Ok, Nordic. Having some Nordic descent, I tend to assume, haha, that anything American is also Nordic, somehow, but I accept your gloss on the topic. I always liked his work. Like made from iron. WC
--- On Tue, 3/3/09, Chris Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Chris Miller <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: For those who have televisions > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 10:07 AM > I'd say Kent's work (and the rest of his adventurous > life) better served as a > metaphor for the Nordic spirit. He really seemed to > identify with Swedes, > Germans, Norwegians etc. > > He called his rural home "Asgaard", he designed > most of the "Moby Dick" > illustrations at a friend's house in Denmark, and > nothing seemed to excite > him more than putting a small boat onto a very big and very > cold sea. > > And isn't there something about those large areas of > strong blue, orange, and > green that reminds you of his contemporaries, Munch and > Gallen-Kallela ? > > But I certainly share the impulse to make his work a > metaphor for some kind of > spirit that is much greater than just one person > expressing himself. > > Perhaps we could call that impulse the recognition of good > art ? > > > > His work is a good metaphor of the forthright American > spirit that may be > more myth than reality but it has verve and conviction > through and through. > WC > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Purify your water with professional water treatment. Click > now! > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/fc/BLSrjnxWi0W208ot4KxJs5HAo24MCm > RnTbXHOpk2H6VhRv6pTlImqRynUFy/
