New Angelina Artwork

I’m not really going to say much about this new painting depicting Angelina Jolie as the Virgin Mary, floating on a cloud about a Walmart-type store…I’ll let you guys form your own opinions on the artwork.

Here’s what the artist, Kate Kretz, had to say about the painting:

This painting addresses the celebrity worship cycle. The title, “Blessed Art Thou”, is taken from a line in the Catholic prayer “Hail Mary”: “…blessed art thou among women”. Our culture is deifying celebrities, but in the bible, it is the meek who are blessed, so the title presents a question for the viewer to ponder.

I chose a setting where the cycle begins: psychologically oppressive environments like this one are one of the feeding sources for the consumer, hungry for “information” about the celebrity’s private life. I am interested in the psychological ramifications of celebrity worship, particularly as they relate to class.

Angelina Jolie was chosen as the subject because of her unavoidable presence in the media, the world-wide anticipation of her child, her “unattainable” beauty and the good that she is doing in the world through her example, which adds another layer to the already complicated questions surrounding her status.

If you have any thoughts on the painting, leave a comment…

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