You may have thought it was a past necessity destroyed by photography, but there will always be something startling about the realistic forms artists can create with paint. I myself work with graphite and charcoal and find oil or acrylic to be an obstacle I have yet to overcome as far as artistic expression goes. Anyone who can yield a paint brush like Vouet has gotten as close to godliness as possible in my book.
In my visits to the Blanton, there is a painting that never ceases to capture my eye. Appropriately titled "That Suicide World" by Diego Gravinese. I love his work because he paints every day scenes with such clarity. Perhaps the subject matter is banal to you, but no one really paints like this anymore.
