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I think you should name the 1st unchristened one "Modano's vag".



Of the 4 paintings I think I like "Brash" the most, though "abstract" is not my cup of tea in general. Do you work in any other mediums?



I used to do found art pieces. I made a replica of Michelangelos "David" once out of broken televisions and vcr's. Haven't done sculpting or that in years though. I found abstract painting to be my medium and one I prefer to focus on. I do love LOOOOVE abstract sculptures though and instillation art.



I love your guys brutal honesty towards some of my stuff.
 

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Sighs. . .just like when you posted the links to her partial portfolios before I say again, it's too bad she is not on any art e-commerce sites. Of what little is available for viewing I really like some of her pencil works on her site and one of her life drawing charcoals on her Flickr stream.
 

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Don't get me talking about art either - I can go on forever too!



As an artist myself, I find that abstract is the hardest for me to do - there are no guidelines, no rules - it runs on your imagination and inspiration. I've done a few abstract, with mixed results:



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I know some people tend to dismiss abstract art as pretentious or even just plain wrong or bad, but I have to "think" more doing an abstract. Thats good if your inspired at the time and everything flows out of you, but it can be so difficult too.



TCD, it would be nice to see higher quality pics of your work. That said, I find that sometimes my paintings look better in the photograph, and vice versa. To really examine a piece, its so different being in its presence. The impact can be dramatic. Like seeing a painting in a book, compared to going to an art gallery.



I've rarely used a knife in painting, but would like to do more paintings with a knife instead of a brush.



Keep it coming!



(BTW I might have posted this link before, but I am archiving photos of my works at this site:

http://pauljhalley.110mb.com/index.html - take a look if you're interested)



Meanwhile (I know I'm rambling but...) this is one thread I'll be checking each day!



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TCD, you are so talented! I love your untitled piece. "Brash" evoked a touch of Pollock to me... hope that is a positive for you.
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Random additional thought... in the midst of all the beauty of the Monet & Manet exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago some years ago, Moonlight over the Port of Boulogne was the painting that made me stop dead in my tracks and I even teared up briefly. The picture below does not do it justice... the color was breathtaking. I need to visit it at the Musee d'Orsay.



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Oh, and one more thing... BESTIES SAMESIES.
 

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I want to see some original abstract hawk art...





Also, I can't wait till Tibs sees this thread
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I dabble in some painting myself. I lack patience to create anything notable. I do however love art.

Right now one of my favorite artists is Lawrence Yang. I own an original of his (pictured below).

His website is www.suckatlife.com

I often find fantastic pieces just by using the stumble upon plug in in firefox.

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TCD, you are so talented! I love your untitled piece. "Brash" evoked a touch of Pollock to me... hope that is a positive for you.
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Random additional thought... in the midst of all the beauty of the Monet & Manet exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago some years ago, Moonlight over the Port of Boulogne was the painting that made me stop dead in my tracks and I even teared up briefly. The picture below does not do it justice... the color was breathtaking. I need to visit it at the Musee d'Orsay.



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Pollock is an idol of mine for sure. Thanks Samesies. Pollocks works are ones you have to see in person in my opinion (as is the case with most works from anyone lol). The experience of getting lost in the size of Pollocks works is an amazing one. His Lavender Mist works are influential no doubts about it. A perfect example of an artist where there is a method to the madness so to speak. I have heard so many people say "anyone could produce that type of work" or "my 5 year old could do that" when referring to many of Pollocks works. It's funny when they actually see a work oh his in person their opinion changes like a light switch. He is def one of my favorite American painters and one of my fav abstract expressionists. I adore his work. Funny I love a lot of his cubist works too. His cubism works actually strike me harder than any that "the master cubist" Picasso ever did. Don't get me started on how over-rated I find Picasso lol.



I also love Lee Krasner (his wives) work. I think Jackson Pollock did also lol. I see a lot of her influence in his works.





Your Manet didn't post but I know the work you speak of.



http://www.flickr.com/photos/28433765@N07/4431945285/#/photos/28433765@N07/4431945285/lightbox/



It's brilliant. And I can honestly say I am not a Monet or Manet fan as Impressionism isn't my favorite style. However they both have works that I adore and have much respect towards. This one is amazing. I like to call Manet the master of mood. And the works are so rich in historical context. This work I couldn't hang on my wall. In this case that's a giant compliment.



Surprisingly I will also admit I think Van Gogh is one of my least favorite of the Impressionist legends and one of my least favorite artists ever. HOWEVER Starry Night is one of my favorite Impressionist paintings ever. How funny is that? I can't stand the sunflower paintings. But I love Van Gogh's life story and his relationship with Gauguin which influenced those works. If there is a stranger life story than Van Gogh's or a relationship like the one those 2 shared I await to hear it. One of my favorite biographies yet one of my least favorite artist. So strange. Not sure why I went off about Van Gogh. Too me he is the Redwings of the art world lol.



