Now, I may perhaps be an uncultured savage, and you can call me one until you turn blue in the face, but there’s one thing about art…I can’t get into it unless I can see what it’s meant to be.
Perhaps I’m spoilt, but I grew up in an age of photo-perfect CG art – it’s what I’m used to. That doesn’t mean that I don’t like the other stuff – nobody can call Monet photo-perfect – but I love the crystalline ones, the ones where every detail is in place.
Which is why I like Sandro Botticelli.
The Birth of Venus. Exquisite, isn’t it? There’s a reason it’s a classic, you know.
Detail from the Birth of Venus. Notice the expression in her eyes. Also, the detail of her hair.
I think this one took some damage somewhere. See the detail on the skirts and on their feet?
Also, the orange is a simply lovely shade – it seems to glow from within.
I wonder if I can make my hair like that?
Do you see why I love Botticelli?
St. George and the Dragon by Raphael.
