July 2002

 

The Wittig Report - on the interface between Life and Art

 

Welcome to the Wittig Report.

On the one hand there is 'Art,' and on the other hand, there is 'Life,'

...and somewhere in the middle, they meet.

 

June began with a continuation of the still life trend that had begun in May, and ended in a flurry of oil on canvas political cartoons... or social commentaries, depending on the viewer's point of view. The summer heat is here, now, and with it, a little more craziness creeps into my work, than in the cooler parts of the year. I can't wait to see what July will bring.

Detachment, is to lovingly allow another person the dignity tro go to hell. 

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June 2002, nine small oil paintings:

 

Oil on Canvas - 'CarBomb': http://www.robertwittig.com/full273.html

 

Oil on Canvas - 'Enrot': http://www.robertwittig.com/full274.html

 

Oil on Canvas - 'Islam-i-Bomb': http://www.robertwittig.com/full275.html

 

Oil on Canvas - 'LetterBomb': http://www.robertwittig.com/full276.html

 

Oil on Canvas - 'ShadowLiar': http://www.robertwittig.com/full277.html

 

Oil on Canvas - 'Bamboo': http://www.robertwittig.com/full278.html

 

Oil on Canvas - 'Kodak': http://www.robertwittig.com/full279.html

 

Oil on Canvas - 'Insulator': http://www.robertwittig.com/full280.html

 

Oil on Canvas - 'CanvasRed': http://www.robertwittig.com/full281.html

 

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Paint and Politics

 

"I think that liars are, by definition, afraid. I think that extremists, whether they are religious fanatics, or hyper-greedy business people, or power hungry politicians, are by definition, either conscious liars, or people so sick with their own shit, that their lying has become pathological.

I don't think that either Allah, or a mountain of money, will dissolve the liar's shadow, which is the shadow of fear.

In order for that to happen, we will have to stop lying."

 

To read the article, click here: http://www.robertwittig.com/paper45.html

 

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Featured Artist - Mark Kostabi

I found this guy with the search term 'artist on ebay'. He writes, paints, and sells his work on eBay, so naturally, I was immediately interested. Make sure to follow the link to eBay, to see what he has for sale.

To see Kostabi's work, click here: http://markkostabi.com/

 

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