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A Blinding Sight
(March 2, 2008; Fourth Sunday in Lent; 1 Sam 16:1-13; Ps 23; Eph 5:8-14; Jn 9:1-41)Our texts deal with sight and perception and so I pose a quick question; which of thefollowing images is more
realistic
?First is a painting by NormanRockwell of a boy, his grandpa andhis dog looking out into the sea.Second we have a painting by Pablo Picasso’s painting of a wine glass.I suspect that on first impression we wouldlook to Norman Rockwell’s painting as offering amore realistic image of life. Picasso’s work canoften strike us as distorted, obscure or maybe even alittle disturbing while Rockwell’s pieces are often comforting, familiar and reassuring.Where Picasso often leaves us confused and disoriented Rockwell offers safety andsecurity. Both painters lived around the same period of time. Both received wide publicrecognition. But both offered very different depictions of the world around them.
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