tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post113552960278676151..comments2023-12-27T22:36:01.407-06:00Comments on Anna's Clue Tank: A Child is Born Unto UsAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13364196938058625069noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-14916399975363142562016-01-02T12:40:21.964-06:002016-01-02T12:40:21.964-06:00Thank you. It saddens me that because Christianity...Thank you. It saddens me that because Christianity is being driven into hiding, many (younger)people have no context at all for the works that they see. Annunciation paintings are more than depictions of a special event in a particular faith. To anyone who understands the context, Annunciation scenes are different interpretations by artistic geniuses of this situation: A sheltered young woman gets an unexpected visit from a celestial visitor,who is telling her she a Supreme Being has destined her to experience something unnatural and supernatural. <br /><br />Painters have depicted her as frightened, submissive, reluctant, accepting, resigned, reverent, honored, and many other emotional states...but my favorite is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art...a Dutch painting that shows the angel behind the Virgin, who is on a kneeler and turning her head slightly in a "WHAT did I just hear?" look on her face. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-3703947306279675532016-01-02T12:28:30.681-06:002016-01-02T12:28:30.681-06:00There was a time when art was the depiction of lif...There was a time when art was the depiction of life's realities, the capture of a subtle smile or moment of profound joy or grief, in short it strived to portray the beauty and glory of G_d's greatest creation, the human soul. Now it is just squiggles and blotches that represent the ugly side of man and his failue to grast what beauty is and does to the soul. Ask the average person what agape is and you will draw little but vacant stares. Thanks for a great post.JWMJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330556524852443926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-82427825356022622102016-01-02T12:18:07.310-06:002016-01-02T12:18:07.310-06:00Thank you for your post, and a Happy New Year! You...Thank you for your post, and a Happy New Year! Your link to Collier’s <i>Annunciation</i> is broken. You might try <a href="http://www.hillstream.com/artist/john-collier/artwork/annunciation?overlayDisplay=1" rel="nofollow">his website</a>.D. X. M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07373240524873918798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-1135803641210566432005-12-28T15:00:00.000-06:002005-12-28T15:00:00.000-06:00Thanks for thinking so highly of me but methinks I...Thanks for thinking so highly of me but methinks I would have much to learn.<BR/><BR/>Though I must admit I did survive a hotel in NYC with a Warhol theme, talk about truly frightening. ^_^Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13364196938058625069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198020.post-1135598761152908902005-12-26T06:06:00.000-06:002005-12-26T06:06:00.000-06:00Anna, if you ever get up north here (Indiana), you...Anna, if you ever get up north here (Indiana), you have to stop in and have an art discussion with my wife (Masters in fine art and MFA in Design Theory). I think that you two would be deep in discussion in no time<BR/><BR/>AndyJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com