I really like the art of Andy Goldsworthy

jone70 said:

I actually find the painting empowering. My boyfriend's mother has a book about Andrew's paintings, and it talked about how Christina would drag herself around the farm using only her arms. Talk about independence and strength! I admire her for not letting her disability stop her from enjoying her own property.

retina said:

My French is hideous but Im going to do a rough translation:

"LleeLlee likes this picture as it represents phallic imagery, or a sexual image. Something secret, message in the org, something lacking inhibition."

Thats all I got, Ill give you ooh la la. Femme la bouche!


I like it because of the concept behind it which is that it's an image of a pipe and not the pipe itself. So, This is not a pipe is right, because it isnt a pipe, its a picture of a pipe, More or less...
but you might want to interpret it differently.

LleeLlee said:

I translated Retina's post as



Sorry to get OT, and I was only going to respond to Retina privately, but since you also responded, I would say that what Retina said about the painting becoming something sexual is also true, especially considering the double meaning of the word pipe (in French) and the juxtaposition of that sexual meaning & the phallic form of the pipe itself with the bowl of the pipe. (Now whether you intended people to read that into your post is another matter.)

But I also think that by saying "this is not a pipe" Magritte addresses the very academic/art historical notion of painting as representational which was being drawn into question at the start of the 20th century. (Especially with photography becoming more accessible. Painters were no longer required to 'document' reality.) The first ptg I posted--The Innocent Eye Test by Tansey addresses this same art historical problem.



Okay, so sorry for the off topic posts! I'm just a huge art geek!
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UCantHavaDaMango said:

I see your point; for me I had built up my own narrative for the painting so to find out that my narrative was way off was a bummer...

AsianBomb777 said:

Okay, that's a fucking bug with missiles.

wtf?

jone70 said:

I understand what that's like! It is a bummer. Sometimes it's nice to have the interpretation left up to our imaginations.
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i'm into anthony goicolea. i just did a presentation him monday. his work is really good.































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omg brownsugar those are so weird and so cool!

HereToRockYourWorld said:

this is my absolute favorite michaelangleo piece

ZombieKitten said:

i know . he does alot of photos where repeats images of himself. when my digital 2 professor showed me some of anthony's work this year i got hooked.
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Lammastide said:

Ilove Caravaggio, and your sig!

heartbeatocean said:

BACON!

his paintings are sooo eerie!

SpisaRibb

that white blob is future avatar material.

would you be offended if i were to appropriate it for myself?
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NDRU said:

Ooh me too! A friend of mine had a book on his work, and I just couldn't put it down. It's really amazing.

I don't like art.

I've tried to like it before, but I don't.

Whats WRONG with me??

Hieronymus Bosch

great choices, everyone!

i have a soft spot for Joseph Beuys...

IrresistibleB1tch said:

Now that's just weird. And not nearly as avant garde as my Invalid Toast.

I liked the one with the cheese on the chair.

minneapolisgenius said:

i love the guy - he did a lot of work in my home town, as part of the Documenta modern arts festival, and it's some of the first modern art i was ever exposed to.

but yeah, it's no Invalid Toast!

IrresistibleB1tch said:

Yeah, there will never be another like Invalid Toast.

Cool Stuff, y'all. Thanks for sharing!

minneapolisgenius said:

can't wait!

IrresistibleB1tch said:

I should probably finish my real work first though.

minneapolisgenius said:

s'ok... whenever you have time is fine!

luv4all7 said:

you just haven't found the right artist. There is something for everyone, don't give up.




(either that or you're a complete philistine. j/k)

FlyAway said:

this is mine, I use it for avatar on other Prince sites, in fact I was going to use it here



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brownsugar said:

I LOVE!