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December 2008

December 12,2008

Sharkeys

Sharkey's         George Bellows

Wait haven't we talked about this painting before? The metaphor of the boxer as the ego and the other boxer as the authentic intuitive maker  in a fight to the finish brawl?   Yes.  This painting merits many additional and closer looks...

The use of paint alone in what Bellows  composed is interesting. Large sweeping strokes ,modeling in areas -- quick open parcels of color in others.  The paint speaks to the yelling of the crowd, the athletes pushing themselves even in exhaustion. This painting is pregnant with  sound and energy.

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Jillelswick

Can you provide a link to the other post about this George Bellows painting? Your comments are intriguing.

Posted by: Jillelswick | May 2010 at 06:46 PM

Liz

http://www.elizabethbuhr.com/art_spirit/2010/05/two-boxers.html

Hi :)
here's the link to the earlier post--- and I re-posted it on the top of the main page --- Thank you for reading :)

Liz

Posted by: Liz | May 2010 at 07:05 PM

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