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Post by nerdthenord on Jul 1, 2020 2:52:00 GMT
So hopefully this will be a fun completely apolitical and stress reliving topic. Who is your favorite pre-21st century artist and why? You can name several because of course it’s hard picking one. For me, it’s Edward Hopper. While I love the technical details on many many other artists works, Hopper is one of the only ones to actually speak to me on a personal level. I can’t really describe how his paintings make me feel except that I can easily see myself living in one.
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Post by pellius on Jul 1, 2020 3:26:04 GMT
Drew Struzan
Drew’s outstanding art permeated US pop culture during my childhood, giving color and texture to other artistic mediums such as music and film. His talent is extraordinary, and his own personal story of building historic success upon such humble foundations is truly inspiring.
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Post by wlewisiii on Jul 1, 2020 4:15:53 GMT
Fun topic. Dozens of names flitted through my brain but I think that,in the end, I would say Andrew Wyeth, especially for the Helga cycle of portraits.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Jul 1, 2020 4:30:22 GMT
I like Hopper too, a Ground Swell repro hangs on the wall in my office. (my window into freedom... ) But I also love Turner for the light, Caravaggio for lights and shadows, impressionists for the colors, esp. Renoir for the ladies, hehe. And many others too. But I don't have a favourite.
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Post by RufusScorpius on Jul 1, 2020 9:44:41 GMT
Bill Alexander. And after him, his student Bob Ross. Not because the art was particularly good, but because they inspired others to try.
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Jul 1, 2020 12:24:08 GMT
I don't really do favorites, especially in a hierarchical manner, but there certainly are things I enthusiastically enjoy. There are so many amazing painters, sculptors, and other artists working in visual mediums. It's very difficult to hold one out as preferable to the others. The first one to come to mind is Hieronymus Bosch, so he is my choice for this exercise. There are few paintings as influential and recognizable as Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights. Most of his surviving works are full of layered and complex imagery, and his style is instantly recognizable.
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Post by howler on Jul 1, 2020 19:24:56 GMT
I like Hopper too, a Ground Swell repro hangs on the wall in my office. (my window into freedom... ) But I also love Turner for the light, Caravaggio for lights and shadows, impressionists for the colors, esp. Renoir for the ladies, hehe. And many others too. But I don't have a favourite. Turner a big favorite. Way ahead of his time is style, subject matter.
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Post by seth on Jul 2, 2020 16:36:40 GMT
I like natural scenes--oceans, mountains, animals, people in nature, etc. I like Charlie Russell's art: I also really like Norman Rockwell I also really like cool looking fantasy art. Prior to the 2000s, Frazetta probably tops the list, but there was always cool stuff in Heavy Metal and RPG books. Nowadays--there is a ton of awesome fantasy art out there.
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Post by RickDastardly on Jul 2, 2020 17:03:11 GMT
Just some of my favourites: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema - his paintings make me wish I lived in the Roman Empire (if it was really like that ) John William Waterhouse - I've seen one of my favourite paintings, Hylas and the Nymphs, at Manchester Art Gallery John William Godward - downright beautiful paintings - I'll put one below Boris Vallejo - crosses 20th/21st century, probably my favourite 'modern' fantasy artist John William Godward - Dolce Far Niente
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Post by Curtis_Louis on Jul 2, 2020 19:49:59 GMT
Good topic. My favorites are Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. Probably cliché, but I think their work is pretty surreal. Honorable mention, Hans Ruedi Giger. Certainly not for everyone, but intense.
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Jul 2, 2020 20:26:16 GMT
Good topic. My favorites are Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. Probably cliché, but I think their work is pretty surreal. Honorable mention, Hans Ruedi Giger. Certainly not for everyone, but intense. Giger's Necronomicon was the first art book I ever purchased for myself.
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Post by RickDastardly on Jul 2, 2020 21:25:46 GMT
We have a couple of Klimt's on our walls here (repros, not originals unfortunately ). He's one of my wife's favourites.
I recently converted my electronics lab (spare bedroom, looked more like a NASA laboratory) into an art room for my darling wife. She still has to share it with me though; I need somewhere to keep my swords!
I always found Giger's work quite fascinating, but a bit like strong blue cheese. Needs to be taken in small measures and kept in the dark when not being consumed.
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Post by RufusScorpius on Jul 2, 2020 21:50:59 GMT
We have a couple of Klimt's on our walls here (repros, not originals unfortunately ). He's one of my wife's favourites.
I recently converted my electronics lab (spare bedroom, looked more like a NASA laboratory) into an art room for my darling wife. She still has to share it with me though; I need somewhere to keep my swords!
I always found Giger's work quite fascinating, but a bit like strong blue cheese. Needs to be taken in small measures and kept in the dark when not being consumed.
