The Fine Art Appreciation Thread

Unitron · 10-18-2018, 11:04 PM

No fine art appreciation thread is complete without one of the greatest paintings ever made, Rene Magritte's Time Transfixed:

windsock · 10-19-2018, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Unitron

No fine art appreciation thread is complete without one of the greatest paintings ever made, Rene Magritte's Time Transfixed:

Why would you want to complete it already? There are still posts yet to be made.

~~MicShazam~~ · 10-19-2018, 01:06 AM

Like for example John William Waterhouse's The Magic Circle

DwnWthVwls · 10-19-2018, 11:16 AM

^Awesome.

~~MicShazam~~ · 10-19-2018, 01:41 PM

Speaking of John William Waterhouse, I've had a poster of The Lady of Shalott on my living room wall for probably at least 10 years by now:

It's a bit faded, but less than I would have thought, given the amount of sunlight it must have suffered over time.

Part of the reason why I like it is the story that it's based on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_Shalott

Another reason is that the landscape is extremely atmospheric to look at (you need to see it full size to really appreciate that). Autumn is my favourite season. Something about the state of mind and and the feeling I get from looking at these half dead leaves and murky waters. I think it also reminds me of some places I used to "fish" for waterbugs near where my grandparents lived when I was a kid.

Oriphiel · 10-19-2018, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

Autumn is my favourite season.

My favorite season is 5, the one where Angel takes over Wolfram & Hart.

~~MicShazam~~ · 10-20-2018, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Oriphiel

My favorite season is 5, the one where Angel takes over Wolfram & Hart.

That Buffy spinoff thing? I remember watching like one episode.

Unitron · 11-18-2018, 12:15 AM

A re-imagining of futurist Carlo Carra's Red Horseman by Roy Lichtenstein. With all respect to the original drawing from Carra, Lichtenstein brought so much more life into it with his painting imo.

~~MicShazam~~ · 11-18-2018, 02:44 AM

I wrote a paper on Lichtenstein back in high school. I don't have it anymore, but I'm sure it was completely devoid of content.
But I really liked his artwork back then and had a book with some of his work. I don't remember what happened to that book? Hmm...

Oriphiel · 11-20-2018, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

That Buffy spinoff thing? I remember watching like one episode.

Please say it was the puppet episode

10-18-2018, 11:04 PM	#121 (permalink)
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~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Speaking of John William Waterhouse, I've had a poster of The Lady of Shalott on my living room wall for probably at least 10 years by now: It's a bit faded, but less than I would have thought, given the amount of sunlight it must have suffered over time. Part of the reason why I like it is the story that it's based on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_of_Shalott Another reason is that the landscape is extremely atmospheric to look at (you need to see it full size to really appreciate that). Autumn is my favourite season. Something about the state of mind and and the feeling I get from looking at these half dead leaves and murky waters. I think it also reminds me of some places I used to "fish" for waterbugs near where my grandparents lived when I was a kid. Last edited by MicShazam; 10-19-2018 at 01:47 PM.

11-18-2018, 12:15 AM	#128 (permalink)
Unitron Paragraph President Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Burning Star Posts: 837	A re-imagining of futurist Carlo Carra's Red Horseman by Roy Lichtenstein. With all respect to the original drawing from Carra, Lichtenstein brought so much more life into it with his painting imo. __________________ Last.FM RYM

10-19-2018, 01:06 AM	#123 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	Like for example John William Waterhouse's The Magic Circle

11-18-2018, 02:44 AM	#129 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	I wrote a paper on Lichtenstein back in high school. I don't have it anymore, but I'm sure it was completely devoid of content. But I really liked his artwork back then and had a book with some of his work. I don't remember what happened to that book? Hmm...