Art

[StephenHero]

 

[mordecai]

Come at me, tangible beings

 

[CouttsClient]

 

[RSS]

Originally Posted by CouttsClient

I see that California is rubbing-off on you.

 

[CouttsClient]

Originally Posted by RSS

I see that California is rubbing-off on you.

...should be a gorgeous day in Laguna Beach

 

[Nouveau Pauvre]

So the Damien Hirst cover for the new red hot chili peppers album...

 

[insomb]

Originally Posted by StephenHero

*adds to his things you never knew existed but now desperately need list*

 

[Philip]

Whistler

 

[mordecai]

^ Early attempt by Whistler to approximate the sensory effect of listening to music in a visual way. An exploration later picked up on by Der Blaue Reiter, impacting the entire development of abstraction in Western art in the 20th century. Never gets the respect due him. One of my favorites. 'sup Pollock (1872)

'sup Rothko (1875)

 

[StephenHero]

I did a blatant rip-off of his Nocturne series in high school art class.

 

[Philip]

another Whistler classic

 

[mordecai]

^Clearly a big influence on Miro's early work

Originally Posted by StephenHero

I did a blatant rip-off of his Nocturne series in high school art class.

I knew I liked you. Could the teacher tell?

 

[StephenHero]

Originally Posted by mordecai

^Clearly a big influence on Miro's early work



I knew I liked you. Could the teacher tell?

My art teacher was the varsity football coach.

 

[Philip]

your art teacher must've been an El Greco aficionado

 

[mordecai]

Originally Posted by StephenHero

My art teacher was the varsity football coach.

LOL. That sounds better than mine. He was a hippie with a lot of rage, like a Raymond Pettibon character, and he looked exactly like Professor Cuthbert from the TinTin books.