Venetian Red is a photograph by Ira Shander which was uploaded on September 15th, 2013.
Venetian Red
If you look carefully in the lower left hand corner you will see a lady whose feet have given out. Her feet are swollen and she just has to rest a... more
by Ira Shander
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Title
Venetian Red
Artist
Ira Shander
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If you look carefully in the lower left hand corner you will see a lady whose feet have given out. Her feet are swollen and she just has to rest a few minutes. Notice the graffiti? You see this blight all over Venice. Kind of shocking. Not what you would expect in Venice land. But what a glorious sunset.
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September 15th, 2013
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Comments (5)
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Kathryn Jones
Great capture, Ira! I love the stark colour contrasts brought out by the rays of the setting sun. Unfortunately the heat gets to your feet. This lady might also have had a few blisters, if her choice of footwear was one of style rather than practicality. The ugly graffiti by mindless vandals is a blight on our society. I remember first noticing it at the age of about seven and hearing the perceived wisdom of the day that these so called graffiti artists were really more sinned against than sinning and, even at that young age, was aware of the derisory punishments handed down by the courts. Calling somebody who damages something beautiful an artist is just plain ridiculous, as art is by its very nature creative, not destructive, Also it encourages them to do more of the same. If somebody renders something unfit for use by defacing it or destroying it, it is tantamount to theft and the punishment should reflect this. I would hope that this mindless "artistry" is the work of local undesirables and not tourists, though the behaviour of some of them on holiday might well reflect their behaviour at home.
Ira Shander replied:
Yes Kathryn, graffiti is distressing. I saw a lot of it in Prague last September. You would like to think that beautiful faraway places are free from it. But no. I don't think tourists do this. Often its done by angry immature youths with no inner sense or care of what they are doing. A lot of people feel a disconnect with the world. They feel a what the hell attitude. Lack of connection to spirit. Fear, emptiness, no purpose. A kind of nihilism. It's something we discover in life or we don't. Blessed are they that feel that connection.
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