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My art is my commentary:

http://www.light-to-dark.com/jesus_assassinates.html

http://www.light-to-dark.com/falwell.html

http://www.light-to-dark.com/a_theobot_is_born.html

http://www.light-to-dark.com/nailed_by_the_insecure.html

http://www.light-to-dark.com/closeted.html

http://www.light-to-dark.com/triptych.html

http://www.light-to-dark.com/karl_rove_plays.html

http://www.light-to-dark.com/kansas_quandary.html

http://www.light-to-dark.com/supremes_06.html

http://www.light-to-dark.com/rapture_rejected.html

http://www.light-to-dark.com/dubyas_commandments.html

http://www.light-to-dark.com/gop_in_white.html

http://www.light-to-dark.com/bushworm.html

http://www.light-to-dark.com/auntie_christi_juggles.html

http://www.light-to-dark.com/bypass.html

Sincerely

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This entry was written by Stephen Pitt and posted on June 28, 2007 at 8:44 am and filed under Religion. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

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  1. WOW!
    Those are amazing!
    Tell us more!

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    1. Above comment written by RichNo Gravatar on June 28th, 2007 at 9:16 am (replies, if any, are attributed separately above).

  2. Re Stephen Pitts “My Art is my commentary.” These are individually iconclastic in a very timely (i.e., breaking news) fashion, but as a whole the artist appears to be confused as to what he’s trying to express; that is, his “commentary” lacks thematic structure and smacks of tantrum throwing. The whole is short of “amazing” but psychographically interesting, a form of political-religious graphiti; nevertheless, not to be disparaged, for somewhere in this “commentary” there may be an admonition pertinent to the present time of terror.

    Regards, Bob Hougland

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    2. Above comment written by Bob HouglandNo Gravatar on June 28th, 2007 at 9:54 pm (replies, if any, are attributed separately above).

  3. At the risk of sounding uber pretentious, I find his art really illuminating. As for conveying confusion, I think that’s part of the artist’s mission - to try to make something meaningful out of the confusion. I see a common ‘theme’ or narrative (of sorts) to his work, but it’s more emotional or spiritual rather than a nuts-and-bolts commentary. Pitts’ work reminds me of George Grosz or maybe a more traditional painterly John Heartfield.
    I also like the immediate nature of his work. One could easily see him flinging paint while watching the evening news (and who among us hasn’t wanted to fling SOMETHING while doing so on a nightly basis?). His paintings could be some kind of diary in that regard.
    Plus, as a charicaturist, he’s pretty damn good.

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    3. Above comment written by RichNo Gravatar on June 28th, 2007 at 10:16 pm (replies, if any, are attributed separately above).

  4. re Uber Rich’s comment on Pitt’s “Commentary”:

    I agree with Rich and I like the way he captured Pitt’s perspective relative to watching the evening news, which as “breaking news” makes you want to break something. There is a consistent thematic action to Pitt’s individual comments, in that they unmask the pretentious sanctity behind which the present political-religious system of the U.S. federal power center operates in all three branches of government–a government conjoined with its inseparable evangelical churches due to a mutually shared insecurity. Each of Pitt’s caricatures is a nugget of insight into this world of pretentious political-religious sanctity and exploitation operating under the guise of democracy.

    Regards,

    Bob Hougland

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    4. Above comment written by Bob HouglandNo Gravatar on June 28th, 2007 at 11:50 pm (replies, if any, are attributed separately above).
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