Want some ideas for pictures to put up on the walls, to replace the *ahem* not so politically correct posters that my housemate favours*
*it's like living in an A&A thread round here. LOL
There have been several other A&A threads...Art and Appreciation! 🙂
Perhaps a modest Caravaggio?
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Nighthawks - Hopper.
brakes, great minds! I love Lichtenstein. Hopeless is my favourite
Buy some ready framed ones from IKEA.
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Oswaldo Guayasamin.
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noteeth, looks intriguing. who's that by?
I'm quite fond of Francis bacons work
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Vasarely
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HR Giger
looks intriguing. who's that by?
[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Wyeth ]Andrew Wyeth[/url]
Do you want posters or affordable original pieces?
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Bit of Man Ray ?
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Ohhh Kaaaayyy, some weird pictures here. That Giger one looks like the alien films!!
Thanks noteeth, I'll do more searching of his work, I like the one you posted
Charlie, I just want to see works that you think are interesting or exciting or what you think would look good on a wall
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Dali - Portrait of my dead brother
probably the most surprising painting I've ever seen in real life
Giger was responsible for the main alien design in the alien films I believe
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How about some Araki?
Nighthawks - Hopper.
Also one of my faves. I'll repost it here:
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damo that is beautiful also.
Mark Demsteader:
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First saw his stuff when I lived in Sarf Landon. Just waiting until I have 1) a house worth putting some of his work up in, and 2) enough money to actually buy some of his stuff.
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The death of Sardanapalus. The emperor who doesn't give a **** as his dynasty crumbles and his servants take their own lives.
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'ave it
Hehe. I like this version:
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this guy does some good affordable stuff, all a bit freaky, but good for your wall
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sainty_what/
I've bought some
it put me onto this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/onionmilk/
which led to this http://www.samstleger.com/
where I saw this
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Flying Ox, that is lovely!!
emsz I can send you some of my weirdo abstract photos as per the thread on photography a while back, if you like?
I really like information art, infographics and map art. I particularly like Peter Crnokrak/Luxury of Protest' stuff:
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and Layla Curtis:
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Post one up here then, Molly
Have you seen the full size Sean Scully's in McDonalds ....... (would Junkyard approve?)
[url= http://shop.eboy.com/products/amnesty-international-poster ]Eboy Amnesty international poster 22 euros[/url]
4 euros to Amnesty. You can look at eboys stuff for ages and not get bored.
This is a great book on Wyeth. His landscapes and interiors are breathtaking.
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Dunno if movie art floats your boat. If it does, and you prefer them with a twist, have a look at these Polish interpretations of classic movies:
[url= http://www.poster.com.pl/movie-us1.htm ]Polish Movie Posters[/url].
Excellent excellent excellent. I approve immensely.
Emsz; [i]please[/i] make this a regular thread. Not on a Tuesday though cos it'll clash with my Architectural Appreciation thread, but how about a Thursday? Maybe. Or a Friday? Replace the tired boring thread that ran out of steam some time ago. Yes; the new Friday A+A! 🙂
'Emsz' Friday Art Appreciation Thread'- each week could have different themes like the architecture one.
A picture I saw in the National Gallery in Oslo, by an artist called Erik Werenskiold.
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The pic doesn't do it justice. I found it really moving, dunno why at all. I think it's cos it's just so human and real, just doesn't seem contrived in any way. It's just like a candid photograph, but it's a painting. Amazing. I like it anyway.
Elfin, I see what what you mean about being photographic! I thought it was at first. Like Suerat?
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Love those Polish film posters. Kevevs, a bit busy for my taste. 😕
good call flying ox. Especially
[url= http://www.poster.com.pl/klimowski.htm ]Andrzej klimowski[/url]
[url= http://www.saul-bass.com/ ]Saul bass[/url]
[url= http://www.miltonglaserworks.com/home.php?cat=26 ]Milton glaser[/url]
[url= http://www.artrepublic.com/artists/23-mark-rothko.html?gclid=CMz60OTng6gCFUEa4QodTmjiqA ]Mark Rothko[/url]
Bosch!
Can't have an art thread without mention of old Heironymous.
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Can you imagine his teachers talking about him when he was at school?
