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Originally posted by hotbakedtater
Never seen these before, how intriguing.
In the second one, I notice two depictions of christ on the cross.
The guy with the camera looks like a guy with a gas mask in my opinion.
The suits talking to a founding father, well that one is a woman, and it appears they are doing masonic hand gestures.
Originally posted by astrogolf
reply to post by Cheesefacedogbone
Here's a clue. Without giving away anything, trace the history of Bank of America.
Originally posted by Nventual
When were these done?
He no doubt heard all the rumours about his Denver paintings and wanted to top it. He had a crazy imagination. There's lots of symbolism and the young boy's feet position couldn't be referencing anything other than freemasonry.
Originally posted by Nventual
reply to post by wcitizen
I'm sure they'd agree that his feet position on the checkered floor is referencing freemasonry.
I don't know what it all means though.. maybe the bank manager is a freemason and liked the surrealness of it. I doubt there's anything sinister.
The other blatant reference is the guy (Moses) sitting next to the burning bush (God).
I'd love to meet the artist and pay him to make me a mural. I think he's a genius.
edit: I think the woman in the transparent cube is meant to symbolise the illusion of free will. Despite all the choices we make in life we all have the same destiny. She's ascending (death) towards God and Heaven.
Oh one more thing.. I think the pyramid is there to reference Egypt and the freeing of the slaves since Moses and the burning bush is before it.edit on 17/11/10 by Nventual because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by wcitizen
My first instinct is that I just want to deface them, obliterate them!
Originally posted by wcitizen
The artist is Benjamin Long.
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Originally posted by Wookiep
Originally posted by wcitizen
The artist is Benjamin Long.
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Can you post your source for that? I'd like to read more about this fellow..
Originally posted by captiva
reply to post by wcitizen
IM Pei told the artist what to paint, the subjects could be in the style of the painter but the murals had to contain what Pei stated. Just as his demands were met at Denver IA and the louvre.
Respects
edit on 17-11-2010 by captiva because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Wookiep
reply to post by wcitizen
Thanks for the link! The second link you gave has his (other?) website at the bottom. It has a gallery of some of his work.
www.benlongfineart.com...edit on 17-11-2010 by Wookiep because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Cheesefacedogbone
does any have any Idea what the "EQ" in the last mural could possibly mean?
High Fresco is a cinéma vérité documentary about the fresco triptych painted in 1992 at the Bank of America (then NationsBank Corporate Center) in Charlotte, North Carolina by the preeminent American fresco master Ben Long. Standing ten feet off the floor, each of the three frescoes measures a monumental 18'' X 23''