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Favorite paintings?

I taught this was one of those chans were you could post several pics at once but I was wrong and had tho choose one out of the group I wanted to post. A still life by Juan Gris.

>>911 I have a print of this on my wall, it's 'Anguish' by August Friedrich Albrecht Schenck 1876 It's pretty depressing but god damn it's beautiful

>>911 I like the painters contrast of light and dark, contrasting the chaos of the world, with the sublime image of the sea and sky, John Martin painted many other paintings of this nature, all dealing with cities getting destroyed by storms that appear to emanate from a divine power

I like Albert Biestadt's work. I don't really know any other decent painters, though.

Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth is my absolute favorite painting. Rural farms are some of the most beautiful things in the world and despite living in a rural place with many cousins who did live on farms I myself did not. Even though you can't see the girl's face I still think she is an emotionally evocative figure.

>>929 Ive seen it IRL and quite frankly I find the painting more unsettling the more I look at it. I always thought of the painting as a serene moment of a youthful girl laying on a patch of grass next to her home, but there's a flaw in the painting on the arm, and it seemed to draw me in to take an even closer look. I then saw her fraile figure for what it was, the wrinkly skin and the dry weathered hair, and the house looks weathered and has seen better days. Everything just looks so old. I don't know what to think of that painting anymore, i highly recommend you see it if you ever get the chance, its in NYC in the MOMA.

Garden of death by Hugo Simberg. I first met this painting in my finnish class back in junior high school. The style really speaks to me and I can say that about almost no other painting. I like finnish painters because they portray the scenes in a very finnish way so to speak and the themes themselves are usually very close to heart.

>>930 Thanks for pointing that out, I never looked that deep into it, it just seems eerie now every time i look at it, I almost have some sort of existentialistic feeling just by looking at it >have a image

>>929 >>930 I read an explanation of it once. The young girl who inspired it had a neurological disorder and it was meant to show how rich and detailed her world was, as much as ours in fact, though she is concerned with different aspects of it. It was based on a specific moment when he saw her in the grass. The painter didn't use the actual girl as model though but a woman somewhat older than her.

>>929 >>930 Incredibly beautiful and eerie at the same time. It sort of evokes the style of '50s American art (Rockwell-esque) but it's more realist tilt makes it very interesting

I have many paintings I like, but not a favourite one. This painting was the first Buugeroo painting I saw in real life, in d'Orsay. It was really something else seeing it in real life, gave me some really strong feels.

>>931 This is beautiful.

>>928 This scene is incredible, I especially like the lighting

>>1023 also this

Yard with Lunatics by Francisco Goya.

>>1139 Witam! Skąd jesteś?

>>1157 witam i pozdrawiam, troche nie wiem co odpowiedziec, bo kraj oczywiscie zgadujesz dobrze, a wieciej mowic raczej nie chce

>>1159 W sumie głupie pytanie zadałem. Z ciekawosci: ile masz lat? 19 tutaj. >>1159 I used to have `nighthawks` as wallpaper.

>>wait what the heck happened? Did she kill him and slash her legs up? Was it a fight? Or is it just paints?

most probably wouldn't like this painting as much but i saw this painting in person twice and it is just so mesmerizing irl >>1174 i adore everything by hopper to be honest 21 tutaj, ciekawe przezycie ogolem poznac kogos z tego samego kraju po nazwie obrazka na czanie; nie wiem czy chcesz wiecej porozmawiac, ale jesli tak to zakladam ze w takiej formie to nie jest zbyt wygodne...?

Orthodox icons are the soykaf

>>930 I just wanna know how he managed to paint this guy taking a picture with his phone

>>1184 no to jest nas trzech xDDD. aż sie wam wpierdole to rozmowy. 20 hir

>>1190 czy to już czas na polski thread?

>>1195 Rothko speaks to me for some weird reason. I know it's only two colors, but in real life it looks fuarrrking great. it can't be translated to a picture. >trzech, może czterech spierdoksów na SAJBERPANGOWYM szonie >czas na freda no kurwa xDDD

I don't really appretiate paintings in general, but I really like this one.

yue minjun is the future honestly

>>1134 Was going to post this one after a professor showed it in lecture the other day, enjoyed zooming into the details on my laptop.

The colors and movement in this one always amused me.

>>1216

>>1224 It's amazing that a place like that exists. Just awesome.

>>1224 I like this one too. They use it on my copy of Kapital.

