The Art of George W. Bush and the Importance of Play

Re:The Art of George W. Bush and the Importance of Play by sdh on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @06:36PM (#5216476)

I agree. The art doesn't have to be good or hung in a gallery to be of value.

The paintings represent an new, and perhaps candid insight into the thoughts and feelings of a former president. They might reveal something we wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to observe. GWB may not even know what he's revealing about himself.

My take on the paintings is that they project a sense of loneliness, separation, and introspection.

very interesting.

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Re:The Art of George W. Bush and the Importance of Play by watmough on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @07:25PM (#5216740)

I think that shower painting is just brilliant, in a Spike Milligan sort of way.

It seriously does make me like the guy more.

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Re:The Art of George W. Bush and the Importance of Play by d23 on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @11:13PM (#5217673)

I'm not sure I have a whole lot to add that you two haven't said, but the way his reflection in mirror is so far away from his actual head and the smallness of it... wow, he suddenly seems so human to me. I have chills.

I know he put on the tough front of "you can't regret anything and I'd invade again," but who can't look at this and think he's having second thoughts?

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Re:The Art of George W. Bush and the Importance of Play by jeffdavis on Thursday February 14, 2013 @01:55AM (#5218150)

How can any president not spend their retirement reflecting on their decisions? Many decisions have a lot of collateral damage even if they are the right decisions.

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