The Fine Art Thread

[Anonymouse]

What amazes me about Edgar Degas is that he is like no other in his time. His style is unique and refined placing emphasis on draftsmanship yet at the same time sculpting, and it makes him stand out from the impressionists, romanticists, realists. Indeed he can better be referred to as a classicist in a unique sort of way, at least in the early part of his life emphasising the line and draft later to be something of his own creation, and indeed one of Norton Simon's favorite artists, since I worked in that museum.

The Little Dancer



Rehearsal on Stage



The Rehearsal



His fascination with the ballerina is indeed obvious for he loved capturing them since they offered the movement in between movements.

This stuff is a delight!

[oromik]

Titian. Man with a Glove. c.1520-1522. Oil on canvas. The Louvre, Paris, France.

[Arvestaked]

Titian is unbelievable. And there is an unfortunate thing involving his artwork. Setting: the Louvre. In the same room as the Mona Lisa in the Louvre is a painting of a general by Titian. It is one of the great masterpieces of painting ever produced....and nobody looks at it. It pisses me off. Everyone is crowding the Mona Lisa and they have no idea why, while fifteen feet to the left of it, around the Titian painting, it is almost completely empty. When I walked into that room, I spent about half a minute trying to peer over the shoulders of people to look at the Mona Lisa, then spent the following 15 minutes staring at the overlooked work of brilliance of the general. Just goes to show the naivite of the people who supposedly have an appreciation for great art.

And no I am not saying the ML sucks.

[jahannam]

yeah... these days people are socialized too much to know what they know. they've been told what to believe in, what to like and what not to like. no one has an unbiased opinion anymore.
it makes me wonder: how cool would it have been if I lived before 1900.
technology sux.
BASH ME , don't carelol

[sleuth]

ANON!!!! MY vote goes for this thread....by the way i am an art critic... and it's been a long time i am in love with GOYA...

[PASAMONSTER]

Lovely thread

The first picture --stary nights-- is my most favorite painting of all
my secong favorite if field of wheat with crows.

ok let me contribute some art

[felizitation]

I won't introduce Dali again, just want to show you: Woman with head of Roses (pic rather small)



The work of Giger is phenomenal. I felt in love not so long ago.
Here, the birth machine:


The famous "Lily":


Biomechanoid:


I have much more of his art at home. I you're interested, get free to contact me and I will send you some stuff.

[sleuth]

I love art from Giotto to Cezanne...but lately i have mixed feelings about artists who portray'' landscape'' and "still life""

nature is perfection..how dare you mortal human being to portray perfection? By looking "landscapes" and "still life '' paintings what do you feel? i feel nothing..honestly..all i can think is artist's technique...i feel nothing..is there something wrong with me???/

[felizitation]

Esher's work has always amazed me:

City (bad quality pics)


Day and night




Eye



It's often like a messed mathematical logic.

[Anonymouse]

Originally posted by sleuth ANON!!!! MY vote goes for this thread....by the way i am an art critic... and it's been a long time i am in love with GOYA...

This is indeed the best thread EVAR!

Did Goya do the painting of St Francis? No wait, I'm lost.