Coming Down the Mountain (2004)
With so many years of recorded media and the worldly scope of the internet, today's artist needs only to create - (If an artist wants to make a living or be famous, then crank up the publicity / marketing machinery) - We, the audience, have seen innumerable images, heard countless sounds; and with so many choices, have expectations of paying little or nothing for our art "fix." Comics, novels, music, magazines, tv, newspapers... All are inexpensive inter-changable alternatives. The meaning of life has been co-opted into 15 minutes of attention. Fame, a la Andy Warhol not being necessary.
Before high quality repoductions were available, an original painting had to present its meaning and symbolism in an inspiring image. Today's image "Coming Down the Mountain, is a throwback to those earlier times. C'mon...smile. Stay with me.
