Thursday, January 4, 2007

Maybe she can perform miracles - She changed a man into a woman

So an artist named Kate Kretz painted a portrait of Saint Angelina. She explains:

This painting addresses the celebrity worship cycle. The title, “Blessed Art Thou”, is taken from a line in the Catholic prayer “Hail Mary”: “…blessed art thou among women”. Our culture is deifying celebrities, but in the bible, it is the meek who are blessed, so the title presents a question for the viewer to ponder.

I chose a setting where the cycle begins: psychologically oppressive environments like this one are one of the feeding sources for the consumer, hungry for “information” about the celebrity's private life. I am interested in the psychological ramifications of celebrity worship, particularly as they relate to class.

Angelina Jolie was chosen as the subject because of her unavoidable presence in the media, the world-wide anticipation of her child, her "unattainable" beauty and the good that she is doing in the world through her example, which adds another layer to the already complicated questions surrounding her status.

The "Virgin" and Zahara figures are loosely based on a Van Dyck Virgin painting, and the Maddox figure's pose is borrowed from a Raphael painting.

Ok, yeah, deep and all . But I know you're thinking: Where's Brad?

Don't worry, I found him.

1 comment:

PiscesGemini said...

Hahahahahaha, I love it!!!!!!!! Angelina Jolie is a Gemini! Enough said, she is using Brad as a floor mat, Brad is a Saggitarius, the poor dumb fool is just a toy to her. How sad!!!!!