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Post by sisyphus on Jun 30, 2006 11:13:46 GMT -5
....even in the last twenty years...
perhaps i'll do an artist's spotlight once a week or something...
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Jun 30, 2006 15:41:32 GMT -5
Ooooh, that would be really cool. Maybe you could start off with a good Modern Art thing from the 1900 to the present. Like start with Kazimir Malevich or Max Ernst and move up from there.
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Post by Rit on Jul 6, 2006 5:56:34 GMT -5
random favourite arteests:
Giotto
Bosch
Goya
van Gogh
Warhol (..yes, i'm shallow).
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Post by Rit on Jul 6, 2006 5:57:20 GMT -5
also, of all the Last Judgement murals ever painted in the history of art, i like William Blake's one the best.
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Post by wayved on Jul 11, 2006 2:07:01 GMT -5
random thoughts:
caves are scary. i dont give a shit who you are--winnie the pooh or conan. You go into a cave without a weapon (or a member of the opposite sex) its for real.
books are scary too, especially if you dont read an awful lot and the people who love you do. "What do you MEAN you havent read this yet?" Makes me want to buy a BOOK READING COSTUME and throw it down like that--spoken word straight out of the book. All about inflection. At dinner. "I'll read this book if you put up with e reading it the way I want to.." I am currently writing a book called "How To Read Books" but the publishers are not enthused.
The Ignorant Writings of Roald Servo:
Detest all you can to your own peril--for you are the one who is fortunate enough to wake in the morning with all your limbs maybe. Ill temper will not help you in this life. A smile should do it but sometimes not. Sometimes it takes long prolonged visits to an untitled wilderness in which you go through grueling despair without any reason except for that you are alive. No one knows what it means. Its easy for some and difficult for others. For some its TV and a big truck. For some its a kiss on the lips and a sunset. For some its the return of loved ones, or just the opportunity to start healing. If you have a cross to bear, let that not turn you sour to the humans around you for they probably will want to help you with what you are going through. Though its not bloody likely. They would rather stick you in the eye, rename your pets, steal your job, have another baby with your wife while she lies and says its yours, stomps all over your copy of the Rascals Groovin, and then a couple weeks later same person will want to smoke a cigar with you and thank you for being there and helping them throughout the whole ordeal. Detest humans at your own peril.
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Post by wayved on Jul 11, 2006 2:08:40 GMT -5
Detest humans at your own peril.
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Post by sisyphus on Jul 12, 2006 8:36:53 GMT -5
wayved, i'm glad to see you are back. i have missed your bouncy bouncy posts and great pieces of advice like "detest humans at your own peril." (no sarcasm whatsoever there...) good vibes to ya...
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Post by phil on Aug 31, 2006 12:09:40 GMT -5
YES !!! YESYESYES !!! Stolen Munch paintings recovered Mark Oliver and agencies Thursday August 31, 2006 Guardian Unlimited Art lovers and students might want to scream with joy: Edvard Munch's stolen masterpieces The Scream and Madonna have been safely recovered, Norwegian police believe.  The priceless paintings were stolen by two masked gunmen from the Munch museum in Oslo in a daylight raid in front of stunned staff and visitors on August 22 2004. A third man drove a getaway car. In Oslo today, officers told a news conference that the Norwegian artist's famous works had been recovered in a police operation and were in better condition than expected. "The pictures came into our hands this afternoon after a successful police action," said Iver Stensrud, head of the police investigation. There had been a £163,000 reward for the recovery of the paintings, which were both completed in 1891 and are now owned by the city of Oslo. Mr Stensrud said no reward had been paid. He refused to discuss the methods or details of the search and said it was not possible for the news media, or the public, to see the paintings immediately. "All that remains is an expert examination to confirm with 100% certainty, that these are the original paintings. We believe these are the originals," Mr Stensrud said. "I saw the paintings myself today, and there [was] far from the damage that could have been feared." Their apparent recovery comes after three men were convicted over the thefts of the paintings in May after a six-week trial. With the paintings still missing at that stage, prosecutors relied on a huge telephone surveillance operation which indicated the paintings were kept for a time at a farm. The raiders had tackled four unarmed guards, ordered scores of visitors to lie down and tore the works off the wall before fleeing in a black Audi. The court did not identify the armed men who entered the museum and threatened employees with their weapons. However, Judge Arne Lyng sentenced Petter Tharaldsen, 34, to eight years in prison, Bjoern Hoen, 37, to seven, and Petter Rosenvinge, 38, to four years for their part in the robbery. The judge said Tharaldsen drove the car and Rosenvinge sold the car to Hoen, who knew what it would be used for. Three other men were acquitted. Experts said the fame of the paintings would make it difficult for them to be sold even on the black market. The Scream, depicting a tortured soul, is arguably Norway's greatest cultural treasure. It is widely recognised around the world and has enjoyed cult status with students. A chain of pubs in the UK which is popular with students uses the image on the signs hanging outside its premises. The Madonna shows a bare-breasted woman with long black hair. The paintings belong to Munch's Frieze of Life series, exploring sickness, death, anxiety and love. In total Munch painted four versions of The Scream. In 1994, a different version to the one recovered today was stolen for several months from Norway's National Gallery. It was later recovered by police posing as buyers. Since the 2004 thefts, the Munch museum has undergone a huge security upgrade. |
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Post by wayved on Sept 1, 2006 0:25:57 GMT -5
The feeling of Fall
Sun sets a little earlier
You feel a little more love
have more time to think
without heat
Stars and moon
the sun shines weakly
in love again with so many things
please
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Post by phil on Sept 26, 2006 21:04:55 GMT -5
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Post by Thorngrub on Sept 27, 2006 10:32:29 GMT -5
*MUNCH PAINTINGS RECOVERED* ! ! sweet !  |
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Post by sisyphus on Sept 28, 2006 0:36:27 GMT -5
i will have to check your link at the library where i can get wifi, phil. dial up sucks sometimes.
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Post by Thorngrub on Sept 28, 2006 16:46:49 GMT -5
. . .sometimes-?
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Post by sisyphus on Oct 19, 2006 1:58:16 GMT -5
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Post by sisyphus on Nov 15, 2006 6:49:45 GMT -5
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