There, the woke staff is fully cucked and convinced that a straightforward display of American and European Art - without genuflections to the evils of patriarchy and white supremacy - is probably the worst thing that could ever happen on Earth. A you can read on the notice above, the WCMA believes it is important to "be transparent about the ways the museum's collecting practices have helped to reinforce systems of power that privilege white men."
As such, the WCMA's commitment to wiping out white male privilege is consistent with the ill-treatment of young white students at the April 9, 2019 College Council meeting. There, as you may recall, white male students were the targets of an extended, bigoted, anti-white tirade at the hands of two black student activists affiliated with CARE Now. Neither of the blacks students was punished for their hates speech. One continued to serve on a hiring committee despite his obvious anti-white racism.
As far as I can tell, the museum staff believes the WCMA's collection of American and European Art is morally objectionable because a previous focus on collecting beautiful, skill-based visual art somehow prevented the collection of art from queers, blacks, and everyone else who didn't have training in skill-based visual arts. To make up for this historic sin, the WCMA's upcoming exhibition, The Shift: New Interpretations of American and European Art, seeks to atone for social injustice by placing extraordinary attention on works like the small crayon and pencil drawing below.
"Chee Foo, China," William O. Golding (American : 1875-1943), 1932, crayon and pencil mounted on board. Overall 8 7/8 x 12 3/16 in. Gift of Mrs. Mills B. Vane. |
In every possible sense, however, Golding's work is the product of an untrained amateur. The artists shows no knowledge of color theory, perspective, or proportions. The key elements of the work are dull, cliche and boringly repetitive. The fact the WCMA would highlight an amateur crayon and pencil drawing like this demonstrates that it has lost all sense of artistic taste and expertise. Instead, it is going full on political ideology. This once prestigious institution is now, officially, a joke.
In response to their choice, I thought it would be fun to compare Golding's crayon and pencil drawing above with a simple plein air study I did this weekend up in Big Bear, CA.
"Big Bear Peak," John C. Drew (American 1957-), oil on canvas panel. Overall 11.5 x 8 in.. |
Typical for plein air painting, I spent about two and a half hours on this painting. I did it alla prima which is just a fancy way of saying I did it all at once while all the paint was still wet. Painting later on to correct errors may actually damage a painting like this because the paint is no longer fresh and the vitality of the moment has been lost. This painting, one of my best, is the result of about five years of practice under the tutelage of two of the finest representational artists in the State of California, Ebrahim Amin and Peter Adams. In this context, my painting is a relevant example of traditional, skill-based visual art or, as I like to say, the core values of Western Civilization.
My increased skill level is getting me greater attention. I sold five similar pieces to collectors over the last month.
Perhaps someday my "Big Bear Peak" plein air painting will be purchased by the WCAM. Following their current ideology, they could interpret my painting anew by understanding it in the context of my painful backstory including the way I persisted in developing my talent despite my poverty as a child and young adult, elite social rejection, and the institutionalized racial discrimination I faced at the hands of both Williams College and the U.S. Supreme Court.
I hope whoever sells this painting to the WCAM gets an exorbitant amount of money for it. They will deserve it as a reward for their uncanny ability to invest in high quality, truly courageous and significant art.
John C. Drew, Ph.D. is an award-winning political scientist and a former Williams College professor. He is an occasional contributor at American Thinker, Breitbart, Front Page, PJMedia and WND.
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