Any other fans of this great painter?

Oh yeah...GOYA is just as great!

he was indeed fantastic, but don't you find many of his artworks evoke depression?

Spookymuffin said:

You say depression like it's a bad thing. They do. But a lot of times I find them peaceful and thought provoking. Or the many layers of one person's soul. All of our souls I guess. Though I love a lot of pop/dance music, I tend to relate and find the beauty in a lot of 'darker' art. A balance of sorts. Some of his sh*t is funny as well. Just gotta open your mind a little.

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Chico1 said:

If I'm not at school I love Dali, but when I'm at school I'm slightly depressed anyway because I'm caged in an institution with laws not dissimilar to prison, so being depressed is one of the last things I'd like to feel. That's all.

my favourite painting ever:

The Christ of St John of the Cross

Spookymuffin said:

It was a joke. How so is your school like a prison?

I think part of what I was trying to say as well, is there's a sense of escapism in his work. Other worldly. Fantasy and surrealism. His art definitely reveals his madness/depression; but you can see it as his longing to escape from that world as well.

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I don't pretend to understand Dali in general. To me much of his art looks like self indulgent (albeit fun to look at) pretentious fantasy to me.

we have this one in a museum not far from here....





it is massive and incredibly beautiful....i couuld stare at it for hours....supposedly there are angels hidden throughout....i can see a few when gazing at the original. this is my fave.

MORT DRUCKER
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I was always more of a Pollock and Picasso fan, but Dali is definitely cool.



(That and Timmy Jenkins, age 8, currently writing on the living room wall with crayons.)

subhuman09 said:

I agree , I really like Warhol and Klimt too.

Sweeny79 said:

(But what about Timmy?)

subhuman09 said:

He sounds cute but does he have any talent?

Sweeny79 said:

I think he shows promise!

subhuman09 said:

I actually like it lots!

:grr:


i just spent quite some time looking up my fave paintings/sculptures by certain artists so i could include photos but i must have takien to long cause they aren't here dammit, dammit, dammit!!!

oh well...so ya just get a list...


i love

'David' - Michaelangelo....breathtaking and overwhelming....i travelled all the way to Florence, Italy from N.B, Canada to see it....i bawled!!!

'The Parilment Buildings' - Monet

'Die Schlafende' - Renior

'Drawing Hands' - MC Escher

By the way here's my favorite Picasso:



Guernica



(I love MC Escher as well btw-but Timmy still needs funding.)

Incredible mind... that Dali was. Milton and I saw a great exhibition up in London... his works are endless. A bit , those are the most supreme artists to ever exist. It's their mindblowing uniqueness (dare to be their own) that makes their art stand out the most.

We have a Dali museum right here in St. Petersburg....it's wonderful.

OH MY GOSH!!! i LOVE salvador dali! he and MC Escher are my two absolute favorite artists!! i can sit and look at dali's paintings for hours! (of course, i've never actually had that opportunity, but no matter how many times i see a painting i find something new) his work just fascinates me!

this is my favorite painting by dali


Galatea of the Spheres

and this is the one i have hanging on my wall in the living room


(i don't know this one's name . . .)

I thought this was another Kylie thread.

althom said:

I love Salvador Dali

I have this one in my livingroom (well a copy of it )

fantasyislander said:

beautiful

Check out da quote in my sig!!

Dali'z work is mad house!!

althom said:

Dali's work is undescribable/unbelievable/incredible... although I would not be enlightened to have his mind images in my home. Greatly appreciated... nevertheless.

I love/adore Matisse's work... his bright compositions, patterning, sensualness... harmony. The beauty of the human form, life and nature... through the simplicities of line formation.



His prints are the only images I have on my walls... well... that and...

~Prince
~Pictures I have taken.

I like Diego Rivera..




Of the old masters, I can't decide.

TheFrog said:

U see my holiday snapz dude?

By the way - did u not get my org notes pertaining 2 meeting in London recently?

sag10 said:

i also like dali too
but then there is jacob lawrence

and i love juan munoz.