What is the Philosophy of Art?

[Michie]

Oh Michie. How can you possibly like this? A painter who made a portrait of a monarch like this a few hundred years ago would have had his lopped off.

It's obviously a condemnation of Western civilization. He's holding a sword. The man is awash in blood, and is himself made of the same blood. This is exactly what certain types claim - that Western civilization is made of the blood of others. And I haven't seen a photo of Charles recently, but his face and hands make him look dead. I've attended open casket funerals where the corpse looked better than Charles does here.

The butterfly approaching him obviously represents the change which is coming.

Lol!! well there are some that say it looks like he is Hades. I guess that could tie in with the corpse thing.

I’m just waiting for someone to come in and point out the satanic symbolism...

 

[Michie]

Jonathan Yeo's portrait of Prince Philip from 2006 (detail). Courtesy the artist

Painting Prince Philip | Apollo Magazine

In 2006, Jonathan Yeo painted Prince Philip’s portrait – and as as the artist recalls, the sittings were invigorating if at times nerve-wracking

www.apollo-magazine.com

 

[durangodawood]

Lol!! well there are some that say it looks like he is Hades. I guess that could tie in with the corpse thing.

I’m just waiting for someone to come in and point out the satanic symbolism...

A friend of mine who used to work in a gallery told me that, on average, art works with red in them sell better.

 

[Michie]

His style almost has a paint by numbers quality to them when you look at the shading and contrast.

 

[Michie]

A friend of mine who used to work in a gallery told me that, on average, art works with red in them sell better.

I have no experience with that given my work in galleries but that does not surprise me. Many are looking for pieces that draw the viewer in. Red is one of those colors.

 

[Michie]

Another portrait in red….

Jonathan Yeo — Royal Collection

www.jonathanyeo.com

 

[Michie]

A portrait by Jonathan Yeo of Queen Camilla in 2014 when she was Duchess of Cornwall

 

[Michie]

The King has unveiled the first completed official portrait of himself since the coronation. The portrait, by British artist Jonathan Yeo, was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then Prince of Wales’s 50 years as a member of The Drapers’ Company in 2022. Discussing the controversial bold colours used across the canvas, Yeo conceded that “there will always be people who disagree with you, people that don’t agree with how you’ve done it.”

One minute and 47 seconds.

 

[Michie]

3 minutes and 24 seconds.

 

[Michie]

Talk’s Kevin O’Sullivan is joined by art critic Estelle Lovatt as King Charles unveiled the first completed official portrait of himself since the coronation. The portrait, by British artist Jonathan Yeo, was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then Prince of Wales’s 50 years as a member of The Drapers’ Company in 2022. Estelle says the painting is “a bit grey, desolate and washed out” and suggests this could portray “how he is feeling”.

Twenty minutes 38 seconds.

 

[Tuur]

Agsin


Again, this is another case of art telling you more about where you are at right now. I liked it. It’s very dramatic and the butterfly representing Charles metamorphosis from Prince to King was a nice touch. The artist, Jonathan Yeo, has done other portraits of those within the family. There was nothing negative about it. It’s a matter of taste.

The artist could have used a royal blue but it would not of had the same impact. Anyway, I just wondered if anyone saw it. It’s quite eye catching and different than the usual staid portraits usually presented.

Not being a professional artist, I would have used different, darker, colors in the back ground. Not as dark as the famed The Night Watch, but enough to make the foreground pop. Then Charles III in his red uniform with a brightly colored butterfly in red tones. A Monarch butterfly may seem smart-alec and over the top, but the colors would work. The point is that the butterfly colors should mimic what Charles III is wearing, to strengthen the analogy.

As to traditional portraits, they were lifelike because photography has only been around maybe about 200 years. Images so subjects may know their sovereigns were first were stamped on coins, and photographs arguably served the same purpose. Now that lifelike photos are plentiful, there's really no reason a painted portrait should only be lifelike.

 

[Michie]

Not being a professional artist, I would have used different, darker, colors in the back ground. Not as dark as the famed The Night Watch, but enough to make the foreground pop. Then Charles III in his red uniform with a brightly colored butterfly in red tones. A Monarch butterfly may seem smart-alec and over the top, but the colors would work. The point is that the butterfly colors should mimic what Charles III is wearing, to strengthen the analogy.

The butterfly in the painting is a Monarch butterfly. Red is a regal color. The butterfly was King Charles’ suggestion. The color blends with the uniform of the Welch Guards King Charles is wearing. The portrait amply meet its goal imo.

 

[ReluctantInquisitor]

With art, if it makes me feel or think, it's a success the vast majority of the time. I personally don't get anything out of art that is just a demonstration of skill with no deeper substance to it. I would rather a piece of art disturb or frighten me, than to make me feel nothing at all.

 

[angelsaroundme]

Art can be about the time and care put into making something that will get someone else to smile. It can be about adventures of unique concepts. Or about revealing the charm or eccentricities of the soul.

I mainly prefer art that focuses on beauty and light.

 

[Tuur]

Art can be about the time and care put into making something that will get someone else to smile. It can be about adventures of unique concepts. Or about revealing the charm or eccentricities of the soul.

I mainly prefer art that focuses on beauty and light.

Speaking of light, I once did a pencil and ink rendering of earthrise on the moon because I was impressed by the sharpness o f the shadows. Since the moon doesn't have an atmosphere, shadows are particularly sharp. Either you have shades of color from lunar material, or the absolute black of the absence of light, with no in between. It turned out to be very easy to draw. As I recall, I was listening to Sousa's New Mexico when I drew it. That, however, is may be a subject for Visual Arts.

Anyway, it was the contrast of light that inspired me to sketch that. Since I'm more of a drafting and mapping type, that might have been another reason it was easy.

 

[angelsaroundme]

Speaking of light, I once did a pencil and ink rendering of earthrise on the moon because I was impressed by the sharpness o f the shadows. Since the moon doesn't have an atmosphere, shadows are particularly sharp. Either you have shades of color from lunar material, or the absolute black of the absence of light, with no in between. It turned out to be very easy to draw. As I recall, I was listening to Sousa's New Mexico when I drew it. That, however, is may be a subject for Visual Arts.

Anyway, it was the contrast of light that inspired me to sketch that. Since I'm more of a drafting and mapping type, that might have been another reason it was easy.

The photos of earthrise on the moon are awesome. I bet your rendering turned out really cool.

 

[Tuur]

The photos of earthrise on the moon are awesome. I bet your rendering turned out really cool.

Thank you. It was at most a passable effort. Using color pencils last year to sketch yielded poor results due to operator error. But it was cheaper than investing in paints for the same results.