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  1. ScuderiaWithStickPlease

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    #1 ScuderiaWithStickPlease, Feb 6, 2016
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    http://luxebeatmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/JusticeFinal1.jpg

    When I open the link I have the option of clicking on the image to "supersize", allowing for very

    detailed view.

    Here's the interview with the artist:

    An Interview with Bryan Larsen

    Larsen, a Romantic Realist, has painted several paintings I love. The original Justice sold but giclee prints on canvas are available:

    Justice by Bryan Larsen at Quent Cordair Fine Art - The Finest in Romantic Realism

    It's amazing how much Larsen has improved over the years.

    (FYI: I have no affiliation with either the artist, the gallery, or the interviewer.)
     
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    #2 ScuderiaWithStickPlease, Feb 12, 2016
    ~310 hits and not a single comment . . . "Everyone's lost but me."

    ;)
     
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    #3 SAFE4NOW, Feb 12, 2016
    Very impressive, I forwarded the link to my GF who is just now finishing up LS and studying for the Bar!

    Thank you for sharing!

    S
     
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    #4 El Wayne, Feb 12, 2016
    Okay, I'll speak up. You caught my attention with the title, but the painting itself just failed to inspire any commentary. With thousands of interpretations on the Justitia theme out there, this one's not at all terrible, but to my eye at least, it's not exactly one of the more memorable either.

    And of course, art's entirely subjective. I'm not knocking the artist or his work; just responding to your comment about the number of looks vs replies.
     
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    #5 ScuderiaWithStickPlease, Feb 12, 2016
    Could you share interpretations you've been moved by, El Wayne?

    I like it because it depicts motion, something representational art didn't do much of until the Italian Renaissance. (Not crazy about the model.)
     
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    #6 El Wayne, Feb 12, 2016
    Sure. I'll dig up some images when I get a chance and share them here.
     
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    #7 ScuderiaWithStickPlease, Feb 12, 2016
    Thanks!
     
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    #8 tritone, Feb 12, 2016
    All right; I chose not to comment earlier because my mother reminded me: "If you can't say something nice.....shut up".

    My dislike related to the artists depiction of certain images rather than his subject matter interpretation. He cannot paint "mechanical" things worth a damn. Case in point: the perspective on the suspension cables on the painting with a (Golden Gate?) bridge; the painting with the small airplane.....not a clue.

    MHO.
     
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    #9 ScuderiaWithStickPlease, Feb 12, 2016
    Thanks for the input.
     
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    #10 GrigioGuy, Feb 12, 2016
    Meh.

    Frankly, it's nothing I'd want to see on a daily basis. It's "ok", but nothing special.
     
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    #11 energy88, Feb 13, 2016
    My first thought:

    "Justice is blind? (with emphasis on the "?")"
     
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    #12 ScuderiaWithStickPlease, Feb 13, 2016
    For me, it's seeing her in action, defending those scales. It hits me like a ton of bricks.
     
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    #13 Jacob Potts, Feb 14, 2016
    Yes, Justice is in action. I like the idea of her swinging the sword.
     
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    #14 Tcar, Feb 15, 2016
    She's peeking.
     
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    #15 ScuderiaWithStickPlease, Feb 15, 2016
    "The hero always peeks." -- Sheldon Cooper
     
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    #16 El Wayne, Feb 15, 2016
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    I suppose it's all up to individual interpretation, but I'm just not picking up on any motion. If she's supposed to be swinging the sword at that angle, then it's not registering with my brain for whatever reason.

    Unfortunately, no matter how I try, I just can't unsee my first impression - a model standing in a somewhat awkward pose while holding up two heavy objects. If it makes me feel anything, it's a bit of discomfort on her behalf.

    Probably just me, though. Sorry!
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    #17 Lesia44, Feb 21, 2016
    While the artist is certainly competent the work doesn't rise above the merely 'illustrative'. It has a slightly 'plodding' quality, both in execution and composition.
     
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    #18 ScuderiaWithStickPlease, Feb 21, 2016
    That would be the "Realism" in Romantic Realism. They reduce to essentials to concentrate whatever they're trying to convey.
     

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