Posted on 07/18/2008 5:24:19 PM PDT by snugs
We have had several threads on music and food but not art I thought tonight we could discuss what works of art you enjoy.
Art can be very subjective what some people love other hate, what some consider a scribble a daub on a paper other consider a masterpiece.
Then there are certain pieces of art that are universally accepted and admired.
What are your favourite works of art or type of art?
Maybe it is a sculpture or some fine art?
On the other hand maybe architecture is your bent?
Tonight's questions
What is your favourite painting?
What is the most famous painting or work of art have you actually seen?
If you could choose what talent would you choose, would be an artist or sculptor or a potter?
If someone offered you the chance to go anywhere in the world to see your favourite art where would you choose?
The most famous painting I have seen is the Mona Lisa, here is my photo of it
If I could choose to have an artistic talent I think it would be the ability to draw or paint. A fellow freeper silent_jonny has this ability and for my birthday a couple of year ago sent me a pastel of a photo that I posted of myself age about 6 or 7. It is one of my treasured possessions.
I do not really have a particular place either country or museum that I would choose to go to and feel very fortunate to live not that far from London or Paris which house some of the greatest works of art in the world.
“The Boy in the Torn Hat” -
A portrait of a young blond boy in a torn straw hat, a hat he would one day remove and replace with a soldier’s hat, a soldier’s helmet. The eyes under the brim of the old straw hat would take on the “thousand yard stare” of the hardened combat veteran. - The boy might fall on a battlefield in some distant land, or perhaps he would, by some miracle, survive and return home, trading the soldier’s hat and the helmet of battle for a tradesman’s hat . . praying that one day it would no longer be necessary for any young wearer of a torn straw hat to endure the hell that is war. - Pray for peace.
Twinkie
Well I like Hieronymus Bosch, I dont know how to post a pic tho.. hes a sorta medieval surrealist..
I’ve always liked MC Escher.
Oh.. hes good too..
Here's one I've always liked. it's called "The Helping Hand" by Emile Renouf:
Here's Another, "The Rising Wind" by Montigue Dawson
This last one is my mom's favorite (she is 86 now). A print of it has been in the house forever. We didn't know much about it until recently. A friend saw it and told her the story; the little girl is actually the daughter of the artist. The story is she is blind and listening to the bird song. It is called "Spring Song" by Glucklich.
I don't know if the story is true, if you look closely you'll see the girl's eyes are closed. When my mom tells the story it still makes her cry.
Heh nice.. I like the Haywain and the Garden of Earthly delights,,,
My great grandmother had that pic of the girl and the Robbin hanging in her dining room all of my life. It hangs in my grandmother’s living room today.
Apparently they were sold by traveling salesmen in the 20s or 30s.
Whilst we often have subjects that are based more on singles we do as tonight have general themes which is just an opportunity for a group of FRiends to chat and get to know each other better.
body art?!
you have “krunky” (bad!) taste... lol
One of the best is actually a local artist (to me) Ron Suchiu.
This:
is hanging in my living room right now. Great art of a Canadian icon that should have been.
Are you near A2?! I like the Art Fair as an idea, and have bought some nice things, but it is just too crowded and busy for me. The older I get, the less I can deal with crowds.
We have an Art Fair here in Iowa City, similar to A2’s. I liked it a lot better because it’s smaller. Same kinda stuff, just fewer people. : )
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