americanwizarding:Though not the first Wizarding society to embrace non-traditional methods of artis

americanwizarding:Though not the first Wizarding society to embrace non-traditional methods of artistic style for their enchanted portraiture, American Wizarding society was probably the fastest to embrace the concept and run with it. In the above portrait, Melody Swain, of the Pennsylvania Swains, has captured the memory of her youngest daughter Angelique, not in stern lines and classical poses, but in free and joyful streaks of color and impressionist flare. Though such portraits sometimes lack the ability to communicate directly with their viewers, many AWC mages believe there is a deeper sort of contact being made. It is hard to watch young Angelique, dead of dragon-pox in 1902, in such youthful abandon and not be moved, the echos of her laughter playing just out of reach. Such artistic freedom would only foster new movements in the future, and while some may question the modern flourish of abstract expressionism (which has been known to be infectious to the weaker willed of art critics) none can deny the value of artists who learned from the stylings of such great Muggle artists as Georgia O’Keefe, Archibald Motley, and Jackson Pollock (several of whose paintings were made in conjunction with famed wizard artist Milhouse Borne,despite the strict prohibitions put in place by the DSO and Auror’s Board…these paintings have, of course, been removed from circulation amongst Muggles). -- source link

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