The Vitruvian Man...


and probably the most famous painting in the world...the Mona Lisa


share some other Da Vinci you can find!

self-portrait

He's o.k.

Warhol's done better.

AsianBoi777 said:

andy warhol sucks

AsianBoi777 said:

you're comparing Da Vinci with Warhol? sacrilige...

heybaby said:

Anxiety said:

i just think he's boring. conceptual type artists don't move me

heybaby said:

Sweeny79 said:

oh well

this is beauty

heybaby said:

i don't wanna jack the thread, because it's about da vinci and to compare him with warhol is total apple-and-orange abuse, but i gotta say - if andy warhol never existed, the right side of my brain probably would have atrophied and slithered right out of my nose at a young age.

Natisse said:

Why is it sacrilige?
Art is art, just because one is older and more to your liking do not devalue the other.

Anxiety said:

"Holy Grail"

heybaby said:

Sweeny79 said:

I was kidding ...although I much prefer Da Vinci over any of Warhol's work I totally agree with you - it's all about personal taste

Natisse said:

heybaby said:

beautiful oh man I can't wait to see all this when I get to Europe!

Sweeny79 said:

some like 'em i don't i never saw the big deal of him.

heybaby said:

It's ok, to each his own
I was just kidding with the fishy thing

i have a problem appreciating classical art. my boyfriend loves opera and victorian literature, and while on one level i enjoy the history of it, and kinda appreciating the period of time through the way it was reflected through its art, there's very little classical art that directly moves me. i wasn't around when it was created, so i feel like there's the barrier of time between the original intended message and my ability to appreciate that message. that's why i mainly dig on modern art - 20th century stuff. that's the stuff that makes me cry, makes me mad, makes me laugh, etc.

though i will say i do get really overwhelmed by hieronymous bosch's paintings.

all that said, it's kinda irrefutable to say that va vinci was a genius and a visionary. i'd be interested in learning more about him someday.

"Virgin of the Rocks"

Sweeny79 said:

oh i know

its hard not to jack a thread when it comes to art but i just love this guy,h.r. giger- he's more recent

Anxiety said:

you like what you like ...as to Da Vinci being a genius and visionary I think you're right I've grown up with art all around me quite a few in my family are very artistic and I did art all through school etc and learnt a bit about Da Vinci - I have a new appreciation and respect for him tho I do admit...

he was waaaaay beyond his time

Here's the difference between EVERY other artist and Da Vinci; he was a renaissance man, meaning art was just one of his skills he was a master of.

- He had a keen eye and quick mind that led him to make important scientific discoveries, yet he never published his ideas. These included the parachute, the helicopter and scuba gear.

- He was a gentle vegetarian who loved animals and despised war, yet he worked as a military engineer to invent advanced and deadly weapons including tanks.

- He was one of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance, yet he left only a handful of completed paintings.

The beauty of the the Renaissance period is the realism in which artists painted. Their depth and perspective work has yet to be duplicated IMO.

oh I think DaVinci was so ahead of his time it was frightening.
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Slave2daGroove said:

You made this easy for me.

...But I will say there are other artists of the Italian Renaissance and Baroque period who had uncanny and unsung versatility as well. Michelangelo Buonarroti, for example, was accomplished in multiple media, architecture and even poetry.
[Edited 3/22/05 20:45pm]

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