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Old 01-04-2016, 01:19 PM   #1
John Crowther John Crowther is offline
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Beautiful painting. And I understand completely your existential struggle. Needn't feel sorry about it, the quest is universal and important, recognizing that all art, but perhaps especially portraiture, must be far more about content than technique. Universality is found by recognizing that the face itself is only significant when it reveals the soul within, and that far too often we look at portraits and the only thought we see reflected in the subject's eyes is the need to hold still, or the desperate desire to present to the world a mask that hides the true self. The portrait artist's most profound responsibility is ripping away that mask, something too frequently impossible when confronted with the realities of the commission.
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