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Art That Matters, Gallery Two
Well! I'm happy to say that the response this to this week's Weekend Assignment has been large enough that we'll have to carry the final collection of answers to Monday. So if you haven't already told us about a piece of that's moved you, there's still time to get the assignment, write it up on your own site and leave a link. Share your view of art! In the meantime, here's what's in the second gallery. Click through on each link to see why that art matters to the Journaler:
Sunflowersdawn likes the fantasy art of Selina Fenech.
Springsnymph: "The Martyrdom of St. Erasmus" by Nicolas Poussin
Jsdirtwtch: The AIDS quilt
Mavarin has interesting memories attached to a certain painting of Van Gogh's.
Pandorasbazaar: "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" by Picasso
Mlobb10: The Cloisters, in New York City.
Justaname4me2: "Sleeper of Lost Dreams" by James C. Christensen
Sistercdr: "The Prodigal Son" by Auguste Rodin
Olddog299: "Christina's World" by Andre Wyeth, among others.
Swibirun: The work of Reubens.
Pollysci can't choose!
Lorimbrn27: The American flag at the World Trade Center, a photograph from Thomas E. Franklin.
Scotthlori: The work of Nancy Noel.
Lorileeboard: "Crows Over a Wheat Field," by Van Gogh
Lrttklly pictures some mideval glasswork.
The final gallery of entries will be open tomorrow. See you then!
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Hi John! Here is an addendum to my entry below about Winslow Homer, and that it was entered in my journal March 9, Wednesday. My URL is http://journals.aol.com/ikows
ky/IKOWSKY/ATOMxml Thanks for your time. IKOWSKY -
"Winslow Homer." Oh, what magnificent art he produced! Winslow was born in 1836 and died in 1910. He painted seascapes which were full of color and descriptive narrative; and the details in those paintings were astounding. Such rich colors of the sea itself with its blues and greens are to be viewed with your eyes only. Winslow loved America, and he was a realist. His earlier paintings reflected a happy America, full of lusty life and fun. "Snap the Whip," "Breezing," "Nooning," and "Breezing Up" are four of his oil paintings that you simply must see. His narrative work changed in his 1980 paintings, as he began painting the hazards of fishermen and the sea.
Please hunt Winslow Homer's work in your museums and your art books. See for yourself. You will be overwhelmed!
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Hi John! This was my journal entry quite a few days before the weekend assignment, so I'm submitting it. Love, NANCY
3/13/05 7:28 PM
Viva ala' Outsider Art!!!
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