What exactly is Art ?

britexpat
By britexpat

What exactly is art ? I know it's subjective, but ....

Saw this picture by Italian artist Giuseppe Veneziano - entitled “The Virgin of the Third Reich"

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What does it do for you ?????????????????????????

By ex.ex.expat• 2 Aug 2010 12:36
ex.ex.expat

http://www.google.com.qa/imgres?imgurl=http://hoocher.com/Raphael/Raphael_Madonna_and_Child_(The_Small_Cowper_Madonna).jpg&imgrefurl=http://hoocher.com/Raphael/rafffello_da_urbino.htm&usg=__oYaaur_Nz8nG1WZ7Xpo968lPDck=&h=592&w=442&sz=135&hl=en&start=44&tbnid=862OrDGjmfzUXM:&tbnh=157&tbnw=117&prev=/images%3Fq%3Drafael%2Bmadonna%2Band%2Bchild%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG%26biw%3D1194%26bih%3D633%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1128&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=512&ei=UpFWTJ3QPJOGvAPCjImCBw&page=3&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:19,s:44&tx=67&ty=58&biw=1194&bih=633

By jake15• 2 Aug 2010 12:17
jake15

"sour grapes" is so funny britexpat....

By min.0811• 2 Aug 2010 08:24
min.0811

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By min.0811• 2 Aug 2010 08:22
Rating: 4/5
min.0811

She's tilting her head away from the "baby" - not to forget her right hand, just resting on her laps. And from the blank stare (away from the baby Hitler) she seems to be rather reluctant of doing what she's expected to do. Much too vivid colors and high contrast makes the overall impression of the painting not so.. loving. Also note there's no smile on her pale face. She must be sick of it.

By britexpat• 2 Aug 2010 01:48
britexpat

Perhaps It's "sour grapes" :O)

By edifis• 2 Aug 2010 01:27
Rating: 4/5
edifis

See the Grapes.

But there are no grapes with hitler

By edifis• 2 Aug 2010 01:23
edifis

How strange! Hitler in place of Jesus!

By flanostu• 2 Aug 2010 00:12
flanostu

change the swastika to a love heart.

By jake15• 1 Aug 2010 23:51
Rating: 3/5
jake15

art is the outcome of your extreme imaginative ideas about all aspects of life...

like on the above picture... it clearly shows the first love of a child to his/her mother...

By britexpat• 1 Aug 2010 22:59
britexpat

Perhaps he's saying that "even though he was a despot, he was still a child of God"

By ex.ex.expat• 1 Aug 2010 16:19
Rating: 2/5
ex.ex.expat

and like much of the art now makes a political statement. Not to my taste though.

By EXLegend• 1 Aug 2010 16:10
EXLegend

so.. Hitler died a virgin?

By anonymous• 1 Aug 2010 16:03
anonymous

This is not a photo, it's a painting.

By gudone• 1 Aug 2010 16:00
gudone

Hitler had moustache wen he was born???????????

By bareoetic• 1 Aug 2010 15:52
bareoetic

the lady's face looks Italian and also the dressing colors

I don't know but this was my first impression

By bareoetic• 1 Aug 2010 15:50
Rating: 5/5
bareoetic

Art is a human Creativity

Regarding the Photo you attached, I believe it is mocking on Italian support for Nazi on the world war II

It is not representing any Anti-Cristian Ideology as per my under standing and Artistic Background

By anonymous• 1 Aug 2010 15:38
Rating: 3/5
anonymous

A rticulative

R endition of

T ruth

By britexpat• 1 Aug 2010 15:20
Rating: 2/5
britexpat

According to the artist, the picture is of the Virgin Mary holding a child-like Adolph Hitler in her arms.

The artist hasn't explained why he painted it or what it depicts..

Here's another one of Jesus giving thanks and a couple of the apostles laughing..

By anonymous• 1 Aug 2010 15:19
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

Mr 555 i.e. Hitler is shown as the "Messiah"

By Gabbar Singh• 1 Aug 2010 15:07
Rating: 4/5
Gabbar Singh

I think...It refers to Hitler's grand mother who was working in a Jewish home and reportedly got pregnant by one of their young boys and gave birth to senior Hitler.

By drmana• 1 Aug 2010 14:42
drmana

Does it mean that the country Germany as Virgin mother carrying The baby Hitler.....meaning mother accepts her child however bad he is????

By soniya• 1 Aug 2010 14:41
soniya

saeed, he forgot to see himself in his mom's lap without taking out his moustache..lol

By soniya• 1 Aug 2010 14:33
Rating: 2/5
soniya

Which kind of art it is?? It seems HITLER(as visible form the painting) has gone back to his childhood days and loving his MOM..

By baldrick2dogs• 1 Aug 2010 14:32
baldrick2dogs

I see a picture that looks like Paint By Numbers

By anonymous• 1 Aug 2010 14:08
anonymous

Well I am not really an avid art lover so can't make out much from the painting what he actually wants to convey. I just see Hitler and it ticks me off in a very confusing way.

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