Favorite Paintings

LastWhiteSoxFanStanding · 03-28-2006, 02:19 PM

It suddenly occurred to me that I don't know much about art aside from knowing a painting here and there so I thought it might be fun if we all shared some of our favorite art and artists.

My favorite is Raphael's School of Athens: He has depictions of Socrates, Alexander the Great and other famous Greeks. All in all just a cool idea.

Franklinnoble · 03-28-2006, 02:25 PM

Just about anything by Claude Monet.

rkmsuf · 03-28-2006, 02:28 PM

Klinglerware · 03-28-2006, 02:35 PM

sovereignstar · 03-28-2006, 02:37 PM

Picasso's 'Guernica'

colt45 · 03-28-2006, 02:42 PM

Picasso's Guitar

Celeval · 03-28-2006, 02:42 PM

One of mine:

Rembrandt's Adoration of the Shepherds

JeeberD · 03-28-2006, 02:44 PM

QuikSand · 03-28-2006, 02:47 PM

I did my generic college application essay on the School of Athens, talking about its mathematic precision and balance, and how the represented people were placed in such an orderly way. I argued it was the most mathematically perfect piece of art ever produced. Tripe, of course. But it seemed to go over well.

ISiddiqui · 03-28-2006, 02:49 PM

I have this one hanging on my office wall: Monet's Sunset in Venice

QuikSand · 03-28-2006, 02:50 PM

In person, I've found Cezanne to be probably the most moving artist I've seen. Some of his works with the Courtauld collection traveled the US some years ago, and it was breathtaking.

I'd post a Modigliani, but (in my view) his best works are his nudes, and I'm not looking to spending time in the pently box with that lot of characters.

dixieflatline · 03-28-2006, 02:51 PM

I prefer the bedroom by Van Gogh

It is on display at the art institute in chicago for any locals. I also really like Las Dos Fridas

edit: I second the Cezanne comments. He did some very good work.

MrBigglesworth · 03-28-2006, 02:53 PM

Michelangelo's Last Judgement:

Botticelli's Birth of Venus:

Caravaggio's Salome with the head of Saint John the Baptist:

I love renaissance art, impressionism is really fun to look at in person, too.

Karlifornia · 03-28-2006, 02:54 PM

Honolulu_Blue · 03-28-2006, 03:01 PM

I've always been a big fan of Bosch. The images are just so... odd.

"The Last Judgment"

Subby · 03-28-2006, 03:06 PM

I don't why, but I have always been really drawn to popart stuff by Lichtenstein...

Honolulu_Blue · 03-28-2006, 03:08 PM

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I don't why, but I have always been really drawn to popart stuff by Lichtenstein...

Me too. For me, I think it has to do with the fact that I like comic books so much. It's an instinctive reaction for me to drawn to stuff like that.

Raven Hawk · 03-28-2006, 03:12 PM

Rapidity of Sleep by Yves Tanguy

wade moore · 03-28-2006, 03:18 PM

In general, for fine art, I'm turned off by "Modern Art"... When I go into the Herschorn in DC, I dislike most everything... but my favorite painting hands down I saw there. I'm generally not "moved" by much artwork, but this one really gets to me for some reason.:

"Both Members of This Club" by George Bellows

Franklinnoble · 03-28-2006, 03:18 PM

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Winner.

oliegirl · 03-28-2006, 03:42 PM

I second Jeeber's pick, and add Monet's Waterlilies...

I also like the Dali "The Persistence of Time", but off the top of my head that is the only modern piece I like enough to mention or even know the name of off the top of my head.

There is a painting in the movie Notting Hill - the Julia Roberts character gives it to the Hugh Grant character...it has a goat playing a violin...I like that one too

Kodos · 03-28-2006, 03:47 PM

wade moore · 03-28-2006, 03:52 PM

Side Note: If anyone sees somewhere you can get a poster or reasonably priced print of "Both Members of This Club", PLEASE let me know...

Schmidty · 03-28-2006, 04:03 PM

My favorite is a fingerpainting of my family and it's hanging on the fridge.

tanglewood · 03-28-2006, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by QuikSand

I did my generic college application essay on the School of Athens, talking about its mathematic precision and balance, and how the represented people were placed in such an orderly way. I argued it was the most mathematically perfect piece of art ever produced. Tripe, of course. But it seemed to go over well.

It is a very symbolically loaded painting, especialy with regard to the stance of Plato and Aristotle. Plato is pointing upward with steady feet, Aristotle is pointing forward with feet in motion and a flat book and so on. In a world were many people cannot read, visual depictions were tremendously important and hence such traditions of visual symbolism has flowed through western art since inception.

tanglewood · 03-28-2006, 04:37 PM

Some of my favourites:

Composition VIII, Wassily Kandinsky

Guernica, Pablo Picasso

Marilyns, Andy Warhol

The Third of May 1808, Francisco Goya

Icarus, Henri Matisse

John Galt · 03-28-2006, 04:45 PM

Icarus is definitely one of my favorites as well.

