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Critical Realist Comment by Critical Realist on February 5, 2012 at 10:13am
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Critical Realist Comment by Critical Realist on January 22, 2012 at 6:24pm

Thats the way it goes sometimes... may just leave the explanaton for the blog in future.

mike hinc Comment by mike hinc on January 22, 2012 at 4:17pm

Good painting. I kinda liked it more before you told me what it all meant.

Critical Realist Comment by Critical Realist on January 22, 2012 at 3:37pm

New Dogmatic

 

http://dopaintingsbite.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-dogmatic.html

This painting is looking to Christianity, Catholicism and the Church of England - all religions that have spread from the words of Jesus.
The intent of this work is to question dogmatic notions of religion focusing on parents who force their children to follow their own religion. I’m curious to thoughts if this practice was made illegal, would the religions of the land dissolve away after a few generations? After all Professor Dawkins has proved once a child is indoctrinated in a rigorous religious upbringing it is difficult for the child to critically think beyond their original initial dogmatic education; a form of brainwashing? The Crow represents the dark side to this painting as the manipulation of power over others.
I did not want to appear Christian bashing, I believe there are many positive aspects of the religion, and the unquestioned life after all is a life in ignorance. I think to the Bible and there are many positive ideas and notions presented. I have represented these as the leaf cutting ants climbing up the scaffold crucifix towards the child.
I have also added ants carrying an Apple Mac, I wanted to show how consumerism, especially Apple have their products presented in their shops as items worthy of worship. Look at the altarpiece display tables, the lighting and how they help create frenzy when opening there stores. I also like the connotations of the Apple and the Garden of Eden associations to this piece; perhaps technology is the new Garden of Eden, but this also presents us with problematic dilemmas… shall we indulge completely in the apple? Or shall we just eat it when were in need of one of our five a day? Questions into the overuse of technology over spiritual pursuits and addictions into this new fast expanding technology.

 

W.T.Richards Comment by W.T.Richards on January 19, 2012 at 10:55am

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Critical Realist Comment by Critical Realist on January 13, 2012 at 4:02pm

hmmmm... ok, it's still there this time. Lets see if it stays. Maybe I got it wrong. If so... I'm comming back with nudyvengance!

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Critical Realist Comment by Critical Realist on January 13, 2012 at 3:59pm

When I post the image, then go back to the site, it's deleted...

 

 

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