>>1234

>>1247 Flames

>in us history in high school >we're having the holocaust unit >they show us a they emaciated bodies and all that soykaf >I've seen worse on b, they guy in front of me starts crying, I'm not. still kinda gloomy though >while where about to leave I remember that this painting exists and the story behind it I start crying... a lot the person who painted this was real, and so full of hope, and thats what got to me. its a beautiful painting

>>1271 forgot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petr_Ginz you can see why its sad

>>1271 >>1272 good i like art that needs a backstory to produce any sort of emotional reaction

>>1271 great post

>>1272 Oh my god... the connection between Auschwitz and the Columbia accident really got me. Thank you for this.

>>1024 >tfw was traveling through Europe and there was a Bosch exhibit at a museum >tfw you never got to go before you went back to the States I have some of his stuff framed all over. One of my bigger regrets on that trip.

>>1277 If you're such a big Bosch fan, you ought to check out the novel Pilgermann by Russell Hoban. I think you will appreciate it.

>>1277 There used to be a comic called Chubbs, Harry and Spike, they fought The Boschniks, who were basically all Bosch characters.

"The Melancholy of Parting" by Giorio de Chirico. Reminds me of some of Hopper's works, and echoes similar themes.

>>1279 That sounds amazing and I can't seem to find anything about it.

>>1283 It was by some outfit called Falcon Press, might have been Australian. Amazing artwork, they rode uniroos, unicorn-kangaroos, and the issue I had the heroes explored a crystal city that tried covering them in crystal and turning them into zombies, and the last one left, who was lead singer in a band, had to hit the right note to shatter the crystal.

>>1284 OK, I found some references to it. "Chubs, Spike and Harry", by Colin Stevens, from Falcon Comics. Damn, there's like, SEVEN references to it in the whole internet. http://australiancomics.wikia.com/wiki/Falcon_comics

>>1285 Thanks! I tried quite a few search terms earlier.

>>1023 >when you can't draw faces very well

Sulamith Wulfing was a German artist who mainly drew fairy tale images, but also drew paintings that were supposed to evoke the emotions and images of female adolescence. Her work was very popular throughout Europe, but unfortunately the Nazis preferred 'heroic' artwork, like Arno Breker's sculptures, and pressured her to either get with the program or quit. When she kept going with an ethereal fairy tale theme instead of heroic adventure theme, they simply derezzed her from publishing any more books of her artwork.

It'd be nice to have one of her artbooks, but unfortunately they're hard to find and terribly expensive these days.

Unlike Sulamith Wulfing, I actually do have one of John Bauer's artbooks. Or at least, a book of Swedish folk tales that he illustrated. His work has that same ethereal, fairy tale feeling to it, with a little Tolkien thrown in.

Frank Frazetta's work is unmistakable: manly men, beautiful women, and hideous monsters to vanquish.

Frazetta is best known for doing the artwork to the Conan the Barbarian books, as well as other classics of fantasy and scifi such as Tarzan, Gor, Barsoom, and others. Less known, he collaborated with Ralph Bakshi to produce Fire and Ice, an animated film done with Bakshi's talented animation, Frazetta's art style, and done almost entirely via rotoscoping, producing a visually unique film that is definitely worth seeing.

In case you couldn't tell, I like paintings.

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>>1328 I really like the second one, though I'd have a hard time telling why precisely. Probably the moon light that feels a lot like the real deal. And the terror that the sea brings into me, feels very real too. Since you're posting all those paintings, I'm going to assume you're a bit knowledgeable about this art, or have spent some time around it at least, and ask you a question. When you look at a new painting, how do enjoy it, and judge its "value" (with as much subjectivity as you wish in this word) ? Do you just look at it and wait for some general feeling to fill you ? Or is there a more conscious process ? What about looking at a well known painting, that you like or dislike ? I'm asking because I can't seem to appreciate painting beyond "Hey that looks good and I like it". And I imagine that there can be more to it, that it can be enjoyed in more depths, since for other art forms I do go beyond this first general impression, and it does bring me more pleasure to do so I think.

Really love the works of Norman Rockwell, even though I'm not American.

>>1338 I like a painting based on three criteria: 1) I like the subject of the image. 2) It evokes some sort of feeling or strikes a chord with me. 3) It's really, REALLY well done and you can tell there is a lot of effort and technique involved. Even if the subject of the painting isn't that interesting to me, if I can tell the artist really put everything he had into it and it's genuinely good, I might like it anyway. Most still life is uninteresting to me; 'ho hum, another bowl of fruit'. But if the artist does something with perspective and lighting, makes it seem almost photorealistic, or otherwise just makes you stop and stare to take in all the detail, I'll probably end up saving it. I value good work as much as the image itself. As for the second painting, the technique is called chiaroscuro and originated in the Renaissance. The use of light and shadow to create a 3D appearance and realistic, directional lighting was VERY popular for some time during the period, and unfortunately is little used today, though it did inspire the use of directional lighting and heavy shadow used in film noir.

