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<p>[QUOTE="Potteryplease, post: 9729868, member: 16407"]So someone has updated / combined these three sepia images.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know 'reclaiming' Curtis's (and other white artists') historical imagery is somewhat of a trend these days.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm wondering if any of you read an environmental message from this painting I've found. The barrenness, including the lack of drying fish etc on the whale bone racks, combined with the straight-on look of the man, give me a plaintive, perhaps even accusatory vibe. Not even a clump of grass or moss! As in, collectively-generated climate change has made traditional sustenance-based lifestyles increasingly impossible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe I'm reading too much into it. </p><p><br /></p><p>But here he is, in my dining room, staring at me.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Any thoughts appreciated!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Potteryplease, post: 9729868, member: 16407"]So someone has updated / combined these three sepia images. I know 'reclaiming' Curtis's (and other white artists') historical imagery is somewhat of a trend these days. I'm wondering if any of you read an environmental message from this painting I've found. The barrenness, including the lack of drying fish etc on the whale bone racks, combined with the straight-on look of the man, give me a plaintive, perhaps even accusatory vibe. Not even a clump of grass or moss! As in, collectively-generated climate change has made traditional sustenance-based lifestyles increasingly impossible. Maybe I'm reading too much into it. But here he is, in my dining room, staring at me. (Any thoughts appreciated!)[/QUOTE]
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