I was looking at the Motherland Calls the other day, and I was curious what everyone's favorite pieces of art or sculpture are.
Despite not being really left leaning, the Vietnam War Memorial in DC always hits me, since it truly is a scar on the ground, reflecting the horror of war (while also completely negating any victims who weren't American soldiers).
I'm quite fond of Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan by Ilya Repin. There's something about the eyes that gives me chills every time I see it.
Totally agreed, amazing painting and the eyes are just so haunting. Also from Repin but on a happier note, The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks is fucking dope, both for the story behind it (even if it's probably not true), and the way it captures the emotions of what were basically a bunch of 16th century guys engaging in group shitposting to the Ottoman sultan
I hadn't seen that one before. The faces are amazing.
i'm dying this is great.