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January 11, 2007
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Avakesh, why do painters idealize Chasidim all the time as mystical, profound beings? Don't you think it's a little trite once you get to know them and it turns out they're more or less like us?
Not that I don't love the painting; I do.
Posted by: Ron Coleman | January 12, 2007 at 09:51 AM
Probably because it is easier to get away with a mistake in technique when painting a susnset than when painting a gabage can. Because they are exotic and non-religious Jews who buy the pointings like them. Also because they represent spirituality, even if many of them, like all humans often fall short of their ideals.
Posted by: avakesh | January 12, 2007 at 11:48 AM