Love Whistler!
Posted on 03/06/2006 8:18:41 PM PST by tbird5
Christian-themed artist Thomas Kinkade is accused of ruthless tactics and seamy personal conduct. He disputes the allegations.
Thomas Kinkade is famous for his luminous landscapes and street scenes, those dreamy, deliberately inspirational images he says have brought "God's light" into people's lives, even as they have made him one of America's most collected artists.
A devout Christian who calls himself the "Painter of Light," Kinkade trades heavily on his beliefs and says God has guided his brush — and his life — for the last 20 years.
"When I got saved, God became my art agent," he said in a 2004 video biography, genteel in tone and rich in the themes of faith and family values that have helped win him legions of fans, albeit few among art critics.
But some former Kinkade employees, gallery operators and others contend that the Painter of Light has a decidedly dark side.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Not every trailer park has these master works!
got that right ...I have a lovely elderly lady in my in-law family that has a house 'festooned' with Kinkade... cotton-candy "art" - I wouldn't give house room to one...
I love Turner.
But any discussion of light has to also consider the *absence* of light. Look at Whistler's "Nocturnes", a series of paintings of the Thames at night. There is one in the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in Boston, which you would swear was a plain dark blue canvas - then you look at it longer, and gradually lights appear....
Sure, it reminds them of their kids and sticking things on the 'fridge with magnets.
Now, that's art.
I love him too, and the one you posted has far more contrast than the one to which I refer:
http://www.gardnermuseum.org/collection/whistler_p1e1.asp
Forgive my simply posting the link. The Gardner site shows it at very high contrast; believe me when I say that when you see the real thing, you have to stand there for awhile and let the details reveal themselves gradually.
But what's love go to do with it?
Second-hand emotion.
:-)
Miro's my favorite abstract artist. His works make me smile.
"Are you aware that Frazetta was the actual artist who did the comic strip "Lil' Abner" for years? Al Capp originated, wrote and got credit, but it was Frazetta who drew Daisy Mae thru the '50s."
There's an EXCELLENT documentary on Frazetta, that I can't remember the name of, it was on the Independant Film channel last year, that interviews Frank, his wife, his kids, and his contemporaries. I did'nt know what to expect, but what amused me no end is he's a NYC boy, complete with accent, who was a jock in school, and later turned to art. Somewhat self taught, and many of his best pieces were done on random scraps of wood and such - his daughter recounts one painting that he did on a piece of flooring he ripped up, as he was out of boards.
He also talks about how he's gone back and changed many of the more famous paintings - he had to turn them in quick for the publisher, later he'd go back and fix what he did'nt like. He also worked from pure imagination, he did'nt pose models often. He just knows how to DRAW.
Even after a stroke, he's still working - he's taught himself to use his other hand, as he lost the use of his right in the stroke. An amazing man, with a unique, quirky but appealing personality. I love that he's gone around and bought back many of his paintings, which are now hanging in his museum.
If you delve into the world of fantasy illustration, you'll find the guys who, in a 100 years, they'll be talking about. Look into Chichoni, in particular, and of course the great Micheal Whelan.
Finally, somebody defended a true American original artist, Andy Warhol.
I would add that it is not just ovals he could draw. He had a very good hand overall, and a keen sense of color.
Indeed. And there's something about the Gardner that makes it even better.
That painting was actually commissioned!?!
Thanks for the link. I like how most of the works are discovered: "acquired in trash by __________"
I just taught Miro today, but I still don't enjoy his work. I know what to say; he just doesn't move me.
We had an accountant once whose office was filled with Miro prints because she liked his positive energy, just like you. So my mind opened up a bit more.
But, if you can, tell more more about why you like Miro. I'd like to feel the same way you do.
It's a wonderful travel book on many levels--brothers traveling with their elderly father who was absent during their childhood, the crazy adventures they had on the trip and includes paintings Tom did during the trip.
The paintings in the book are beautiful. I'm not a fan of Kinkade's "light" pictures, but the paintings in the book are impressionistic without the annoying light effect. According to Patrick, Tom painted each picture in about an hour while the father rested and Patrick went sightseeing. I'd love to own any of these paintings.
��5{��������ot a big fan of abstract, really, I just like his whimsy and use of color.
If you can't make your painting about anything, at least use pretty colors. Which is why I really really hate Kinkade. You can get better colors from industrial waste.
My walls are covered with my own paintings, not pro quality but they are beautiful and they are MINE!
***Let us see some to that art. Really.***
I would love to but I don't have a camera for it. When I get one I will post my work. I'm definitly not ashamed of it!
That's "I'm not a big fan" sheesh...
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