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Song Of The South
"Now, this here tale didn't happen just yesterday, nor the day before. 'Twas a long time ago. And in them days, everything was mighty satisfactual. The critters, they was closer to the folks, and the folks, they was closer to the critters, and if you'll excuse me for saying so, 'twas better all around."
-Uncle Remus from Song of the SouthGift for my Dad for Father's Day. He always loved Song of the South and the stores of Joel Chandler Harris in general, so I decided to paint him something with my spin on the old classic.
Watercolor, india ink, brushpen, colored pencil, and white gel pen on cold pressed watercolor paper.
Characters belong to Joel Chandler Harris with much thanks to the African slaves who had the courage to keep their traditions alive and bring us their fables that inspired the author.
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Out of curiosity have you ever been to the Wren's Nest?
Awesome work on this Robin. It's a shame this film gets trashed by people on all sides. I can kinda understand why some people may see it as being a bit racially insensitive (some parts are a bit questionable yes) but maybe it doesn't need to be so over analyzed. After all it's just a damn movie! Hell the fact that Walt went out of his way to cast James Baskett in a major role during the 40's says alot. Anywho that just my take on it
Awesome work on this Robin. It's a shame this film gets trashed by people on all sides. I can kinda understand why some people may see it as being a bit racially insensitive (some parts are a bit questionable yes) but maybe it doesn't need to be so over analyzed. After all it's just a damn movie! Hell the fact that Walt went out of his way to cast James Baskett in a major role during the 40's says alot. Anywho that just my take on it
This is just kinda a footnote to your comment, not affirming or denying anything. Anyway:
Somehow, over the years, I've picked up this impression that Disney, for all his genius, was a kind of demonically racist Jew-loathing McCarthyite ... oh, you get the idea. There seems to be a kind of ingrained impression that he hated pretty much every group going.
I've been hitting Google looking for corroboration, and it seems to be hard to find. He seemed tolerant of discrimination to an extent that would be unforgiveable today (even to the extent of attending German/American Nazi meetings, but well before the hideous side of Nazism was fully apparent). And he really was a McCarthyite. But apart from that, he doesn't seem to have been overtly more racist, discriminatory and bigoted than the general society of his era.
Either that, or the Disney Corp has done an unprecedentedly good job of whitewashing the Internet.
Somehow, over the years, I've picked up this impression that Disney, for all his genius, was a kind of demonically racist Jew-loathing McCarthyite ... oh, you get the idea. There seems to be a kind of ingrained impression that he hated pretty much every group going.
I've been hitting Google looking for corroboration, and it seems to be hard to find. He seemed tolerant of discrimination to an extent that would be unforgiveable today (even to the extent of attending German/American Nazi meetings, but well before the hideous side of Nazism was fully apparent). And he really was a McCarthyite. But apart from that, he doesn't seem to have been overtly more racist, discriminatory and bigoted than the general society of his era.
Either that, or the Disney Corp has done an unprecedentedly good job of whitewashing the Internet.
Dear Footpad, I hope this doesn't come off as terribly argumentative. I love your comments and the thought you put behind them and would never want to disrespect that thought. So please let me know if I come off as being otherwise.
There's a lot of urban legends and terrible truths about the man behind the Mouse, and stuff about Song of the South seems to be a favorite topic. I've just never been able to understand why. Slavery was a terrible time in the history of my country. Hell, it was a terrible time during the history of almost every civilization or country to have ever existed! But the human spirit still found a way to triumph. The passing down of the African animal fables is part of that enduring hope! The symbolism of Uncle Remus and Little Johnny's friendship (and maybe this is just my inner optimist that I hide coming out) seems to almost HOPE for better times ahead for race relations. I loved as a child how Johnny had the courage to oppose his stuffy mother and befriend not only the wildly imaginative and childish Uncle Remus but also the poor little white girl from the "wrong side of the tracks". The heart of that story is to keep an open mind and an open heart. Love grows best in places like that.
I guess the point in me saying all of this is that right is right no matter who says it. Regardless of what Disney personally thought of discrimination, he brought a wonderful story to us about how to properly fight class warfare...love, understanding, and laughter. There is a human element in that story that seems to be lacking in all of Disney's current work. There's a deepness there in a simple story of a friendship that all three main characters had to fight sooo hard to keep. The current Disney corporation damn sure wouldn't have the balls to pull a story like that off today.
Anyway, my two cents. I hope I haven't offended, dear friend!
There's a lot of urban legends and terrible truths about the man behind the Mouse, and stuff about Song of the South seems to be a favorite topic. I've just never been able to understand why. Slavery was a terrible time in the history of my country. Hell, it was a terrible time during the history of almost every civilization or country to have ever existed! But the human spirit still found a way to triumph. The passing down of the African animal fables is part of that enduring hope! The symbolism of Uncle Remus and Little Johnny's friendship (and maybe this is just my inner optimist that I hide coming out) seems to almost HOPE for better times ahead for race relations. I loved as a child how Johnny had the courage to oppose his stuffy mother and befriend not only the wildly imaginative and childish Uncle Remus but also the poor little white girl from the "wrong side of the tracks". The heart of that story is to keep an open mind and an open heart. Love grows best in places like that.
