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    Posted: March 16 2012 at 00:58
Hi, everyone,

I googled with the name Mati Klarwein and this is one of his works that I have seen as the result of the search in the Google Images section:

Bavarian Angel (1970):


I also saw his (Circle) cover for an album by Jon Hassell, and Donatella Horowitz, but I'm not going to post them so as not to take up a lot of space on this page Big smile . Google for more of his work yourself if you wish to.

That got me thinking: since I couldn't find an art appreciation thread, this is possibly the first one on this site. However, this thread is very specific: feel free to share your opinion about what figures are (were) your favorite visual artists whose works were (are) groundbreaking, visionary, radical, interesting. It would help a lot to others if you at least gave the name of the work. 

For instance: I think Mati Klarwein (see his work above) and M. C. Escher (see his work below) are some of the most innovative artists the world has ever had, who were creating some really interesting work.

Day and Night:


BTW, if you call Picasso, could you please tell me what Picasso's work in general is about?



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Hmm, check out the Chapman brothers and the '60s Viennese school.

Also, if the contents is NSFW, please post only links with warning, without posting any images here. Thanks.
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Points: 21795 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2012 at 11:23
I'm a pretty big fan of Robert Pollard's collages, it's kind of oddball:



Cosmic Clown and Whiffle Balls



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Points: 67421 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2012 at 12:13
Der Mönch am Meer is the most radical thing in art I can think of.
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Points: 10970 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2012 at 15:41
Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

Hmm, check out the Chapman brothers and the '60s Viennese school.

Also, if the contents is NSFW, please post only links with warning, without posting any images here. Thanks.

Sorry, I didn't know that there is a chance of this picture being considered as NSFW. Oh, well, it's taken care of.
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Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Der Mönch am Meer is the most radical thing in art I can think of.

Can you explain why? 'Cause I don't see it. Is it radical in terms of technique or concept or what?
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Points: 67421 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2012 at 17:21
Originally posted by Dayvenkirq Dayvenkirq wrote:

Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Der Mönch am Meer is the most radical thing in art I can think of.

Can you explain why? 'Cause I don't see it. Is it radical in terms of technique or concept or what?
It's radical because in most if not all of the western art before it there's a background and there are objects in front of that background, and you're supposed to look at the objects; but in this one there's nothing but an empty background and the tiny character of the monk facing away from the viewer, thus implying you're not supposed to look at an object (because there aren't any) but the emptiness and shapelessness of the "background".
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