What artwork is on your walls?

Willsw · Oct 14, 2008

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

^Silly Reggs, hanging up your own artwork is tacky!
You're not allowed to be proud of what you do.

I meant more posting here, and providing a picture. It is surely a product of my anti-productive self-hatred and forced modesty, unconsciously I envy those confident enough to advertise directly and proudly what they create.

It is, however, tacky to deliberately copy another artist's work just because you don't want to buy it. Though understandable.

nerraw · Oct 14, 2008

Great Art! ill post tomorrow

LabelKing · Oct 14, 2008

My ultimate art are some of Diego Velazquez's portraits of grotesque Spanish royalty and perhaps a Rothko to balance it out.

rach2jlc · Oct 14, 2008

Originally Posted by iammatt

My grandfather once passed on a large Johns flag because the dealer would not go down another $2500. A bit of a mistake, I would say.
WOW! Just a SMALL mistake, haha, but art is one of those things that you just NEVER know. I remember a few years ago when Johns sold one of his lesser-known flags from his personal collection (kind of a blagh white one) for $20mil. Another was sold recently (IIRC) for something close to $80mil.

Originally Posted by SoCal2NYC

Yah...just collect Magic cards as mini-art instead. I've started to wear my sexuality on my wall.
I noticed that... I think I saw a naked man above and beside your Murakami! Sacre bleu! If I were going to have a nude on my wall... I think I'd want something less provocative/attractive than downright arresting/mildly disturbing... something like Lucian Freud or Francis Bacon...

Originally Posted by LabelKing

My ultimate art are some of Diego Velazquez's portraits of grotesque Spanish royalty and perhaps a Rothko to balance it out.
Me too! Although, a really creepy Goya wouldn't be bad, either. And, for Rothko, one of the later ones... very dark... very big...

Cary Grant · Oct 14, 2008

We've a variety of things about... two more recent purchases are etchings by Minn/Wisconsin artist Larry Welo.

Both are 8x10 intaglio with chine collÃ

lakewolf · Oct 14, 2008

Willsw · Oct 14, 2008

Oh man, are those blake-stitched?

binge · Oct 14, 2008

Originally Posted by gdl203

My mother in law is an artist so our walls are covered with her paintings.
Some pics here

Me likey.

I have this set of 6 record displays, through which I rotate choice selections every other month or so. Currently, a study in hot 80s r&b chicks...

chorse123 · Oct 15, 2008

Originally Posted by gdl203

My mother in law is an artist so our walls are covered with her paintings. Some pics here
I remember you posting those before. They look great. I really want to get one of the giant cut paper compositions by Casey Ruble, but really doubt my budget will stretch. Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom, 2006, gouache on paper, 48 x 120 inches (!)

Detail:

gdl203 · Oct 15, 2008

Originally Posted by binge

Me likey.

Originally Posted by chorse123

I remember you posting those before. They look great.
Thanks guys - I will pass the compliments along to her

dkzzzz · Oct 15, 2008

Years ago I bought on Ebay a bunch of old menus from Lido, Crazy Horse, Mulen Rouge and other lesser known venues. They all have original artwork by guys like Gruau or Brenot and their likes. I took it to my local CopyCop scanned them to triple the size and then framed it with nice mats.
I highly recommend it. Those dinner prices from 50s & 60s in French Francs look quite nostalgic today.

Flambeur · Oct 15, 2008

Definitely not a big fan of prints, reproductions, posters.

Go to art shows (real ones, not the commercial ones) and buy real art that you like. It's addictive.

Willsw · Oct 15, 2008

Originally Posted by Flambeur

Definitely not a big fan of prints, reproductions, posters.

Go to art shows (real ones, not the commercial ones) and buy real art that you like. It's addictive.

But first, go get money.

dkzzzz · Oct 15, 2008

Originally Posted by Flambeur

Definitely not a big fan of prints, reproductions, posters.

Go to art shows (real ones, not the commercial ones) and buy real art that you like. It's addictive.

Could you please post an example of real non-commerical art that you bought ? I'd like to be exposed to the real art once in a while.

DocHolliday · Oct 15, 2008

Here's a quirky watercolor. The pic doesn't do it justice -- the colors look muddy and there's some glare -- but my point and shoot would do only so much.

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