The New York Times > Arts > Art & Design > Trendy Artists Pick Up an Old-Fashioned Habit

The New York Times > Arts > Art & Design > Trendy Artists Pick Up an Old-Fashioned Habit: "In the market where these contemporary artists ply their trade, the age-old discipline of drawing human figures is considered a rather fuddy-duddy exercise. Although figurative painting and drawing has always maintained some presence, in recent years rumors of its demise were rampant, as video, installation, and conceptual art rose to the ascendant." wrote Kino.

The truth is that there have been many artists who have found interest in drawing the figure with the same intellectual rigor as past masters. The art world seems to be a safe place to make remarks that discriminate and put down people for what they believe in. The lack of support for human art is what keeps it from being seen.

The New York Times > Opinion > Editorial: Giving and Taking Away

The New York Times > Opinion > Editorial: Giving and Taking Away: "The sale of these artworks is, in some sense, a tax on the past, a way to use the value that has built up over the years. But it is also - and this is the regrettable part - a tax on the future. The most important of these paintings are currently on view in the Edna Barnes Solomon Room on the third floor of the library. The odds are very good that they will be sold into private hands." wrote the Times.

What the NY Times misses is the concept that Art belongs in libraries also, just like music and film. They don't lend out books in their rare book collection. They wouldn't sell off those would they? It is clear that the Times, along with many others, see the Visual Arts as less important ........ and only a means to raise money.

This just proves that they are blind to the intellectual value of the image unless it is bound in cow hide.

ArtsJournal: Modern Art Notes

ArtsJournal: Modern Art Notes: "The strained inclusions reveal this show for what it is: a hoped-for blockbuster that has sacrificed a tight theme in an attempt to attract crowds." wrote Tyler Green.

This is the kind of review we need to hear. Just like the Bolton hearings in the Senate, the American people need to hear the truth.

The New York Times > Arts > Art & Design > New York Public Library to Sell Major Artworks to Raise Funds

The New York Times > Arts > Art & Design > New York Public Library to Sell Major Artworks to Raise Funds: "We're not a museum,' he said. 'We don't have a staff devoted to paintings and sculptures. One of the thrills of running a great library is keeping up with the explosion of information. If we don't grow, we cannot maintain the claim that we are one of the greatest libraries in the world.'" wrote Carol Vogel.

One more example of the corruption of the non profit world. Were these works of visual authorship gifted to the libaray for the public good and education? Why in Gods name should they be sold to private hands? There is only greed at the heart of this sale. Why not sell all the photographs and recordings also?

Neil Welliver

"Neil Welliver, a painter widely admired for his large-scale Maine woods landscapes, died on April 5 in Belfast, Me., near his home in Lincolnville. He was 75" Wrote the NY Times.

A very sad loss.

Letter of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to Artists, 1999

Letter of His Holiness Pope John Paul II to Artists, 1999: "To all who are passionately dedicated
to the search for new “epiphanies” of beauty
so that through their creative work as artists
they may offer these as gifts to the world.


“God saw all that he had made, and it was very good” (Gn 1:31)"

Reason above destruction