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What's your favorite painting/artist and why?
Even the least artistically informed person has probably looked at a painting somewhere and said "Hey, I like that" to themselves. Art moves us in ways we sometimes don't even realize. So old or new, whatever style pleases you, tell us about some of your favorite artists or paintings and why they made an impression on you.
I will start by saying my favorite is Edward Hopper. He painted cityscapes and rural scenes usually devoid of people and was active from the turn of the century through the 1960's. I like his paintings because of their emptiness and even when they do have a person in them, it still seems to set a mood that you can imagine looking into the windows of the buildings he painted.
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First to mind is the artist Sandro Botticelli, who sadly threw many of his own pieces on a bonfire during the Medieval period.
The Birth of Venus I'll be back to add more later! Great thread, TX!
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Tried to put it up but have no idea how to do it. Pink Dawn is the name of the painting. His work is hauntingly beautiful.
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del lagrace volcano continues to be my favorite photographer because of ze's subjects, passion, & activism. <clicky--please>
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My favorite piece of art is a 1514 engraving by Albrecht Dürer called Melencolia I.
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In case it's not abundantly clear, I love photos that don't look like photos.
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William Klein Josef Koudelka Weegee And "Striking Worker" by Alvarez Bravo (graphic, so I won't directly post it here)
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My favorite photographer is still Ansel Adams.
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I'm sorry, Ansel, I didn't mean to leave you out.
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My taste is varied. It ranges from symbolism to German expressionism to Dada.
But, Joan of Arc by Jules Bastien-Lepage is my all time favorite painting. It destroys me and buoys my spirit simultaneously. Last edited by QueenofQueens; 01-23-2010 at 05:27 PM. |
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a few that come to mind
I like Mapplethorpe
Arbus Warhol Lichtenstein, my fav pop artist.
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I love art.
All kinds. Music. Dance. Paint. Photograph. Crayon. Tile. Graffiti. Song. 2 women that I studied well in college a few semesters ago -- who I absolutely fell hard for in their work. I thought powerful, deep, connected, pissed off, soft, and burned. Catherine Opie & Ana Mendieta |
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