Giger did design the xenomorph and much of the scenery for the alien planet in "Alien". i always found his work interesting, but a one-trick pony. All the same theme or a variation of that theme. I hear you about not being able to afford original art! I've always liked the work of Praxiteles, but all I can afford is a stupid Roman copy of the Greek original. Someday I will have the real thing, I just have to keep dreaming.
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Post by nerdthenord on Jul 3, 2020 0:19:20 GMT
We have a couple of Klimt's on our walls here (repros, not originals unfortunately ). He's one of my wife's favourites.
I recently converted my electronics lab (spare bedroom, looked more like a NASA laboratory) into an art room for my darling wife. She still has to share it with me though; I need somewhere to keep my swords!
I always found Giger's work quite fascinating, but a bit like strong blue cheese. Needs to be taken in small measures and kept in the dark when not being consumed.
Giger did design the xenomorph and much of the scenery for the alien planet in "Alien". i always found his work interesting, but a one-trick pony. All the same theme or a variation of that theme. I hear you about not being able to afford original art! I've always liked the work of Praxiteles, but all I can afford is a stupid Roman copy of the Greek original. Someday I will have the real thing, I just have to keep dreaming. Darn Greeks kept melting down the original bronze ones too. Probably a cynical attempt at inflating the value.
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Jul 3, 2020 1:06:15 GMT
I really don't understand the need to own original art. It seems to me like it's a need to control something which doesn't (or at least shouldn't) belong to you. Just imagine if the greatest works were all squirreled away in private collections, and unseen by most of us. I own a few nice original paintings, but I inherited them all. I have every intention to bequeath them to a museum when I die, and I'd hate to live in a world bereft of van Gogh's or Botticelli's paintings. A nice print is every bit as beautiful as an original, and they aren't as vulnerable to the ravages of time and humidity. The compulsion to own and control art just seems wrong to me.
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Post by illustry on Jul 3, 2020 1:18:44 GMT
Well just like a custom made sword, that is art; you feel a connection to the artist when you pick it up. That is why.
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Post by howler on Jul 3, 2020 1:32:01 GMT
I really don't understand the need to own original art. It seems to me like it's a need to control something which doesn't (or at least shouldn't) belong to you. Just imagine if the greatest works were all squirreled away in private collections, and unseen by most of us. I own a few nice original paintings, but I inherited them all. I have every intention to bequeath them to a museum when I die, and I'd hate to live in a world bereft of van Gogh's or Botticelli's paintings. A nice print is every bit as beautiful as an original, and they aren't as vulnerable to the ravages of time and humidity. The compulsion to own and control art just seems wrong to me. I applaud your sentiment, but why (and don't get me wrong as I'd do the same as you) wait until death before donating to the museum, as more would probably view it during your lifetime? I do think it is the connection to the artist which is why they desire...that or a snobby impulse by rich people to rub their wealth in peoples faces. Another reason for collecting is economic investment and the fact that super wealthy can only do so much with their money.
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Jul 3, 2020 2:05:54 GMT
I really don't understand the need to own original art. It seems to me like it's a need to control something which doesn't (or at least shouldn't) belong to you. Just imagine if the greatest works were all squirreled away in private collections, and unseen by most of us. I own a few nice original paintings, but I inherited them all. I have every intention to bequeath them to a museum when I die, and I'd hate to live in a world bereft of van Gogh's or Botticelli's paintings. A nice print is every bit as beautiful as an original, and they aren't as vulnerable to the ravages of time and humidity. The compulsion to own and control art just seems wrong to me. I applaud your sentiment, but why (and don't get me wrong as I'd do the same as you) wait until death before donating to the museum, as more would probably view it during your lifetime? I do think it is the connection to the artist which is why they desire...that or a snobby impulse by rich people to rub their wealth in peoples faces. Another reason for collecting is economic investment and the fact that super wealthy can only do so much with their money. I basically need to wait until certain relatives have passed, or I have, in order to avoid unnecessary conflict over donating the art I've inherited.
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Post by wlewisiii on Jul 3, 2020 3:34:47 GMT
Original art is great. There are some fantastic artists in this world and every one of them deserves a patron. Go to small galleries away from downtown but in university towns and you'll find glorious works of art.
As for famous art, that's what posters are for. Preferably actual size but whatever the best you can find. I have a beautiful big print of the photo of the Wright Brothers first flight that I love.
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Post by RufusScorpius on Jul 3, 2020 10:27:25 GMT
I have no moral qualms about owning original art. First off, the artist needs the money to live off of. Second, a famous work up for auction generates money for the seller, and if it was already in private hands, then so what? Many private collections are loaned out to display in a museum anyway and they generate conservation revenue from that process. Museums themselves often sell the art to raise funds, as most likely did the original artist. Raphael and his lot worked on commission paid for by private individuals. And let's not forget that every single painting by Van Gogh was originally sold to individuals by his sister in law after he died, so he never saw any money or fame from his work.
If I can get an authentic, legal antiquity, then I have no problem with that. Including Nihontos.
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