Why did I choose Giotto?

        For those of you art lovers out there that already know and love the work of Giotto, no explanation is required. For those artists and lovers of art out there that are just recently immersing themselves into great works of art, I highly recommend a search of  Giotto and his work.

       I simply feel that no painter has quite so successfully synthesized the most critical elements of both the Iconic tradition and the Western tradition of aesthetics. To marry both the Spiritual means of expression on a picture plane with the physically representational approach in a completely successful manner without losing the essential elements of either is a monumental accomplishment. They are two such distinctly different viewpoints. If Giotto's work was to occur in any place in time it would be outstanding. That he stands alone as the great grandfather of all modern painters and the transformational figure of visual arts in Art history makes him a painter worthy of singular recogntion.

       It is  this marriage of Spiritual  Iconography with the Representational Aesthetic that is the goal of my work and as such Giotto is both an exemplar as well as a hero of mine!

      What are your thoughts and who is YOUR favorite Artist?  I look forward to hearing back from you !