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musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited April 2010 in All Encompassing Trip
who makes your list? I love Van Gogh, i just love the feel of them, the vibe, the aesthetic of it all. those wavy lines and all that stuff. i love pollocks stuff as well. vermeers stuff is great as well. i like the feeling of the paintings, the way the characters feel like they are from a different era, which of course they are.

Who do you all enjoy?

On a side note, i tried drawing, with colored pencils, for the first time since grade school the other day, and really enjoyed it. just the act of trying to convey the feelings inside me, onto paper, was freeing and liberating. i noticed my work has a definite pollack influence. very abstract. i am thinking about giving painting a shot. just trying it out as well.
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  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    can someone help me find a specific artist. i know this is vague, really vague, but its all i have to work with, so bear with me. i remember seeing paintings, that were abstract, very black and white, and the artist used sort of the black and white of it all, to show his breakdown or his inner turmoil. i remember the paintings as being very dark and the subject matter dark. i know thats vague folks!
  • Pepe SilviaPepe Silvia Posts: 3,758
    i like eric drooker, i know there's more but drawing a blank
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  • iamsam_pjiamsam_pj Posts: 300
    ohhhh...you should try prismacolors if you're going to use colored pencils. my absolute favorite to use!

    my favorite contemporary artist is edwin ushiro. amazing work that he does...some of it is very haunting stuff! i believe that he is based out of la now, but originally from hawaii.

    if you want to learn about newer artists, i would suggest checking out hi fructose or juxtapose magazines...great for inspiration.
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Van Gogh has always been my preference, and for the same reasons. I love the mood and vibe his paintings set. A lot of the paintings in his final years are really dark.

    I also happen to like Winslow Homer and his reoccuring sea theme.
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  • bernmodibernmodi Posts: 631
    I like Monet and most other impressionists, Vermeer, and as a sculptor, Alberto Giacometti.
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    Picasso, Monet, Michelangelo to name a few...
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  • yellowled24yellowled24 Posts: 3,118
    I remember studying surrealism in high school and absolutely fell in love with it...

    My favourite artists being Dali and van Gogh
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  • MK1980MK1980 Posts: 291
    Surrealism has been my favorite form for a while, so Dali, Magriette are two of my favorites. also like escher, storm thorgerson and Hockney. Vibrant colour and any thing surreal have been my thing.
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  • Mr. UttersonMr. Utterson Posts: 134
    Bob Ross...it's not even close ;)
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 41,839
    Wyeth Family (Andrew, N.C., & Jamie), Howard Pyle. Partial to them I've seen their work recently and they lived right near me in Chadds Ford, PA.

    Also like Van Gogh & Picasso
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    Mr. Utterson wrote:
    Bob Ross...it's not even close ;)

    Haha, nice. Happy trees. 8-)
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    Yup, I'm defintely biased.
    My vote goes to my sister, Maura. I've been a fan since I was a little kid.

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  • canoegirlcanoegirl Posts: 295
    the wyeth family is very interesting all artist in their own way each generation having their own style not mimicking each others creativity that in itself amazing they must have appreciated one anothers talents with each generation inspiring the next. andrew wyeths paintings are so simple, so real, everyday life & everyday moments in nature what a vision of life, a love for simplicity, a genuine artist.
  • EnkiduEnkidu Posts: 2,996
    Manet was my favorite growing up. I thought the Dead Toreador was the greatest painting ever.

    I also fell insanely in love with the Mad magazine cartoonists - Mort Drucker, for example.
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    Why don't we see such great artists today?
    Compared to years and years ago what is there today?
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Why don't we see such great artists today?
    Compared to years and years ago what is there today?

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    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    Why don't we see such great artists today?
    Compared to years and years ago what is there today?
    I think that sooo many things have already been done. Its hard to be inspired by a certain medium and developing something yourself that hasn't been done in the past... There comes a point when we have seen it all. I have respect for any and all talent, but agree, I am finding it hard to be passionate about any knew artists.

    I tend to love anything done by the people I know personally; the fact that they possess so much great talent, floors me.
  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,331
    A famous Australian Artist called Russel Drysdale painted my great Uncle.

    The painting sold for like $2m
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    Not being a great Art lover, I would say because of this, Drysdale is my favourite.
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  • RoughMixRoughMix Posts: 385
    iv'e always been a fan of the Group of Seven.Particularly Macdonald,Jackson,and Varley.
    Tom Thomson is great also.Although not an official member.
    Impressionism also,Monet,Renoir,and Pissarro.
    And last but not least, John Constable.An English artist.
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  • HeavyHandsHeavyHands Posts: 2,130
    Mark Rothko.

    http://images.google.com/images?q=mark+rothko&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=UyXDS-DEF4S0lQf0ruzdBA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CCkQsAQwAw

    If that URL doesn't work, just do a google image search for his name.
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  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    Van Gogh

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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Yup, I'm defintely biased.
    My vote goes to my sister, Maura. I've been a fan since I was a little kid.

    http://www.frag-ment-ed.com

    Man, your sister is amazing. I love it! Her website is pretty cool too. :thumbup:
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    there's some great stuff here:
    viewtopic.php?f=11&t=67281&start=0&hilit=favorite+artists


    i love OH so many artists.....but to name a couple:

    painter:
    marc chagall
    georgia o'keeffe
    wassily kandinsky

    sculptor:
    alexander calder
    henry moore
    alberto giacometti

    photographer:
    imogen cunningham
    edward weston
    eva rubenstein
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,414
    dcfaithful wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    Yup, I'm defintely biased.
    My vote goes to my sister, Maura. I've been a fan since I was a little kid.

    http://www.frag-ment-ed.com

    Man, your sister is amazing. I love it! Her website is pretty cool too. :thumbup:

    it's been a blast to watch her progress, David. chris & i are stoked that she's doing our album cover!
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    decides2dream wrote:
    painter:
    georgia o'keeffe

    I went to her museum in Santa Fe ... great place to check out if you're ever there. Plenty of fantastic works.

    The most striking piece i've ever seen in person was this ... (the jpeg does it no justice)

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    Camille sur son lit de mort

    or ... Camile on her death bed, Monet painting his wife after she had passed away. Creepy, man ... just creepy. It's at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris if you're ever over there, which doesn't get nearly enough respect with the Louvre pretty much across the street.
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