LDS Artist Reveals Newest Painting, 'Runaway Slave' | HuffPo

[_The Mormon Report]

For your consideration:

Anti-Obama Artist Jon McNaughton Reveals Newest Painting, 'Runaway Slave' | The Huffington Post

[_moksha]

“My position is that the Democratic Party has brought the demise of Black America," the artist said. McNaughton described his controversial painting on his website: “This painting is a beacon to all Americans, to free yourselves from the government bondage that enslaves your very soul. Be free of the old taskmaster that will offer you all the comforts if you will but do his bidding. Rise up and be great in the sight of God!”

Be ye therefor conservative and ye shall receive the blessings of delightsomeness.

[_Quasimodo]

Be ye therefor conservative and ye shall receive the blessings of delightsomeness.

I'm still waiting for Allen West to 'lighten' up a bit.

[_Res Ipsa]

Is painting lousy pictures one of the blessings?

[_Quasimodo]

Is painting lousy pictures one of the blessings?

In fairness, McNaughton's painting is technically very good. However, it's puerile subject matter does make it less than art. It reminds me a little of posters from the old Soviet Union. Pure, unabashed propaganda.

[_ludwigm]

It reminds me a little of posters from the old Soviet Union. Pure, unabashed propaganda.

And from the block.

Stand to!!!
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[_Bond James Bond]

Interesting that a slave should throw off his shackles in front of the Washington Monument which wasn't completed until 1884. Hmm.

[_Philidel]

In fairness, McNaughton's painting is technically very good. However, it's puerile subject matter does make it less than art. It reminds me a little of posters from the old Soviet Union. Pure, unabashed propaganda.

Which places him well within the long-standing tradition of LDS art.

[_Philidel]

In fairness, McNaughton's painting is technically very good. However, it's puerile subject matter does make it less than art. It reminds me a little of posters from the old Soviet Union. Pure, unabashed propaganda.

Which places him well within the long-standing tradition of LDS art.

[_Res Ipsa]

Interesting that a slave should throw off his shackles in front of the Washington Monument which wasn't completed until 1884. Hmm.

If I understand the painting correctly, it's saying that blacks have been kept as slaves in modern times by the ebil government, and the subject of the painting is leading them out of enslavement.

i'm not sure what "technically very good" means, but I think it's a terrible painting.