I guess the point in me saying all of this is that right is right no matter who says it. Regardless of what Disney personally thought of discrimination, he brought a wonderful story to us about how to properly fight class warfare...love, understanding, and laughter. There is a human element in that story that seems to be lacking in all of Disney's current work. There's a deepness there in a simple story of a friendship that all three main characters had to fight sooo hard to keep. The current Disney corporation damn sure wouldn't have the balls to pull a story like that off today.
Anyway, my two cents. I hope I haven't offended, dear friend!
Er... actually you will not love me for this, but I reneged on a lot of it, for reasons explained in the commentary on the post. It's just a word-sketch now. But actually I admit to being rather fond of bits of it.
I hope it pleases, such as it is.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8206781/
I hope it pleases, such as it is.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8206781/
You know, I live in the Southern US, and I don't think I've ever heard that term used as a derogatory racial term. That's actually a new one for me, and, believe me, I've heard a bunch of hateful ways to describe someone's race! I read years ago that Disney just didn't want to battle with groups over whether or not Song of the South promoted the idea of segregation, Jim Crow laws, and the stark delineation between black and white during that era. Really, I thought that the plot had a great deal of disdain for the cruelty of judging someone by class and race AND treating them differently...as personified by the stuffy mother character pretty much ruining everything throughout the whole movie with her "better than" attitude. Regardless, it's a silly reason to not release a darn good movie. I've heard much worse things said in movies these days.
This is awesome! I'm also thinking of the Alabama song of the same name.
LGT official video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHdXQAQHjd8
LGT official video
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Oh my God...childhood memories...rushing forth...ugh the flood gates are blown open.
This is a seriously amazing piece. I've always loved that movie, and you captured the feel of the characters perfectly here. The background and the synergy of every character on the piece is spot on. Very well done!
Now I got that song stuck in my head, hahaha
This is a seriously amazing piece. I've always loved that movie, and you captured the feel of the characters perfectly here. The background and the synergy of every character on the piece is spot on. Very well done!
Now I got that song stuck in my head, hahaha
Aww this is really cool Wielder, I'm sure your dad will love it. I dont' think I ever saw the actual movie, just bits and pieces in those old Sing-Along movies that my younger siblings wore the hell out of. 0_o I'm not sure what I'm gonna do for my dad yet...MLP worked for my mom, but something tells me dad would appreciate something a bit more manly. lol
This... This is Classic. American. Right down to being the treasured stories and history of down-trodden foreigners.
Your art is amazing and moving, bringing the characters to life in a way that is both unique and familiar, and the subjects are powerful and memorable in their own right.
I, personally, care nothing for race or bigotry. The folk that brought these tales to our shores were foreigners, just as my own ancestors. They built a life here as best they could, slave or freeman, and passed down their oral traditions to their future generations. In doing so it became our fables as much as the African's children became, indisputably, Americans.
As an ardent patriot, I thank you from the depths of my soul for sharing this with the rest of us. I trust by now the original has become one of your father's most treasured possessions.
Your art is amazing and moving, bringing the characters to life in a way that is both unique and familiar, and the subjects are powerful and memorable in their own right.
I, personally, care nothing for race or bigotry. The folk that brought these tales to our shores were foreigners, just as my own ancestors. They built a life here as best they could, slave or freeman, and passed down their oral traditions to their future generations. In doing so it became our fables as much as the African's children became, indisputably, Americans.
As an ardent patriot, I thank you from the depths of my soul for sharing this with the rest of us. I trust by now the original has become one of your father's most treasured possessions.
This is amazingly well done! Wow. It brings back vague memories too...maybe something I watched when I was REALLY young but barely remember..? :P
My only suggestion for the future would be to cool/tone down the brightness of your very background colours a little more (they're kinda similar to the turtle and frog, who could be warmer/brighter to bring them forward somewhat) and to lessen the sharpness/detail back there too to really help it recede :)
Mmm, still, a painting like this makes me itch to get my move all figured out and set my studio back up again so I can get back to artwork! Inspiring. Thanks for sharing. I bet your dad loved it :D
My only suggestion for the future would be to cool/tone down the brightness of your very background colours a little more (they're kinda similar to the turtle and frog, who could be warmer/brighter to bring them forward somewhat) and to lessen the sharpness/detail back there too to really help it recede :)
Mmm, still, a painting like this makes me itch to get my move all figured out and set my studio back up again so I can get back to artwork! Inspiring. Thanks for sharing. I bet your dad loved it :D
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