Oppression and resistance - watercolors on paper

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Oppression and resistance

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watercolors on paper

Oppression and resistance - watercolors on paper

Hello everyone, dear Hivers friends, and welcome back to my blog. Today I am sharing a subject that borders on the metaphysical but with very well-defined symbolic content. As an art history teacher, I am often disappointed by the redundancy of the infrastructure that oppresses archaeological sites and, above all, by the inexorable advance of enormous buildings and skyscrapers. So I have attempted to express my disappointment with the visual representation of some eternal monuments such as pyramids, temples, arches, and capitals that are overshadowed by suffocating skyscrapers.
The theme of the painting often reflects the general theme in which many works of art lie abandoned or mistreated by progress; they are the last bastions of our history.
I hope you like my watercolor. I leave you with the steps of the creative process and my best regards to all.
Armando.

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Oppressione e resistenza - acquarelli su carta

Ciao a tutti cari amici Hivers e bentornati sul mio blog. Oggi condivido un soggetto al limite della metafisica ma con contenuti simbolici molto ben definiti. Da insegnante di storia dell'arte resto spesso deluso dalla ridondanza delle infrastrutture che opprimono i siti archeologici e soprattutto dall'avanzamento inesorabile di enormi palazzi e grattacieli. Così ho tentato di esprimere il mio disappunto con la rappresentazione visiva di alcuni monumenti eterni come piramidi, templi, archi e capitelli che vengono sovrastati da grattacieli asfissianti.
Il tema del dipinto riflette spesso quello generale in cui giacciono molte opere d'arte abbandonate o maltrattate dal progresso, esse sono gli ultimi baluardi della nostra storia.
Spero che il mio acquarello vi piaccia, vi lascio gli steps del processo creativo ed i miei migliori saluti a tutti.
Armando.

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Not only do I like the painting, I also like the idea, which I share. It is worrying how, increasingly, man seeks to build buildings or structures that are close to the sky. Is it a way of feeling like gods? If we continue down this path, as in your watercolor, the piece of sky that we can see will become smaller and smaller. Best regards.

Thank you for your comment, and I am glad that you understood and expanded on the meanings. Best regards.

You make a very interesting philosophical point. I believe that despite the oppressive presence of skyscrapers, nothing can destroy the beauty and grandeur of these ancient buildings. Unlike modern structures, which are empty, devoid of art, soul, and a specific purpose beyond the economic and commercial, temples, pyramids, and other ancient constructions were built for spiritual purposes, for knowledge, culture, and so on. That's why they have withstood not only the ravages of time but also the ravages of memory. Nice painting, have a happy weekend 🌸🍀😸.

Thank you very much, and have a good weekend too.

We appreciate your work and your publication has been hand selected by the geography curation team on behalf of the Amazing Nature AN Community. Keep up the good work!