tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17520917.post113644960347111588..comments2023-05-10T11:37:16.077+02:00Comments on Impart Art - Daily: My take: Art and CelebrityMary Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14919523046521696675noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17520917.post-1136645012200284992006-01-07T16:43:00.000+02:002006-01-07T16:43:00.000+02:00The book contains the following paragraph that men...The book contains the following paragraph that mentions the cover art:<BR/><BR/><I>A curious and amusing development in Russian art during the 1990s was evident in the collaborative paintings of Vladimir Dubosarsky (b. 1964, Moscow) and Alexander Vinogradov (b. 1963, Moscow). Perversely, they applied the academic skills and compulsory optimism of socialist realism to western popular cultural icons such as Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the Austrian-American movie start Arnold Schwarenegger (b. 1947), who, incidentally, was one of the few actors to refuse to change his foreign name. In their 1995 canvas En Plein Air, the action-hero posed in a bucolic rural setting and flexed his bicep for the benefit of admiring children while nearby an impressionist painter toiled at his easel.</I>Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14919523046521696675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17520917.post-1136567860084876912006-01-06T19:17:00.000+02:002006-01-06T19:17:00.000+02:00Why is Arnold on the cover?Why is Arnold on the cover?kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399071727347739404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17520917.post-1136465675405711192006-01-05T14:54:00.000+02:002006-01-05T14:54:00.000+02:00Sounds like a chance for a bit of authorship... =)...Sounds like a chance for a bit of authorship... =)Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873264637235332589noreply@blogger.com