I should probably stress that I am in no way an 'expert' on art. I just like classical paintings and once took an art appreciation class in college.

If you have to look closely to determine whether you're looking at a very realistic painting or an artsy, David Hamilton-esque photograph, you know real skill and talent was involved.

Should I continue?

>>1388 Well I'm lurking. Maybe don't post too many in the same day so that people don't get tired and actually pay attention to each painting.

Last one for now.

>>1426 First one is my wallpaper You posted good stuff, thanks

>>1387 Isn't third one a photo?

>>1282 Seen this one recently as it is currently in my home town, it's quite large and very nice. I think it's permanent location is in the moma however.

Any of you fuarrrk with Casper David Friedrich? These paintings remind me of him.

>>1430 No, it's a painting.

I know the thread theme is paintings, but would it be allright to expand it into a general artwork thread so I can include sculptures and architecture, or should I just make a separate thread for that?

Eh, screw it. I'll just start a new thread for architecture and sculpture. Keep things orderly.

Therese Dreaming by Balthus Apparently was petitioned to be removed from the New York Museum of Art because it depicts an underage girl. I think it's nice actually.

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For some reason i always relate this image to a robot takeover and they then proccess human beings in underground facilities and dump their corpses on the surface

>>1134 Someone post the 4chan /his/ explanation of this image.

>>1604 I don't know /his/ explanation, but I will give you mine. So, turkish Sultan wrote letter to cossacks, I will try to somehow translate it to you from polish (but I have to admit that my english isn't perfect and this text is quite archaic and there isnt enough curses in english and I am currently drunk after realising I have wasted my teenage years). Ok, let's go: Me, Sultan of Turks, son of Muhmad, brother ov Sun and Moon,..., Lord of Macedonia, Babilon, Jerusalem,Upper and Lower Egipt, King of Kings, Lord of lords,..., glorius knight, The Fearless One,... I order you, Zaporozhian Cossacs to submit to my rule. Turkish Sultan, Muhmad IV And cossacs reply was: Zaporozhian Cossacs to Great Turkish Sultan: You turkish devil, secretary of Lucifer himself. What a knight are you If you cant defeat a hedgehog by sitting on him with your naked ass(you should try it!). Your army eats devils' excrements. You, son of a bitch, will not rule christian land, we will fight you for fuarrrks sake. You are babilonian cook, macedonian wheelwright, Jerusalian brewer, alexandrian tanner, pig herdsman of both Upper and Lower Egipt, armenian pig,..., son of a devil serpent and bent dick. You have pig's face, fuarrrk your mom! This is how zaporozhian cossacs answer you, you obscene mutherfucker. You can dream about even graze our pigs. Now we end this letter, no date, because we don'have calendar. You can read the month from the moon* and you will find current year in books and annuals. The day is same for us as for you and that's the reason why you can kiss us in the ass. Ivan Sirko with all Zaporozhians *moon means both month and cellestial body orbiting Earth which is common motif in slavic poetry (and cossacs letters xD) It is believed that whole letter is just a story, it's copy has been found in XIX century. This motif is quite popular in polish/russian literature and movies. I believe it has been mentioned in Henryk Sienkiewicz's "Trylogia" but I am not sure. And this painting was created by russian painter Ilija Riepin after he participated some kind pf party when mentioned copy of letter has been red to entertain guests. I hope my translation isn't the worst one but it certainly isn't good xD [spoiler]Another interesting thing is, that in colloquial polish you can tell "Co za kozak!" which can be translated to "What a great dude!". For example if sameone can do 200 push-ups without break, pick up 7 girls at the same time, run to the pick of Rysy mountain drinking Vodka in the meantime, then we say about him: "O kurwa ja pierdole ale kozak!".

>>1611 other anon also they were kind of a guys, which, if sentenced to death by hook always helped the executioner to kill them properly. Death by drowning in vodka was considered a good way to go etc

>>1611 I feel I should point out that the sultan lost the subsequent war. The event occurred in the early 1600's, and the letter that was discovered in the 1800's was written at some point in the 1700's; it MAY be a copy of an original, or it may be entirely apocryphal. Either way, it's a good story and entirely indicative of the Cossacks' attitude toward the Ottoman Empire.

>>1607 Who?

Yeah, detect my flood, see what happens.

>>929 Au revoir, Shoshana!

Find the model in this painting adorable, especially her reaction

I liked a girl once She was a a huge web and her favorite painting was Van Gogh’s starry night, i saved it cause it reminds me of her

>>1637 > She was a a huge web I know this was a typo but I really like it.

