The Bliss of Denial

By Richard Pauli on December 18, 2008 12:54 PM | 0 Comments | 0 TrackBacks
The bliss of our Daybreak world has been so pleasant that no one dares to disrupt it.  What could possibly intrude?

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Sic transit gloria mundi  
"Thus passes the glory of the world"

This 1922 print by Maxfield Parrish captured the essence of Western American Romanticism.  Who would want to disturb this perfect moment?  We are in a dream state, and we do not want to be awakened - certainly not by the bad news that our perfect world is in danger.

As this painting worked to draw in so many, what painting could awaken us?.

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