Charlie Chaplin is a piece of digital artwork by Elizabeth McTaggart which was uploaded on February 1st, 2013.
Title
Charlie Chaplin
Artist
Elizabeth McTaggart
Medium
Digital Art - Fractal Art
Description
Charlie Chaplin
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, KBE (16 April 1889 � 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work in the United States during the silent film era. He became the most famous film star in the world before the end of World War I. Chaplin used mime, slapstick and other visual comedy routines, and continued well into the era of the talkies, though his films decreased in frequency from the end of the 1920s. His most famous role was that of The Tramp, which he first played in the Keystone comedy Kid Auto Races at Venice in 1914. From the April 1914 one-reeler Twenty Minutes of Love onwards, he was writing and directing most of his films; by 1916 he was also producing them, and from 1918 he was even composing the music for them. With Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith, he co-founded United Artists in 1919.
Chaplin was one of the most creative and influential personalities of the silent-film era. He was influenced by his predecessor, the French silent-film comedian Max Linder, to whom he dedicated one of his films. His working life in entertainment spanned over 75 years, from the Victorian stage and the music hall in the United Kingdom as a child performer, until close to his death at the age of 88. His high-profile public and private life encompassed both adulation and controversy. Chaplin was identified with left-wing politics during the McCarthy era and he was ultimately forced to resettle in Europe from 1952.
In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Chaplin the 10th-greatest male screen legend of all time. In 2008, Martin Sieff, in a review of the book Chaplin: A Life, wrote, "Chaplin was not just 'big', he was gigantic. In 1915, he burst onto a war-torn world bringing it the gift of comedy, laughter and relief while it was tearing itself apart through World War I. Over the next 25 years, through the Great Depression and the rise of Adolf Hitler, he stayed on the job. ... It is doubtful any individual has ever given more entertainment, pleasure and relief to so many human beings when they needed it the most." George Bernard Shaw called Chaplin "the only genius to come out of the movie industry".
[source: Wikipedia]
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Comments (26)
Elizabeth McTaggart
Absolutely love Charlie Chaplin ~ He had an interesting life! Thank you so much for selecting this one Laura!!
Elizabeth McTaggart
Thank you so much Barbara for the compliment and feature in MOUSE Group!! I appreciate the support!! :)
Barbara St Jean
Congratulations your wonderful artwork has been FEATURED in MOUSE!! Thank you for your great submissions, it is always a pleasure to view your fabulous creations! Cheers, Barbara
Elizabeth McTaggart
Thank you Klaas for the feature in Small Showroom Group!! I appreciate the support!! :)
Marcia Weller-Wenbert
Very nice - your work on this piece is interesting. Love the colors and the overlay of photo's. Love it. v
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
Thank you for those wonderful compliments, Marcia! Thanks for the vote also!
Ella Kaye
wonderful....watched dear Chaplin....your creativity made this look like an old reel tape. V
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
Thank you very much, Ella! I appreciate your kind compliments and vote!
Marilyn McNish
Very neat tower effect of Mr. Chaplin! v mm
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
Thanks Marilyn! Used an image of an old film reel as the base and built from there. Thanks for looking and for the vote!
Debi Pople
very cool effect and I love red and turquoise together! v
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
Thank you so much, Debi! The colors actually represent 2 things : Turquoise represents fresh new beginnings. First is the silent movie era that Chaplin was instrumental in developing and secondly the new century it took hold in. Red represents the unfortunate McCarthy era when Chaplin was accused of being a communist and subsequently deported from the United States
Edward Fielding
Great tribute to a genius performer! v
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
Absolute genius ~~ you are so right, Edward. Thanks for the comment and vote!
Leslie Cruz
Wonderful image! So interesting and colorful - the blues and reds really pop out. And the images of Charlie Chaplin are wonderful. Great piece of artwork!
Elizabeth McTaggart replied:
Thank you so much, Leslie for your wonderful compliments on this piece! It's very dear to me and I put a lot of extra hours and thought into it.