Franklinnoble · 03-28-2006, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by tanglewood

It is a very symbolically loaded painting, especialy with regard to the stance of Plato and Aristotle. Plato is pointing upward with steady feet, Aristotle is pointing forward with feet in motion and a flat book and so on. In a world were many people cannot read, visual depictions were tremendously important and hence such traditions of visual symbolism has flowed through western art since inception.

Wow... did you go to college for that?

If so... can you super-size my Big Mac Extra Value Meal, please?

Subby · 03-28-2006, 04:55 PM

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Wow... did you go to college for that?

If so... can you super-size my Big Mac Extra Value Meal, please?

Your anti-intellectual schtick is cute.

Senator · 03-28-2006, 05:09 PM

Franklinnoble · 03-28-2006, 05:20 PM

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Your anti-intellectual schtick is cute.

Well, I'm just wondering how someone could find room in their skull for that kind of information... and my only conclusion was that they must have been an art history major... which would grant one an immense degree of expertise in this field, but, sadly, finds little practical application in our present economy.

cuervo72 · 03-28-2006, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

I have this one hanging on my office wall: Monet's Sunset in Venice

Beautiful painting.

cuervo72 · 03-28-2006, 05:40 PM

Dola - does Femlin count as a painting?

Solecismic · 03-28-2006, 05:57 PM

My current screen background:

The way Corot painted trees captures something amazing. They look almost human.

tanglewood · 03-28-2006, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Well, I'm just wondering how someone could find room in their skull for that kind of information... and my only conclusion was that they must have been an art history major... which would grant one an immense degree of expertise in this field, but, sadly, finds little practical application in our present economy.

Nope, never taken an art course or studied it really (beyond bits and pieces here and there in high school). And an Art History major is just as useful as a History major or an English major. You don't display them on you CV to show what you know, rather what you are capable of knowing.

tanglewood · 03-28-2006, 07:19 PM

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Beautiful painting.

Monet is one of my favourites, perhaps because we are both Red/Green colour blind so see the world in the same way, in a literal sense.

Groundhog · 03-28-2006, 07:37 PM

I'm starting to really get in to Masayuki Miyata, who passed away in 1997. He was a kiri-e artist, which is sort of a paper-cut out or silhouette style or art. This picture is from a selection of illustrations he made for The Tale of Genji.

Groundhog · 03-28-2006, 07:44 PM

dola, I've also always liked this painting by Briton Riviere:

LastWhiteSoxFanStanding · 03-28-2006, 08:04 PM

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My current screen background:

The way Corot painted trees captures something amazing. They look almost human.

Not only has this man given me my favorite football game ever, but now he has given me a new favorite work of art. Thanks Jim!

mhass · 03-28-2006, 08:18 PM

dixieflatline · 03-28-2006, 09:09 PM

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The Third of May 1808, Francisco Goya

Almost posted this myself. Big fan of Goya as well. Saturn Devouring His Son I think was way ahead of it's time. Very underrated artist.

sterlingice · 03-28-2006, 11:34 PM

I'm with Jeebs. I've always been a fan of Starry Night for some reason.

SI

bosshogg23 · 03-29-2006, 12:02 AM

This Thomas Eakins painting was always one of my favorites. I love boxing and all, the picture doesnt do it justice. It was as much the way Eakins captures a crowd watching a sporting event as anything though.

vex · 03-29-2006, 12:05 AM

bosshogg23 · 03-29-2006, 12:07 AM

Vex no self portraits are allowed.

vex · 03-29-2006, 12:10 AM

What are you talkin about, that's dyna's mom.

bosshogg23 · 03-29-2006, 12:12 AM

Returned nicely my friend.

Izulde · 03-29-2006, 01:11 AM

Does anyone remember the name and artist of that one medieval Spanish painting where it's in three parts and on the left is a bunch of young noblemen and women frolicking and on the right is three coffins with corpses in it?

Izulde · 03-29-2006, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Solecismic

My current screen background:

The way Corot painted trees captures something amazing. They look almost human.

Interesting interpretation of the Orpheus legend. I may have to use this painting as the source for my poem inspired by painting assignment this week for class

Glengoyne · 03-29-2006, 01:42 AM

I'm a sucker for Rembrandt as well as Seurat.

I think I'm drawn to Jim's Corot offering more than most others above.

Oddly enough I'm also partial to Jackson Pollock

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