While much loved by "common people", Dahl was intensely criticized by other artists and by "intellectuals".
Even today, his paintings radiate joy and burst with youthful vigor. Somehow, he captures the essence of the female-form in the jaunty curve of a hip and angle of an elbow.
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| On the way to the Wedding Reception. |
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| If you asked any person under 40 what she is doing, they would say she is checking her phone. In fact, she is knitting while she walks. |
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| I suspect that the young man in the boat is going to get kissed shortly after he beaches the boat. |
Hrrrmmmm… almost a Norman Rockwell vibe to his work. Totally different styles but I wonder if maybe Rockwell might have been influenced a bit by Dahl…
ReplyDeleteThere are three levels of images.
DeleteTHe lowest level captures a "noun", that is, a static THING
The middle level captures a "verb", that is, a dynamic ACTION.
The highest level tells a store. Hans Dahl's and Norman Rockewell's artwork falls into this category.
Good fun: he even shows girls throwing like girls.
ReplyDeleteMind you I'm not unbiased: according to my parents I was bounced on Norwegian knees before ever I met an Englishman.
Moreover Dad used to announce occasionally "We are really Vikings". I assume this was based on his family coming from a village with a Norse name.
Or maybe because he looked like rather like a stereotypical Viking.
Really beautiful art. Thanks Joe. ---ken
ReplyDeleteLovely! Made me smile several times.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and evocative paintings. I wonder what's the purpose of the vegetation being collected and carried in the boats?
ReplyDeleteFeed for livestock.
DeleteTree fodder. Like how much my rabbits love trimmings and leaves from the beech trees.
Deleteit made my day, thank you.
ReplyDeleteAs always, thanks for keeping the tradition alive ERJ.
ReplyDeleteIt often strikes me how much the art (or arts) that makes people happy is very different from the art that makes the critics and educated happy.
"Fashion is a form of ugly so hideous that it must be changed every six months."
DeleteI really appreciate the time you take to make these posts.
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