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Sure, but what’s it say?

by William Lehman on February 5th, 2007

There are many different philosophies about art and experiencing art. What’s it mean? What’s it say? How does it affect our sociological stereotypes?

Rubbish!

I’ve come to a conclusion. I don’t have a political agenda. I don’t have a big hoopla of remarks about society to try to portray with my artwork. If anything, I think I only have more of a desire to create, to innovate and to imagine.

I’ve been reading some other art blogs over the last few days and really came up disappointed with some of the ones I found. Politics, bigotry, and societal issues were more at the forefront of the discussions than the artwork itself.

What ever happened to enjoying the process of capturing the beauty around us?

So I end this little rant with my favorite landscape painting. One I’d love to see in person one day. It’s a huge painting, but then again, it’s a huge and beautiful landscape captured elegantly.

Albert Bierstadt

The Rocky Mountains, Lander’s Peak
1863
Oil on canvas
186.7 x 306.7 cm (73 1/2 x 120 3/4 in)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

check out this link for close ups.

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