The Fine Art Appreciation Thread
 

We have a lot of fans of visual art here as well as music, and I've been wanting to share some of my favourite finds for a long time, as well as see what else people have been admiring, so here's a thread for your favourite visual artists.

A WARNING: Some pieces may contain nudity, graphic violence, or dark imagery. Please insert these images under a spoiler tag for the (probably few) sensitive members.

I'll start off with a bit of Jenny Saville, who you'll probably recognize from Manic Street Preachers albums, and known for her enormous portraits of obese womens' figures.





http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3qWK5TqSOw...0/saville1.jpg

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7...51uro1_500.jpg

Long Time No See, Pedestrian !

I like the paintings you`ve chosen, especially the last one. I really like the dynamic, angry way the head is painted and the creepy effect of the glazed eyes.

I`ve worked out from other posts that you are particularly interested in portraits, but I hope you`ll tolerate my offering anyway:-

Paul Nash had a tamer style, but a special, subtle way with landscapes :-

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zfnqm3f0S4...52B1919-22.jpg

^ This one is unusually bright and sunny for him, but it shows two PN characteristics; a landscape that is undramatic, a little offbeat, and empty of people. More typical are the ones below; scenes in the eerie light that you might come across on a long wintery walk in England`s "Home Counties" :-

http://www.christies.com/lotfinderim.../d4295599r.jpg
The End Of The Steps

http://allthingsconsidered.co.uk/ima...paul_nash2.jpg
Pillar in Moonlight


http://www.rennart.co.uk/images/images/nashwoods.jpg

I really like Philip C. Curtis's work. He blends nature and upper class society into his paintings so well, and the distancing between the characters in the painting is a brilliant motif in his work as well.

http://www.askart.com/AskART/photos/DOY1212004/295.jpg

http://www.theculturalexchange.com/I..._The_Table.jpg

http://philipccurtis.org/images/A%20...%20Parade2.png

http://philipccurtis.org/images/A%20...80s/Fence2.png

I`ve never heard of Philip C. Curtis, but the elegant ladies at the beach, especially, is a great image !

Australian Russell Drysdale put more working class figures into his landscapes :-

http://qag.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/.../Popup_800.jpg

http://www.netsvictoria.org.au/asset...row-trap-2.jpg

His style is beautiful. Wow.

I'm also quite fond of Anya Janssen's work, which I've definitely displayed my admiration of before.


works :: anya janssen

(I think the most of her style when she's using it to suggest motion).

I'm going to breeze past that and post some of Liz Wolfe's work. Moving away from portraiture, I like Liz Wolfe for her childish images and dark humour.

http://www.profimedia.si/photo/chick...0018228992.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w_lybzl4kI...fe_posicle.jpg

http://www.coolhunting.com/culture/a...liz_wolfe2.jpg

LIZ WOLFE

I'm particularly fond of Odd Nerdrum's work. They have such a wonderful old quality to them, and yet the content is so surreal. It's such a wonderful mix.

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kv...b2v3o1_500.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BGTVbhdCZZ...DAnYo1_500.jpg

I'm also a fan of Igor Melnikov, who I used quite a bit for my avatars.

http://andrewrslaton.files.wordpress...0405165402.jpg

http://www.melnikovart.com/display/s...leep1-400w.jpg

Dammit, I was going to post that. >8U

On a more serious note, I'm liking those paintings by Philip C. Curtis, Lisnaholic. :D