thismomentinblackhistory: You know who else liked to paint?

dali? rivera? monet?

those are cool...

Thanks, subby. That was a nice collection. Some really excellent pieces.

That's some powerful insight for civilians, such as myself, into the realities of war. Very moving.

Teophania: That's some powerful insight for civilians, such as myself, into the realities of war. Very moving.

My destiny as a 'warrior'...



...natural born casualty.

2wolves: Glad everyone enjoyed the find.

\Subby obviously

Very much so. Some of those were simply outstanding.

I particularly liked the cubist one. Cubism is really hard to do well. Back when I was an art student, I tried a couple times, and it just always looked like flat crap. I since changed occupations and haven't touched an art supply in fifteen years. Now I recognize that it has to be viewed and composed with a three dimensional mindset in order to be quality, but the talent's gone and I don't have time to try, anymore. But the artist on the page, man, that guy understood.

There's just a lot of talent, there. I wonder if any had any formal training.

My grandfather was a matte artist in early Hollywood. He learned how to draw in the trenches of WW along with a bunch of other guys. I've often wondered that if it wasn't for WWI, if Hollywood would've had enough artists to go around?

Never got to serve (Broken spine). Only member of my family(male) going back to before WW1. Long tradition of military service. I've seen a few of these before, and I feel we owe a lot of gratitude to these fine people, regardless of rank.

/Lotsa time out at Ft Sam Houston Natl. Cemetery.
//Lotsa family members there.
///Last time 2 years ago, can't stop crying, and I'm pushing 50.

Thomas Lea's painting was the origin of the term "Thousand yard stare" (though the actual name of the piece is "That 2,000 Yard Stare").

Second to last...

I couldn't imagine seeing a Nazi concentration camp in real life and then having the composure to painting it.

Official war art has a long and distinguished history. I wonder what the breakdown in the link is between official war art and the sketchbooks and works of servicemen doing it as a hobby.

The United States Army Art Program
United States Air Force Art Collection

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Thomas Lea's painting was the origin of the term "Thousand yard stare" (though the actual name of the piece is "That 2,000 Yard Stare").

These were moving. I rarely shed a tear, but I did tonight.

/Someone should PhotoShop "Soon" over the 2000 yard stare.

Powerful stuff. I wish I knew the story behind each one.

2wolves: Glad everyone enjoyed the find.

\Subby obviously

A great find, indeed, Subby. Some amazing talents in there, and incredible perspectives.

added effects to old photos make Fark news?

Wow. Just Wow.

the cubist one and the plane going down in the ocean that was done in the Eastern (Japanese?) style.


Wow.

Anyone else notice the girl on the far right, next to the sailor?



Of all of these, for some reason, that caught me the most.

My initial reaction was, Why aren't these in some kind of order?

Then I got it. It isn't in order because the experience of war is timeless.

While it would be interesting to know the context(what concentration camp is that?) it isn't needed; the image stands for all concentration camps everywhere, just as the images of mundane activities stand for every soldier to serve.

You know what really amazes me is that, for centuries, war/battlefield are was considered the pinnacle of artistic expression and talent. Somewhere along the way it was decided that only small images, like still-life or interiors, deserved high praise, morphing into the current abstract phase. This was a mistake. There is no way that a peaceful interior, an abstract splash, or a simple portrait can convey the sheer emotional intensity of a skilled war image.

Malacon: Anyone else notice the girl on the far right, next to the sailor?

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Of all of these, for some reason, that caught me the most.

That's not a girl. That's a Scot. I doubt you'd want to make that mistake in person.

Khazar-Khum: Malacon: Anyone else notice the girl on the far right, next to the sailor?

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Of all of these, for some reason, that caught me the most.

That's not a girl. That's a Scot. I doubt you'd want to make that mistake in person.

The Scot is center, the girl is to the right

ktybear: Khazar-Khum: Malacon: Anyone else notice the girl on the far right, next to the sailor?

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Of all of these, for some reason, that caught me the most.

That's not a girl. That's a Scot. I doubt you'd want to make that mistake in person.

The Scot is center, the girl is to the right

Um, no, the one on crutches is also a Scot. A male Scot in a kilt.

Khazar-Khum: ktybear: Khazar-Khum: Malacon: Anyone else notice the girl on the far right, next to the sailor?

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Of all of these, for some reason, that caught me the most.

That's not a girl. That's a Scot. I doubt you'd want to make that mistake in person.

The Scot is center, the girl is to the right

Um, no, the one on crutches is also a Scot. A male Scot in a kilt.

true, the 'skirt' got me

Yes, lots of talent, lots of very moving images. About the most thought-provoking FARK thread I have ever seen.

I wasn't fooled by the skirt, but then I have one myself. :)

Damn those WW1 era pictures are bleak o.o almost sucks life outta you

The Shoveller: Thanks, subby. That was a nice collection. Some really excellent pieces.

I found this painting made by the politicians who authorize these wars. See a difference?

/vet

I can't fap to this.

The American paintings that cover WWI & WWII don't cover as longer-time-period as the British ones for some reason

/Oblig

This is moving... I can imagine how incredibly moving these images would be, hung in a gallery. Large size, quiet atmosphere... but again with no context other then the images themselves.

The chronological photography exhibit at the Ohio History Museum is similarly moving. Photographs of soldiers, from the Civial War until today. Nothing too gory or 'controversial', just photos of soldiers. Everyday life in an impossible situation.



/tried to enlist
//timing was bad... alas.
///respect the hell out of anyone who has served, especially Korean and Vietnam War vets
/sad-slashies for those who served and never came home- in body or in spirit

breath taking.

Looks like the guy who painted the nekkid dudes swimmin' has himself a case of teh ghey.

PC LOAD LETTER: Damn. That made me cry. And not a little. Holy crap that's powerful stuff.

Pussy.

\Ikeed

Um, OUCH?

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Um, OUCH?


They're in Good Hands.

Ramsay: Damn those WW1 era pictures are bleak o.o almost sucks life outta you

Thanks to subby, and THIS for the WWI pictures: The one that got me the most was the one of the soldiers who had been "gassed" (just after the "thousand-yard stare").

Is there a source for more information about the individual pictures?

Incredible!

That list is in some serious need of some Bob Ross to balance some things out.