibles and included phrases like "general welfare" and "pursuit of happiness" in our founding documents?
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Satan looks like William Sadler as Death, from Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey.
http://application.denofgeek.com/images/…
http://application.denofgeek.com/images/…
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i see FDR isn't there among our greatest presidents, even though he got us out of the depression, won a world war, created some of the essential programs our government is most known for, like social security. i guess that's cuz he was a dirty crippled socialist. obviously.
but good thing he didn't forget the "great communicator", who thought ketchup was a vegetable, and bankrupted the government on a missile program, based on a science fiction movie, that didn't even work.
but good thing he didn't forget the "great communicator", who thought ketchup was a vegetable, and bankrupted the government on a missile program, based on a science fiction movie, that didn't even work.
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It's a great work not because of its greatness but because of its naive purity. Rarely do you see the conservative American mythos spelled out so comprehensively and idealistically at the same time. It's the Sarah Palin/Glenn Beck crowd's self-image perfectly projected onto canvas: Jesus as consummate American. For that reason alone, it's fascinating and captivating, though not for the reasons the artist intends it to be.
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@5: the disabled child is there as a device for the pregnant mother in the "bad" corner who's noticing how "strong" the mother with the disabled child is for not aborting it.
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I realize I'm being one of those condescending, liberal elitists when I say this, but it looks like our friend could use a class in semiotics in addition to that spelling lesson. A 'symbol' is by definition something that represents something else. The figures in this image represent themselves. This picture could not be more LITERAL. (It matches their reading of the Bible.)
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Is this the final scene in the upcoming film "2112?" If that's the case, shouldn't Christ be portrayed by Will Smith?
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I'm sure 2112 will be way better than 2012. But I heard they couldn't get Will Smith, so you'll have to settle for Will in Seattle instead.
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24 FTW! (It reminds of a Homer Simpson quote from the show's spoof of The Departed: "The rat symbolizes obviousness!")
Also-- I love how the pregnant woman in the "bad" corner is contemplating NOT getting an abortion.
Also-- I love how the pregnant woman in the "bad" corner is contemplating NOT getting an abortion.
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This painting was painted over a BEAUTIFUL Thomas Kincaid landscape that had a cabin with smoke coming out of it's chimney.
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Little boy to Christ figure "Hey, mister, I don't see you or your dad mentioned anywhere on this paper."
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@32. Well, that pregnant woman is a lesbian who works for Green Peace and she did the turkey baster method of impregnation with sperm gathered from a gay black man; that's why she's in the evil corner (which happens to be on the right side of the picture - isn't all evil on the left?).
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In the bottom left, the "college student" is holding a copy of "The Five Thousand Year Leap" by Cleon Skousen.
"Beck's favorite writer and the author of the bible of the 9/12 movement, "The 5,000 Year Leap." A once-famous anti-communist "historian," Skousen was too extreme even for the conservative activists of the Goldwater era, but Glenn Beck has now rescued him from the remainder pile of history, and introduced him to a receptive new audience."
I think this pretty much tells you all you need to know. : )
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/0…
"Beck's favorite writer and the author of the bible of the 9/12 movement, "The 5,000 Year Leap." A once-famous anti-communist "historian," Skousen was too extreme even for the conservative activists of the Goldwater era, but Glenn Beck has now rescued him from the remainder pile of history, and introduced him to a receptive new audience."
I think this pretty much tells you all you need to know. : )
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/0…
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All art must come with the handy decoder! Otherwise, I might not have noticed the rampant ridicule and amusement in "Mr. Hollywood." So rich. Bless you, Liberal News Reporter (trying to shape Americans in that direction.)
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@35:
Teh Bad Peoplez iz on Jeebuz' left. The painter obviously has put himself in Jeebuz position, and is viewing the scene from that perspective.
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Whew! It totally makes sense now! For a second there, I didn't get that this painting was SUPPOSED to be a parody!
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Teh Bad Peoplez iz on Jeebuz' left. The painter obviously has put himself in Jeebuz position, and is viewing the scene from that perspective.
@39:
Whew! It totally makes sense now! For a second there, I didn't get that this painting was SUPPOSED to be a parody!
...
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@24: It looks like he could probably use another class or two in the basics of painting too, specifically learning how to depict the source of light in a scene. Half of the people in this picture are illuminated by Jesus, while others (most notably Honest Abe, who is right next to him, are being lit from something off to the right.
Also, I love how he glorifies the college student and the teacher, but vilifies the college professor. And how some of the fifty stars representing the states shine brighter than others. At least he didn't make them red and blue.
Also, I love how he glorifies the college student and the teacher, but vilifies the college professor. And how some of the fifty stars representing the states shine brighter than others. At least he didn't make them red and blue.
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The slog link didnt work so I am checking out it here:
http://www.shortpacked.com/McNaughton%20…
Are we reading the same captions? Cause these ones are funny and I had no idea it was supposed to be a conservative piece until I read through the slog comments. I thought it was satire.
http://www.shortpacked.com/McNaughton%20…
Are we reading the same captions? Cause these ones are funny and I had no idea it was supposed to be a conservative piece until I read through the slog comments. I thought it was satire.
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Oops, I just reloaded the page and saw @ 39- I had a feeling the shortpacked link didn't have the same captions as the original.
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The SLOG link abbreviator sometimes doesn't work, but anchoring hasn't failed me yet.
Original flavor.
Extra Crispy.
Lessons for the day: The supreme court is Eeeevil.
And Jesus is Whiiiite.
Original flavor.
Extra Crispy.
Lessons for the day: The supreme court is Eeeevil.
And Jesus is Whiiiite.
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I like how they have John Quincy Adams in there - you know, the guy who took the oath of office on a book of common law, instead of the Bible, to preserve the separation of church and state?
Apparently, FDR doesn't make the list with this peabrain.
Apparently, FDR doesn't make the list with this peabrain.
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