favorite artists & artworks

stuckinline · February 2006

mookie blaylock 10 wrote:

you and gluten have good taste, and a keen eye for art ...and your cheques are in the mail...;)

no problem.

......running to mail box ..........;)

civ_eng_girl · February 2006

Mookie! your Mark Ryden stuff just reminded me of an adorably macabre illustrator named Edward Gorey.

Among other things, he has this series of characters called The Gashleycrumb Tineys... and this is his Alphabet Book, a copy of which adorns my coffeetable...

:

http://users.aol.com/emarko/gorey.html
(click the little tombstones to advance...)

If, like me, your mother forced you watch the PBS show "Mystery" when you were a child, you might recognize his work as the animation during the opening credits.

Here's a Bio. A fellow east-coaster, no less!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/gorey.html

civ_eng_girl · February 2006

dreamncolor wrote:

another fave sculptor, alexander calder:

Dreamncolour,
Here's a couple pics I took of the Calder at the Peggy Guggenheim in Venice:
(they're not great...)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/civ_eng_girl/misc/460.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/civ_eng_girl/misc/424.jpg

civ_eng_girl · February 2006

V V wrote:

i've looking for this to show u , a Duchamp peice , i'm not sure why or what the left side of the pic is , plz just look at the right side . the door that can be simualtainusly open and closed love it. guess I'm just a readymade surealist at heart LOL

http://rene.bui.free.fr/rb/digi/gal15/gal15.html

V V, you got me thinking about surrealism today, and I remembered my favorite piece...

Metamorphosis of Narcissus

Besides being a very cool painting, I think it wins for best title... say it out loud... Metamorphosis of Narcissus... it just rolls off the tongue!!

Very cool open & closed door by the way - I'm curious as to where the other door opening leads... hmmmm....

V V · February 2006

civ_eng_girl wrote:

Mookie! your Mark Ryden stuff just reminded me of an adorably macabre illustrator named Edward Gorey.

Among other things, he has this series of characters called The Gashleycrumb Tineys... and this is his Alphabet Book, a copy of which adorns my coffeetable... :

http://users.aol.com/emarko/gorey.html
(click the little tombstones to advance...)

If, like me, your mother forced you watch the PBS show "Mystery" when you were a child, you might recognize his work as the animation during the opening credits.

Here's a Bio. A fellow east-coaster, no less!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/gorey.html

never heard of him b4 , and i loved the A-Z just brilliant

thank u xx

decides2dream · February 2006

civ_eng_girl wrote:

Dreamncolour,
Here's a couple pics I took of the Calder at the Peggy Guggenheim in Venice:
(they're not great...)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/civ_eng_girl/misc/460.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/civ_eng_girl/misc/424.jpg

ahhhhhh....venice!
i have always wanted to go, i have only been to florence....eh, someday. yea, i much prefer his monlithic work, i adore the monumental scale. i also really enjoy his mobiles too. then again, i just love kinesthetic art in general.

edward gorey, good call....i love his alphabet series. sick little minds.

haha.

mookie blaylock 10 · February 2006

wolfbear wrote:

These are all great posts. Great thread. Besides PJ posters, we collect animal wildlife prints. Below are some we have.

Enchanted Forest and Out of the Darkness by Collin Bogle:

http://www.collinbogle.com/index.html

And these two by Morten Solberg:

http://www.mortenesolberg.com/Bad_Water_Bear.htm

http://www.mortenesolberg.com/Arctic_Solitude.htm

the two morten solberg pieces are fantastic! thanks for sharing them.

mookie blaylock 10 · February 2006

civ_eng_girl wrote:

I'd like at add Dale Chihuly to this list... most amazing blown glass in the world...

Here are some examples of his chandeliers (use the red arrows to scroll through..)

http://www.chihuly.com/chands/chand001.html

He's most well known for his ceiling installation at the Bellagio in Vegas...
http://www.chihuly.com/installations/bellagio/

But how excited was I to discover that he also has two peices at Benaroya Hall!!!!!
http://www.chihuly.com/installations/benaroya/

wow! these are remarkable. i can honestly say that i have never seen anything like these before...truly stunning work! thanks, ceg

mookie blaylock 10 · February 2006

civ_eng_girl wrote:

Mookie! your Mark Ryden stuff just reminded me of an adorably macabre illustrator named Edward Gorey.

Among other things, he has this series of characters called The Gashleycrumb Tineys... and this is his Alphabet Book, a copy of which adorns my coffeetable... :

http://users.aol.com/emarko/gorey.html
(click the little tombstones to advance...)

If, like me, your mother forced you watch the PBS show "Mystery" when you were a child, you might recognize his work as the animation during the opening credits.

Here's a Bio. A fellow east-coaster, no less!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/gorey.html

thanks for sharing these, especially the a-z alphabet book. i love it!

i wasn't forced to watch "mystery", so now i'm sorry i missed out!

i have to say that i'm addicted to mami ink as well...you mentioned that before. those guys do some amazing work. garver's "rose" was unbelievable!...it made me look into mark ryden's work. i had heard his name before, but didn't recall seeing his stuff. "rose" is now one of my favourites.

i also enjoy mini documentaries on tattooing that you see every once in a while on channels like the discovery network. i like hearing the stories behind the tattoos and their meaning. i think that, and the fantastic artwork, is what draws me to miami ink. they actually make an effort to tell you the story behind each tattoo and its meaning. some of the more recent shows have seemed a little "scripted", though, if you know what i mean...so i hope they don't stray away from the original concept too much.

