Otokichi Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Rambling through the last.fm message boards, I came across this question, ready made for parents, amateur painters, "American Idol" candidates, etc. Most mentioned a painting or drawing, so I nominated a sculpture, found in New York harbor, that has been seen by countless immigrants, an abstraction made real by the labor and coins of many, The Statue of Liberty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I know we have covered this one before, a long long time ago I just can't find the thread as the search function is screwy...still!! Anyway, my favourite works (again) are Jackson Pollock's Autumn Rhythm and Edward Much's The Scream. I have many others that I really like (I love the work of Escher, Giacometti and Gustav Klimpt) and plenty more. I guess studying art also helped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I love Klimts work as well. I also have Van Gogh's "Cafe Terrace At Night 1888" on my wall next to me as a big print - I adore it - as well as "Starry Night". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 i must say, i do love sculpture. maybe because it's tactile, i don't know. one of my faves has to be michaelangelo's david! there's another one i like which i doubt anyone will know, it's an ancient greek one which is displayed in the museum in delphi, it's called iniohos, which translates to charioteer. I found a photo of it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I love two Museums, The MoMA and The Prado. I use to go to the Prado to relax. El Greco (Greek-Spanish painter) is amazing. I´d love to have "The cow with the subtile nose" (Dubuffet) in my living room. I am touched by Braque, Kandinsky and Pollock... And it´s weird but I love "Marat assassiné dans sa baignoire", Jean-Louis David. René Magritte. "L´empire des lumières". Picasso´s goat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Wonderful, edna. They say it's not easy to get Picasso's goat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Just about anything painted on crushed -velvet or having to do with dogs playing poker or pool ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I love love love Salvidor Dali!! I paid a visit to the Dali museum near Waterloo and was totally lost for 4 hours. I had the best time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 i love dali too, especially the sculptures. i love all the clocks and the freud snail on the bicycle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Just about anything painted on crushed -velvet or having to do with dogs playing poker or pool ! You elitist snob...you think you're better than me with all that high brow art...if my glued and spray painted macaroni figures aren't good enough for you...tough!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Just about anything painted on crushed -velvet or having to do with dogs playing poker or pool ! And the clown, and the deers drinking from the river... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Yep ! And Elvis or large busted nudes or tropical harbour views . Mexico is an art lovers paradise ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I rather like my paintings with the little numbers all over them. I just hate that you have to cover the numbers up with the paint. I like realism. Dali's stuff makes me kind of ill. And abstracts are beyond my meager skills at deciphering, I just don't get them. Picasso's a little out there for me, too. I have boring stuff in my home, like a tiger print that looks so real you almost feel he's in the room, and two lion prints - one of a mama lion and the other of her babies peeking over the top of the grass. Guess I'm just feline at heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Oh yes ! and anything kind of complex built out of Lego , like the White House or Versailles or the like ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Here are my two favorites: I believe this one is just called "Oh God", by Marc Chagall. It was my avatar for a spell: And this one was done by my wife, whose talent just amazes me. It's called "The Pill": Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 wow, that's really good das! what does your wife do?is she an artist? or is it just a hobby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 That is excellent , Das ! My compliments to her ! I just showed my wife and she liked it too ... very haunting . Say , would she , by any chance , work with crushed -velvet ... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Oh yes ! and anything kind of complex built out of Lego , like the White House or Versailles or the like ... Or Knights Of The Round Table?? Have you seen the Lego version of parts of The Holy Grail? Funny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 The poker playing dogs is a classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Rachel - thank you! She is an artist, and her hobby is being an elementary school art teacher. She's very nonchalant about her talent, so I try to whore it out whenever possible. Kevin - also thanks to you and your wife. I've been trying to get her to make me a velvet Stevie Wonder, but she just won't do it. I'll let you know if she caves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I saw that Foxy! I about split my sides laughing! Of all the many times I've watched that movie, it took renting a copy on DVD for me to see that particular bit. Well worth it. Kevin - there's a park by my hometown that you would appreciate. Legoland. Give it a whirl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I've been to the brewery right across from the gates of LegoLand (Carlsbad, CA right???), but never set foot in LegoLand itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Calsbad it is, Ron. Great place for adults and small children, but in-between children, not so much. There's not much to do for a child who's over about 7 and under about 20. They get bored fast there. Oh, and stockpile a wad of bills because a little hamburger, small order of fries and a medium coke cost me $12.00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Legoland ... I am So there -- and the original one in Copenhagen as well ! ( Who's that snickering ? ... Wise a*s ! ) } Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Das, I love your wife´s painting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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