[i]'That young Heironymous is not a very well little boy, is he?'[/i]
[url= http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5083/5381288212_4cf38d4c41.jp g" target="_blank">
[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/11569254@N06/5381288212/ ]The Pink Bridge[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/11569254@N06/ ]molgrips[/url], on Flickr
Not really art as such, is it?
That artrepublic link is sweet, Kevevs!
¡Muchos graçias!
saw this weird film last night called The Human Caterpillar that really reminded me of Heironymous Bosch.
The Werenskoild Painting looks very Pre-Raphaelite (millais)
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All absolutely fabulous...
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Always been one of my favourites, the skull at the bottom is frankly showing off.
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Torm; that's in a little gallery in my home village, that painting. 😀
How about a portrait of a child murderer, but made with the handprints of children? 😯
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that's in a little gallery in my home village, that painting
As is The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, another one that stopped me in my tracks. Love the Bosch btw.
Saw that when it was vandalised at the Saatchi exhib near the london eye......along with Hanson and Muek's amazing sculptures (and the wonderful Hirst "the physical impossibility etc etc ")
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elf- that's such an attention seeking post, nothing to do with the op, not helpful at all, just attracting attention to yourself! Thought you were a hater of Sensation, young british artists, etc! This is about nice background interior decoration prints 😉
Thought you were a hater of Sensation, young british artists, etc!
Then you have little clue as to what I'm actually into...
Nice background interior pics?
How about this:
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No? Maybe this:
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Or this:
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Or how about this then:
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Ha! You weren't expecting that, were you??
If it's Goya you want, Elfin...
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Some of his [url= http://www.backtoclassics.com/gallery/franciscogoya/the_same/ ]etchings[/url] are a littledisturbing... 😈
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😯
less violence and fannies, please!!
Right, going to work, I want to see pictures, ok? landscapes, portraits, interesting, exciting. Less children being eaten!
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Saw this in Australia, found it very beautiful. Khue Nguyen is the artist.
How about a bit of Bridget Riley. Quite hypnotic when you have a large print on the wall
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or some classic 1930's French graphic Design. AM Cassandre for example. Utterly beautiful and very very stylish
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Emsz - I've got a lot of original artwork up in the house rather than prints. It doesn't necessarily have to be expensive.
Find out the nearest University that runs decent courses in Fine Art, Photography and Illustration then go to their end of year shows.You'll get an amazing variety of styles on display. Some preposterous and silly, some absolutely wonderful. If you see something you like then make them an offer. I've picked up a few things like this.
Do you want art? Or interior decoration?
Shameless self promotion - soon to appear on an Edinburgh Taxicab.
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You could try your local Barnardos or Help The Aged, etc. My dad's house is decorated almost exclusively in artwork and prints from Barnardos house clearances, and there are some real gems. I particularly like his lithograph of The Golden Fleece. He's got original silhouettes of unnamed 19th century dignitaries, huge Matisse prints, an amazing native American painted scarf thing, very detailed portrait studies in pencil, and a VERY detailed homage to The Arnolfini Marriage. I think the most expensive was the scarf thing, at about £15.
Ahem...I've got a solo show starting 28th April if anyone is near Southern Spain 😀
Christine Comyn
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I see what what you mean about being photographic! I thought it was at first. Like Suerat?
Suerat didn't paint photo-realistically - he was an impressionist.
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I have always liked (amongst lots of the already posted)
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Although I am sure you really would need to have an original to truly appreciate it.
I was in Amsterdam Art Gallery (or was it the Louvre, I forget now) and really liked some of the miniatures - but that was more for the technical execution than artistic merit.
Binners -I like your style 🙂
Damo - who did the first one you posted? I really like that.
Binners - did you know you can get that 'Cycle Brillant' on a jersey? retroimageapparel.com
Suerat didn't paint photo-realistically - he was an impressionist
Sorry to be pedantic - but I think he was a Post Impressionist
Damo - who did the first one you posted? I really like that.
Peter Doig. His work is amazing. Set a few records for sale prices for living artist - so get saving!
Sorry to be pedantic - but I think he was a Post Impressionist
I do stand corrected. I like your pedantry.
He impersonated postmen?
Obvious I know, but
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Ahem...I've got a solo show starting 28th April if anyone is near Southern Spain
When's it visiting Civilisation I mean London? 🙂