i only have my shoulders covered so far...but i have a few plans for a few more tats...when i get the designs the way i want them...i hope to one day get one done the "old fashioned" way...with the little tapping hammer and needle with black ink. i think one of the guys on the show has one done that way.

eddies grrl · February 2006

i stumbled on the paintings of lyonel feininger in the modern wing of the met last year:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/rayne0505/hopfgarten-lyonelfeininger.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/rayne0505/feininger.jpg

he's kind of a moody cubist.

civ_eng_girl · February 2006

The perfect combination of Art and Science... Me!... i mean... Leonardo Da Vinci!

http://www.visi.com/~reuteler/vinci/fly2.jpg
http://www.visi.com/~reuteler/vinci/leda.jpg
http://www.visi.com/~reuteler/vinci/vitruvian.jpg
http://www.visi.com/~reuteler/vinci/dragons_head.jpg
http://www.visi.com/~reuteler/vinci/self.jpg

civ_eng_girl · February 2006

Native Canadian artist Benjamin Chee Chee

http://www.whetung.com/chee.html

"Friends" and "Spring Flight" are absolute favorites....

Speaking of tattoos, my sister wanted to get Spring Flight as a tattoo on her shoulder blade, but backed out because she felt it was somehow taking advantage of the art, and that it was inappropriate to display a Native Canadian image, when she herself was not Native Canadian....

What do you think about getting tattoos from other cultures? are you honouring them? or 'posing'?

This goes for japanese symbols, hindi symbols, etc...

Ali · February 2006

Picasso,Rembrandt,D.G.Rossetti,van gogh,DEGAS,ansel adams,warhol,
dali,me,"THe four SEasons"(I can't quite get the artist-Philly museum of art),
want to go see others.....

dreamncolor · February 2006

civ_eng_girl wrote:

Native Canadian artist Benjamin Chee Chee

http://www.whetung.com/chee.html

"Friends" and "Spring Flight" are absolute favorites....

Speaking of tattoos, my sister wanted to get Spring Flight as a tattoo on her shoulder blade, but backed out because she felt it was somehow taking advantage of the art, and that it was inappropriate to display a Native Canadian image, when she herself was not Native Canadian....

What do you think about getting tattoos from other cultures? are you honouring them? or 'posing'?

This goes for japanese symbols, hindi symbols, etc...

beautiful work! i love the fact that it is so sensual, graphic and abstract in form...yet offers just enough realism to fully appreciate the forms he is emulating. i also would agree....spring flight really is eye-catching.

in regards to your Q...i would have to say i am of the feeling that it is a bit of a 'poser' thing to do. i see many with japanese characters, etc, without any heritage, just think it's 'cool', whatever. that said, i am sure for some, it is meant with reverence and honor, so a tough call. besides the fact, a tattoo is a very personal thing. so all should do what makes them happy.

in regards to your sister, i see no reason for her not to get that tattoo. for me, that does not encompass any truly native symbolism per se. probably all the more why i so love it - it is refreshingly modern, yet real too, more about the artist's view and art than anything else, imo.

dreamncolor · February 2006

eddie's grrl wrote:

i stumbled on the paintings of lyonel feininger in the modern wing of the met last year:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/rayne0505/hopfgarten-lyonelfeininger.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/rayne0505/feininger.jpg

he's kind of a moody cubist.

indeed.
reminds me of a cubist franz marc. similar style and colors. although marc focuses mostly on animals, bit more sensual shapes. then again, hhe was an expressionist painter, and thus stands to reason.

here's a listing of some of his paintings to view. his yellow cow porbably one of his most famous paintings.

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/marc.html#images

mookie blaylock 10 · February 2006

civ_eng_girl wrote:

Native Canadian artist Benjamin Chee Chee

http://www.whetung.com/chee.html

"Friends" and "Spring Flight" are absolute favorites....

Speaking of tattoos, my sister wanted to get Spring Flight as a tattoo on her shoulder blade, but backed out because she felt it was somehow taking advantage of the art, and that it was inappropriate to display a Native Canadian image, when she herself was not Native Canadian....

What do you think about getting tattoos from other cultures? are you honouring them? or 'posing'?

This goes for japanese symbols, hindi symbols, etc...

thank you so much for sharing this site CEG. there are some astoundingly beauitful examples of ojibwa art there. some gorgeous stuff. a couple of cecil youngfox's pieces really remind me of the mi'kmaq style that we have here on the east coast.

stuckinline · March 2006

http://www.pbase.com/chunlo

some cool pics!

decides2dream · March 2006

gluten919 wrote:

http://www.pbase.com/chunlo

some cool pics!

VERY!
particularly the infrared section....excellent work!
http://www.pbase.com/chunlo/infrared_landscape_

really love this one...
http://www.pbase.com/chunlo/image/55907064

KosmicJelli · March 2006

Since I grew up in the 80's, I would have to say that Mr. Haring is my favorite. I once was at Block 34 in Chicago where he completed a painting with children there. I went up to it and actually touched it! LMAO! I had no idea that it had an alarm on it!!! I almost was escorted by guards out of there! I turned to them as they walked up and said, "Keith would have wanted me to touch this you know!"

KosmicJelli · March 2006

KosmicJelli wrote:

Since I grew up in the 80's, I would have to say that Mr. Haring is my favorite. I once was at Block 34 in Chicago where he completed a painting with children there. I went up to it and actually touched it! LMAO! I had no idea that it had an alarm on it!!! I almost was escorted by guards out of there! I turned to them as they walked up and said, "Keith would have wanted me to touch this you know!"

http://www.haring.com

Do you think I would have touched a Georgia O'Keefe painting at the Chicago Art Institute? Hell YAH! given the chance...

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