Melvill And Coghill Print By Simon Smith |
Alan
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It's almost photographic which is the reason that a question may be asked that it's not his normal artist style.
I think it's probably a very accurate rendition of what happened, although wasn't there a question of which grouping of Zulus killed them? There's no doubt Simon is a very capable artist. |
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Colin
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Although I have my own thoughts on Melvill and Coghill, this is the best image I�ve seen of them, interestingly, the artist seems to have the Zulus holding back from rushing to kill them, maybe, just maybe, highlighting the fact they didn�t kill the officers on the Natal side, but others (behind the artist so to speak) who actually lived in Natal.
However, that�d be reading too much into the artist�s concept. Again, with the artist, the officers are too �pristine� after riding miles over rough terrain, full of thorn bushes, etc., then crossing a river in full flood. I like Simon�s AZW paintings, but there is a bit too much control over the depictions, by excluding the �ugly� side of combat - dirt, blood, wounds, etc. With the artist doing these two recent paintings, especially Schiess, I�m hoping he�ll venture into the depiction of Shepstone�s Last Stand on the western slopes of the mountain - now that I would buy |
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