>>1639 >lainon confirmed to love lain. anybody collect fine art? I had family that did decades ago (it ended up being all sold to pay of debts etc. before I was born R.I.P). I would like to do it, but I don't know where to start. and my meager salary does not afford me the luxury of getting nice things

>>1645 I had a friend (he died) who theorized that fine art should be priced such that working class people could afford to hang it on their walls too. He blamed the gallery scene and art dealers for the high costs and thought artists should deal directly with consumers whenever possible. Seriously, a lot of nice art is purchased and then put in storage where no one can see it, until it can be traded at a later date. Terrible.

>>1636 Wonderful Could you provide this paing's author and title?

>>1649 I was able to find the website for the artists works. I love how casual all of his paintings are. his style gives a lifelike momentum to each of the characters. as if it was just a causal glance at the subject http://arquerbuigas.es/oil-on-canvas/

This is really comfy.

>>1363 I love his indifference in that third image, where's it from?

>>1750 When I was a kid used to read lots of books about history and battles. I remeber this painting from chapter about Chartum battle Google search tells that the paiting title is "death of general gordon" and it was painted by George William

>>1751 EDIT George William Joy not George William xD

>>1334 Is this first one a lady or a little boy?

One of my absolute favourite artists is Zdzislaw Beksinski. I love the surreal and alien architectures he creates in his paintings, and the frightening, somewhat uncanny creatures and entities he portrays.

>>1755 Young boy.

>>1755 It’s the current year.

>>1826 Seconded! Giger's supposed to be similar, but I've yet to really investigate

>>1384 >>1385 These

>>1877 I love Beksiński I prefer his landscapes and structures to his gore/monster stuff

>>1555 who did the last painting?

>>1525 I love the coloration here. Who did this one?

i cant really safely say they're my "favourites" because my art culture is really dry but i really enjoy futurism

>>2057 aaand pics dont load for some reason

ctrl+f "Raphael" return=0 wth?

>>1877 It's likely that you've already seen more Giger than you realize. He even did heavy metal bands' album art, a poster for the Dead Kennedys, and of course designs for movies.

>>1607 >>1616 I'd wager it's Monet simply because he did a lot of ponds...

>>918 fuarrrking lol, it's a silly sheep

>>1271 >lying on the internet Give it a rest bergsteinowitz, I just want to look at some art. Anyways here's one I really like, quite epic.

I don't know what it is about this painting but it just gets to me on some level. Self-Portrait with Cigarette by Edvard Munch

>>2148 Why do you think he was lying? The boy who drew that, one of his drawings was carried by an astronaut on the Colombia when it exploded during re-entry. It's a pretty interesting story actually. I don't really get your point in trying to start sh¡t over it.

>>1314 Wrong side won ww2 to be honest

>>2151 ...and seven decades later you're still crying about it.

>>2150 Another holocaust denialist drifted in from 4chan.

>>911 :3

>>911 Workers are so handsome.

>>2191 Man, that Ivan the Terrible painting has been slashed TWICE.

>>911 my favorite artist is Gabrichevsky.

>>2491 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WsZ2fUXbZg This is what I think of from this painting...

>>2927

I'm fan of Russian painter Ivan Aivazovsky.

You guys probably hate google but if you enjoy art you mike like this https://artsandculture.google.com/

Brueghel the Elder. His paintings are allegorical/metaphorical, and absolutely hilarious. Seriously, look at the faces here. It's a goldmine of reaction memes.

>>2970 continued

>>2971 (continued) He also pre-empted the surreallist movement by 450 years with this masterpiece, which has my absolute favourite part of a painting, this little fella (pic 2). It's hilariously absurd, yet each part has a meaning.

I have become obsessed with this painting and I don't know why.

>>2970 >>2971 >>2972 Bruegel is great. I've always wanted a print of 'Big Fish Eat Little Fish'>>2972

>>3001 Forgot the image

Hans Zatzka's work is gorgeous. I love the vibrant color palette he uses and the pretty, romantic scenes he creates with women. >>2970 Top-tier taste, anon!

I have never been a big fan of abstraction in painting but these days I'm in a big Georges Mathieu phase.

>>1273 >good i like art that needs a backstory to produce any sort of emotional reaction Good art doesn't need any backstory, nor any forestory. sure, it might enhance the experience, but if it needs it, if it rely's on it, then it's not really so great. Often, with good art, the backstory worsens the experience, adding all sorts of details extraneous to the artproduct.

>>3532 This touches on a belief I've held time. I've come to the conclusion that there is only one objective way of judging a piece's worth, and that's how much the response to the art matches that which the artist intended.

It looks more impressive in real life.

>>1017 Bouguereau