Wednesday, June 27, 2018
1500, 500
Another horrible Spanish restoration of a medieval painting? No, it's not horrible.
The earlier restoration
was horrible because it wasn't even a painting of the same subject. It was a painting of a strange blob, accompanied by colors and brushstrokes that sort of resembled medieval colors.
The new one
is not a restoration at all, and it doesn't try to copy the faded colors of the worn-out original. Instead, it's a new painting of the original subject, and it captures all the important features of the subject with respect and reverence. Same expression, same clothing, same mood. The colors and brushstrokes are modern because the painter is modern.
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Automotive metaphor.
The 1975 Leata is like the bad monkey-Jesus. The Leata was a homemade car. Its subject matter was super-compact efficiency, not high-powered luxury. If it hadn't tried to copy the surface brushstrokes of the '41 Continental, it would have been more honest on its own terms.
The new Fiat 500 is a new painting of the original subject, which was super-compact efficiency. The new is even more efficient than the old, and it captures the original expression and mood with modern materials.
was horrible because it wasn't even a painting of the same subject. It was a painting of a strange blob, accompanied by colors and brushstrokes that sort of resembled medieval colors.
The new one
is not a restoration at all, and it doesn't try to copy the faded colors of the worn-out original. Instead, it's a new painting of the original subject, and it captures all the important features of the subject with respect and reverence. Same expression, same clothing, same mood. The colors and brushstrokes are modern because the painter is modern.
= = = = =
Automotive metaphor.
The 1975 Leata is like the bad monkey-Jesus. The Leata was a homemade car. Its subject matter was super-compact efficiency, not high-powered luxury. If it hadn't tried to copy the surface brushstrokes of the '41 Continental, it would have been more honest on its own terms.
The new Fiat 500 is a new painting of the original subject, which was super-compact efficiency. The new is even more efficient than the old, and it captures the original expression and mood with modern materials.
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