Pictorial Art Love it or hate it there is no ignoring it. A forum dedicated to our good friend Miguel (Luis) who rekindled an interest in studying art for me). The power of the artist has been recognised by religious and political leaders worlwide for centuries. After all, before the invention of photography, the pictorial and portrait artists in particular were capable of delivering messages about civilizations, leaders, kings and queens and movements for change. Why? Because sight is the most influential of the senses but also the easiest to deceive. The result is that much art contains intrigues. Did the artist plan to portray what we perceive? Did the artist bow to personal or financial pressures in an effort to survive or in an effort to gain a financial independance which in turn led to the artist being able to live a dream? So, what do I aim to do in this forum? I aim to open a discussion which moves on, returns and encompasses pictorial art as we understand it but also to compare possibly related themes or ideals and coincidences. Why? Because, while there is a need to study and understand any one particular artist there is also a need to discuss without destroying the original thread of a forum. Firstly, let's compare two artists who's careers slightly overlapped but, to my knowledge had no conection. Or do you know differently? The first is NICHOLAS ROERICH Luis has brought us beautiful images created by this most spiritual of Russian painters Examples: The second is Ferdinand Hodler I bring you just some images first but no opinions yet.
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