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What are your tastes in Artwork?.....
Rembrandt
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Everyone has different tastes when it comes to art, some like the classic renaissance painters, others prefer a velvet Elvis...what would you like hanging in your home?
I tend to lean towards the works of Thomas Kincaid, Terry Redlin, and Jesse Barnes.....always enjoyed Norman Rockwell's works.
I tend to lean towards the works of Thomas Kincaid, Terry Redlin, and Jesse Barnes.....always enjoyed Norman Rockwell's works.
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Edvard Munch-went to Norway this summer, and was fortunate enough to go to his museum in Oslo. Great stuff.
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If I see something I like, then I will get it... has to "speak" to me
I dont prefer one over another... but enjoy them all...
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I also like the stuff they paint on old crosscut saws.
and then there's Landscaping.
I'd like to buy some more shooting sport type prints someday when the budget allows. I do prefer the late 1800's early 1900's bird hunting theme.
Woods
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I don't care much for most of the modern painters, or at least haven't seen many pieces that I've liked. Could anybody make some suggestions on ones that they feel are worth looking at?
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Why does man kill? He kills for food. But not only for food; frequently, he must have a beverage.
In all seriousness though, I have always had a love for church art. I was raised going to church every Sunday (twice) and am not the deeply religious type as a result of my upbringing. Don't get me wrong. I have beliefs and values that were instilled in me that will never leave me but I would not consider myself a holy roller. However, church art and the history behind it is absolutely astounding and I never truly appreciated it until I took a class on the History of Church Art. It is amazing how the evolution of certain beliefs can be seen in the art of each important age of church history. There was a time when the manner in which churches and cathedrals themselves were centered around art which reflected what was most important to the church at the time. Many churches have a pulpit, a symbolic communion table and a batismal font. Sometimes the pulpit is central to the sanctuary and the manner in which the sanctuary is constructed naturally draws the eye to the pulpit. Other churches place the communion table at the center of attention. In many cases the entire architecture of the sanctuary draws attention to this. Many churches have small fellowship halls while others have fellowship halls that are just as large (or larger) than the sanctuary itself. This often reflects an idea that fellowship is either less important or equally important as the instruction in the faith.
I am not trying to push religion on anyone here. I just think that church history and the art and architecture that was once so incredibly important is fascinating along with the manner that it has evolved over history just as the beliefs and creeds of the church has evolved.
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Don't forget the greatest church artist of all time....Charlton Heston as Michael Angelo....I watched him paint the ceiling on the Cistine Chapel just last week...("The Agony & Ectasy")....seriously, Michael Angelo's work set the standard by which many are compared.
.....hummmmm, maybe I should get the ceiling of the Rembrandt Mansion redone....
That's the extent of my artistic appreciation.
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However, my all time favorite has got to be Fredrick Remington. And my favorite painting of his is "Dash for Timber". I have a large print of this hanging in my living room. When I left Texas and moved to upper State New York, I couldn't wait to go to the Fredrick Remington museum in Ogdansburg NY. It's about 50 miles from here, and I went there and asked where the picture was? I was told it was privately owned, and is in a museum in Fort Worth Texas?????
Go figure.
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If I could I would like Pisaro, Van Gogh, and other impressionists. Some of Turners work appeals. Most of what we actually have is wildlife and Native American arts and an etching that my closest friend in college did in the late 60's. He is still a friend and head of a college art department in Texas. There is a lot of art I think is amazing, breathtaking and would never hang on my wall because I could not look at it day in and day out.
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We now have the following:
{edited to add warning: Fine Art partial nudity in links below. I doubt it will offend since it is art, but I thought I'd warn you just in case it does}
http://www.mahermorcos.com/Italian.htm
"A Touch of Light"
and
http://www.mahermorcos.com/arabic.htm
"The Belly Dancer"
"The Rug Merchant"
The web site doesn't do the colors justice but you get the idea.
For those of you who think the latter a little odd in this post 9-11 world, my wife is a bellydancer so even though we have no real links to Arabic culture, the roots of her art form are Arabic and the art seems very fitting.
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Edited by - kalifornian on 09/09/2002 02:40:28
Edited by - kalifornian on 09/09/2002 02:43:47
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