Art

 I was wondering if anyone here is interested in art (apart from Roger Dean ).

I only like modern (20th century) art myself. I really like surrealism (Magritte, Miro, Dali). I went to the museum of Miro and the museum of Dali in Spain, it was fantastic!

Some paintings I like:

René Magritte, Portrait of Edward James (La Reproduction Interdit) (1937)

Miro, [sorry, I can't find the name and date]

I also like Gottfried Helnweins work (mixed media, paintings, photographs). It's very dark and sometimes even pretty sick and scary , but I think it is very impressive. (he also made some artwork for Rammstein and Marilyn Manson)

Gottfried Helnwein, Modern Sleep II (1989)

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I love art too (and not only Dean)

You pointed out René Magritte. Our family (not only me) love him

Hereafter is in my opinion his best work :

It is the only picture I would like to show here because I think the webmasters will don't apreciate a lot of pictures.

I like very much too :

Klee, Klint, Money Van Gogh and all the "Impressionistes, Matisse, Flemish School (Pieter Brueghel, Van Eyck...), Bosh, Ethnic art (mainlty australian aborigenous art) and the drawings of my children

I have discover a link of curious fractal pictures, maybe usefull for CD covers (compilations, home music):

http://www.eplumsystem.com/fine08.shtml

 

Edited by Tauhd Zaïa

 Oops, Tauhd! You already said you liked them (Bosch & Breughel) both -- good taste!

Tauhd Zaïa wrote: I love art too (and not only Dean) You pointed out René Magritte. Our family (not only me) love him Hereafter is in my opinion his best work : It is the only picture I would like to show here because I think the webmasters will don't apreciate a lot of pictures. I like very much too : Klee, Klint, Money Van Gogh and all the "Impressionistes, Matisse, Flemish School (Pieter Brueghel, Van Eyck...), Bosh, Ethnic art (mainlty australian aborigenous art) and the drawings of my children I have discover a link of curious fractal pictures, maybe usefull for CD covers (compilations, home music): http://www.eplumsystem.com/fine08.shtml

I agree with you on both points made here

1. That is one of Magritte's most impressive paintings!

2. Fractals can also be beautiful. Although they are in fact mathematical, they look very natural...

Weren't you that pimple on Brad's arse, Peter?

will wrote: I dont really understand the appeal of Modern Art. To me it seems that anyone could produce a piece of Modern Art. All they  do is blow up a few pots of paint on a canvas and sell it for £100,000.

I totaly agree with you.

A Modern Art fan could say that the best album cover should be "The White Album" of the Beatles and pay a lot of money to have the original drawing

Tauhd Zaïa wrote: will wrote: I dont really understand the appeal of Modern Art. To me it seems that anyone could produce a piece of Modern Art. All they  do is blow up a few pots of paint on a canvas and sell it for £100,000. I totaly agree with you. A Modern Art fan could say that the best album cover should be "The White Album" of the Beatles and pay a lot of money to have the original drawing

Am I the only one here who likes modern, abstract art?

will wrote: Im not really a massive fan of art but I do apreciate a good painting. I dont really understand the appeal of Modern Art. To me it seems that anyone could produce a piece of Modern Art. All they  do is blow up a few pots of paint on a canvas and sell it for £100,000. I really like Prog Art, I have done loads of sketches of Prog Album covers for my current art project. Im studying art in college at the moment and I am going to be studying photography and film and video (which are both forms of Art) at A-level.

I'm not a great fan of modern art also. It's not enough emotional for me. I mean, I like stories, that's what moves me. Two thoughts a) abstract doesn't communicate these emotions to me (although I undertand those who enjoy it) and b)concept art is not about emotion at all (and I just despise it: I'm totally convinced that Duchamp's heirs are a bunch of sad failed people)

I'm more into what I think is the prog of art: Pre-raphaelite and simbolism paintings: they are the most hated form of art between art critics nowadays, just like prog!. And, for the record, I'm not proud about liking what other peopled laugh at. I would love to like what's hip (that would make my lfe easier), but I can't help but like what I like.

That said, I also love Belgian and Holland art: Van Eyck, Brueghel and Bosch. I, of course, have seen 'The Garden of Delights' in El Prado and... whoa!

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Am I the only one here who likes modern, abstract art?

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Absolutely not - I could sit in the Mark Rothko gallery at the Tate Modern in London all day; I don't know what it is about the man's work, but I find it relaxing, yet slightly disturbing at the same time.

Personally, I think the greatest artists of the 20th century would have to be Dali or Escher - excellent exponents of twisting the familiar until your brain goes pop......

Joren wrote: I also like Van Vliet's paintings (I mentioned his cover-art for Doc At The Radar Station before). You can see more at www.beefheart.com!

 

No wonder the ketchup and mustard bottles are always empty!!!!

 

 

Actually, It's a rather phallic and vaggie kinda, Van Beefheart.

 

I like it!!!