Well, yeah, they are slightly "hotel lobby" fodder, but I never pretended my tastes were highbrow!
What is your favourite work of art?
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Well, yeah, they are slightly "hotel lobby" fodder, but I never pretended my tastes were highbrow!
Like anything by Henri Rousseau.
Oh yes. I like all of his jungle paintings. Here's a few links.
http://kikimalin.k.i.pic.centerblog.net/xwdbc6dk.jpg
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/le_douanier_rousseau/liens/frepas.htm
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/le_douanier_rousseau/liens/fcheval.htm
Fauvism might be my favourite school.
This is from the wiki page on fauvism:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/The_Turning_Road%2C_L%C2%B4Estaque.jpg
And some Gauguin, of course:
http://www.grandspeintres.com/tableaux/gauguin/high/arearea.jpg
http://www.grandspeintres.com/tableaux/gauguin/high/arbres.jpg
http://www.grandspeintres.com/tableaux/gauguin/high/autoportrait.jpg
http://www.grandspeintres.com/tableaux/gauguin/high/merahi.jpg
Great selection, Camelopard.
Joseph Wright's chiaroscuro reminds me of Georges de La Tour. The wiki page has a whole gallery:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_de_La_Tour
I like The Cheat with the ace of diamonds particularly, perhaps because it's famous!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Georges_de_La_Tour_029.jpg
How about some direct links too?
Another card cheat:
Caravaggio The_Cardsharps
Canaletto_Return_of_the_Bucentoro_to_the_Molo on_Ascension_Day:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ion_Day,_1732._Royal_Collection._Windsor..jpg
Cool!
I've never heard of De la Tour, but I recognize The Cheat, and I see the resemblance. I just love that high-contrast lighting--I'm a big film-noir fan as well.
Seconded. What a tremendous loss.
The original painting is still on display in Spain, isn't it? (At least that's what the Wikipedia page says.)Guernica was actually used as the cover art for my grade 12 history textbook. I've always kind of liked it.
The Turner-Whistler-Monet exhibition was a delight.
James WHISTLER:
http://62.193.218.250/peintres_impr...stler/nocturne_blue_silver.jpg&title=Nocturne in blue and silver, Chelsea - 1871
Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket - 1875
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/whistler/i/falling-rocket.jpg
JMW TURNER:
Burning of the House of Lords (Not the one from the exhibition):
http://z.about.com/d/cleveland/1/0/o/i/-/-/cma5.jpg
Alnwick Castle (Watercolour):
http://www.abcgallery.com/T/turner/turner43.html
Dort Packet Boat from Rotterdam:
http://www.oilpaintingsgallery.com/...ket_Boat_from_Rotterdam_Bacalmed_ZLA-1846.JPG
And for those who love pictures of Venice
:http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/timage_f?object=1224&image=2605&c=gg57
Dogana and S.Giorgio Maggiore (A bigger one would show the transparence of the water better but I gave up the search after a bit.)
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BTW RE: Guernica...
At the Wiki page is this lovely link to examine a 3-dimensional representation of the piece. It's really amazing that someone took the time to do this.
http://www.lena-gieseke.com/guernica/movie.html
At the Wiki page is this lovely link to examine a 3-dimensional representation of the piece. It's really amazing that someone took the time to do this.
http://www.lena-gieseke.com/guernica/movie.html
I don't think I have an artsy brain at all. I managed to turn in only one piece of work over the course of an entire year in high school, and it's only because the art head of year had a soft spot for me (she molded me on a personal level in a lot of ways) that she couldn't bring herself to fail me.
Still, I can appreciate it when with others. Especially if someone explains to me why a particular piece touches them so personally. I'm more of an aural person. Words and music can move me acutely.
Still, I can appreciate it when with others. Especially if someone explains to me why a particular piece touches them so personally. I'm more of an aural person. Words and music can move me acutely.
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