Story telling in art goes back to the caves and probably beyond. Those first pictures and other graphic symbols were not graffiti or decoration, they had a purpose—they thundered with emotion and conceptions. Later, art was used to elevate and celebrate rulers. From the Chinese to Egyptians to Mayans—it was about the glory of the kings and their conquests. Western Christian art told the stories of the bible to people who couldn’t read…to connect the experiences and beliefs of the saints to their own lives.
I’d never heard of Gregory Ferrand before. His painting here has made me curious to see his other works. I like how you tied his central despairing parents to angst within all of us beneath the show of studied happiness.
I’d never heard of Gregory Ferrand before. His painting here has made me curious to see his other works. I like how you tied his central despairing parents to angst within all of us beneath the show of studied happiness.