This is an incredible work of art! Katie knows her MM iconography. It may be a little blasphemous, but gazing on this painting speaks to me almost as spiritually as one of those Russian altarpieces or the work of the Renaissance masters.
I’m a big fan of blasphemy in general, and this is artistically blasphemous so two-thumbs up from my inner apostate on principle alone, but I’m sympathetic to #7 loopeygrrl too — I get the heebie-jeebies looking at it; I think it’s the whole infantilization of the adult male that weirds me out, a bit.
The image totally sums up the episode and leads me to ponder the character’s roles in general: both are ‘self-made’ individuals in their public lives, but when the facades come down– as they did in this episode– what it seems to be saying is that at the core, women are Mothers and men are Babies.
Beautiful painting–love it. I really love the hat that Peggy had on in that episode–very much like a halo. And you captured that beatific look on her face beautifully. Light a candle for St. Peggy! And I agree with #21 Keren–there is a Mexican surrealistic thing going on–is the artist a Frida Kahlo fan perhaps?
BTW, I know that this is not the place for this comment, but I didn’t see anywhere else that it would make sense to add this. Did anyone else find it amusing that Don walked in to Gene’s B-day party with a giant elephant under his arm–like the elephant in the room that he himself was at that party? Nice visual metaphor, Mr Weiner!
I think it should be the first-in-a-series of Mad Men Trading Cards or Stickers.
And of course, the one of Lois MUST have her driving the John Deere with a frightened and maniacal look on her face.
The Freddy Rumsen card could utilize that optical effect that used to be used on those little plastic-ribbed photo kids toys. Tilt it one way and his trousers are dry – tilt it the other way, and they’re wet.
This is sooo creepy but just beautiful. You can’t look away. Awesome job with this!
This is kind of unrelated but I couldn’t help but share. I came across this list called the Top Ten Evil Women list. And this woman looked soooo much like Peggy:
While it may be creepy and beautiful, it’s a little over the top, no? I don’t actually view Peggy as a Don’s nurturer. They have a balanced relationship: he knew about her pregnancy and didn’t speak of it and she knows some of his secrets and keeps them to herself. Their relationship is more balanced than this painting suggests.
This is an incredible work of art! Katie knows her MM iconography. It may be a little blasphemous, but gazing on this painting speaks to me almost as spiritually as one of those Russian altarpieces or the work of the Renaissance masters.
Awe-some! Thanks for sharing
Love this..
WOW!!!!!
Fantastic, and completely sums up that episode!
What an artist…that baby is incredible!
Spectacular! I hope EM sees this.
Sorry to say it, but that is creepy. Somewhat well executed, but creepy
Just beautiful! So truthful.
So…where does the highway lead?
Wow, this is an amazing thing to see. Love it. Baby Don just knocks me out.
I’m a big fan of blasphemy in general, and this is artistically blasphemous so two-thumbs up from my inner apostate on principle alone, but I’m sympathetic to #7 loopeygrrl too — I get the heebie-jeebies looking at it; I think it’s the whole infantilization of the adult male that weirds me out, a bit.
Such is art.
#10 less of me, I love your comment. Especially “I’m a big fan of blasphemy in general …”
Me too. And yeah, there is that frisson of weird-out about Baby Don that I totally get. But it tells the truth about the moment.
Thank you everybody! For what it’s worth, I think it’s kinda creepy, too.
We need this in high res!
Good GOD that is creepy! (shudders)
Is that Peggy or David Chase in drag?
And speaking of creepy, what if that’s Peggy & Pete’s love child she is cradling?
Someone tell the folks over at the AMC blog that Peggy found her kid and he’s not at Anita’s house.
The image totally sums up the episode and leads me to ponder the character’s roles in general: both are ‘self-made’ individuals in their public lives, but when the facades come down– as they did in this episode– what it seems to be saying is that at the core, women are Mothers and men are Babies.
Nicely done.
I immediately thought of Dorothy and Toto. The yellow brick road. The Emerald City in the background.
@#15 Frank Bullitt
It just several magnitudes more creepy….
Of course it’s creepy. Someone said it above & it’s what is important about art: it tells the truth.
Well done.
I love it! It’s got this whole Mexican surrealist thing going on.
http://s3.artknowledgenews.com/files2007a/FridaKahloMyNurseAndI.jpg
Beautiful painting–love it. I really love the hat that Peggy had on in that episode–very much like a halo. And you captured that beatific look on her face beautifully. Light a candle for St. Peggy! And I agree with #21 Keren–there is a Mexican surrealistic thing going on–is the artist a Frida Kahlo fan perhaps?
BTW, I know that this is not the place for this comment, but I didn’t see anywhere else that it would make sense to add this. Did anyone else find it amusing that Don walked in to Gene’s B-day party with a giant elephant under his arm–like the elephant in the room that he himself was at that party? Nice visual metaphor, Mr Weiner!
It’s a lovely and remarkable piece of work!
I think it should be the first-in-a-series of Mad Men Trading Cards or Stickers.
And of course, the one of Lois MUST have her driving the John Deere with a frightened and maniacal look on her face.
The Freddy Rumsen card could utilize that optical effect that used to be used on those little plastic-ribbed photo kids toys. Tilt it one way and his trousers are dry – tilt it the other way, and they’re wet.
You get the idea …
Right, SmilerG, they call those lenticulars. You could do a sober and drunken Don the same way.
This is sooo creepy but just beautiful. You can’t look away. Awesome job with this!
This is kind of unrelated but I couldn’t help but share. I came across this list called the Top Ten Evil Women list. And this woman looked soooo much like Peggy:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/02/12/article-0-038856010000044D-788_468x396.jpg
While it may be creepy and beautiful, it’s a little over the top, no? I don’t actually view Peggy as a Don’s nurturer. They have a balanced relationship: he knew about her pregnancy and didn’t speak of it and she knows some of his secrets and keeps them to herself. Their relationship is more balanced than this painting suggests.
Wow, her hat looks like a biblical halo!