Wage Peace through Art
www.christinavarga.comI think it is possible to meld centuries together. There is no reason to stick to an old technique or style if you find a variation you would prefer to do.
I have recently garnered much criticism from other artists because I have parted ways with old techniques. In particular, I did a series of Icons, and iconography style, method and medium have been very rigorously laid out in detail over the past few centuries. There are rules to follow and I don't doubt that I violated a lot of them, and to some people, all.
However, an artist is an artist, and breaking with tradition is the right and liberty of the artist. Classical is one thing. A classic will always be a classic. But to paint in a classic style today can only be considered neo-classical. That's all.
Every artist has the right to express what they will. How people react to it is something else. How a critic regards it is another thing entirely.
Christina
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