I am loving this thread. Wish the board hadn't gone down as I could have been writing nonsense and garble all night.



Frank I would love to see some of your stuff. I too like Lawrence Yangs works. I too stumbled across him by accident via google images one night. While his tree images get old some are amazing and I absolutely looove his surrealist characters he incorporates in his works. Love taking a trip through his world through his art works.



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TCD If you painted more naked chicks your art would be that much more awesome. Other then that I do like your work. I really never understood abstract but really respect it for what it is and you do a good job.



That is your compliment for the year and go **** yourself.
 

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Ginnie I love the first one in your post. Is it titled? I love the native stitching style on it and the Mojave colors and textures. I think you created a great piece there.
 

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TCD If you painted more naked chicks your art would be that much more awesome. Other then that I do like your work. I really never understood abstract but really respect it for what it is and you do a good job.



That is your compliment for the year and go **** yourself.



LMAO.



I feel like I can **** myself like I have never fucked myself before. Thanks Stu. LMAO.



P.S. I have tried painting naked chicks. They always run away. Guess they don't like weird guys busting into dressing rooms with spray paint. Go figure I would love it.
 

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And like anyone cares but one of my favorite artists of all time is Jean-Michel Basquiat. If anyone ever gets the chance to watch the documentary film "The Radiant Child" I highly recommend it. It's a wonderful film which really gets into the meat and bones of his massive library of works. I am also a sucker for documentary or biography films about artists. Jean-Michel is an interesting study in a veeeeery interesting period in art history. Love his works so much and how loaded with symbolism it all is.



http://www.artchive.com/artchive/b/basquiat/heel_part_two.jpg



Possibly my favorite Jean-Michel piece. Not the one many Basquiat fans would chose as their favorite but I can never get enough of it.
 

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TCD, that first painting I posted was something I did for my son's wall while he's attending university in Toronto. I should point out that it was unfinished - later I added more detail to the "eggs" and a few other touches. I don't know why but I've put eggs in four abstracts so far - maybe it symbolises a connection with reality or something. Its weird the mental processes that go on in my head when painting an abstract.



I've heard the comment "my kids could have painted that" many times through the years. Of course, it isn't true. Too be honest, children's painting are wonderful - they don't have the restraints that adults have, in the sense that its hard (at least for me) to paint outside the boundaries of what something is, or what it should look like. They have no problems altering shape and colour. One of the hardest things to do is to try and paint like a child.



Regarding Van Gogh: he is my favourite artist! I know some of his paintings seem simplistic, but at the time he was revolutionary in his use of bright colours. I find his work very emotional, beautiful and impacting. His personal life, too affects my view of him. He was too honest for this world.

If you look at all his paintings the range is astonishing.



Picasso - what can I say? Genius, pure genius. And no, I'm not just caught up in the hype. I think that by the forties he had done the best of his work but the man was a revolution up unto then - he constantly changed what art looks like. He could paint and draw realistically too. While he and Braque created cubism, Picasso couldn't stay within the confines of that discipline he went on and did something different. I think this is one of the most important paintings of all time:

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One of my favourite periods of art is the early Impressionist years, around 1860-1880 in France. We as artists owe so much to those guys - Monet, Manet, Degas, and especially Cezanne. They could have painting like the old "masters" and been successful - instead they pushed the envelope, fought the establishment and opened up the doors to true freedom in art.

In a way, I consider that British painter Turner the first impressionist, his depiction of movement was very new at the time.



Another of my favourites - Marcel Duchamp! I won't go into his life right now - go here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Duchamp . He's probably influenced me more than anyone else. Not visually, but philosophically. He taught me that art has no borders - anything can be art depending on how you look at it, maybe more depending on how you feel at the time!
 

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Great post Ginnie lol you put me in my spot. I like being challenged like that. You are dead right about about Picasso being a revolutionist. I need to be reminded of that sometimes. I guess with me I see this great body of work but only a very few of those works speak to me. I am being selfish when I say that I know. And by god as an artist myself I need to be more humble. Thanks for reminding me of that.



Same goes for Van Gogh. You are right his range is amazing. I won't lie his self portraits are haunting and powerful. I truelly do love his life story and biography and it does show up in his body of work. It's one I could read about all day. He is that artists story of not getting the proper recognition he deserved until he passed away...if one can use that term to explain his death. I think it is amazing that his works could come off so soft for such a deep minded man. I think that's why his self portraits are so powerful. I just hate the sunflowers so much lol. I was given a lesson in the symbolism behind the sunflowers once. How they relate to his relationship with Gauguin. I am just not sure if I buy it. Perhaps I need to go back and explore his works again.



Duchamp I can get behind with you. Another revolutionist and a leader of a movement in the art world. Absolutely love so much of Duchamps works. Love the story about how the Dada movement turned their backs on him because of the Urinal piece. I love stories like that. Nude Decending a Staircase (think its a #2?). AMAZING!! Capturing movement like that is sooo challenging and he did it with such grace and beauty.



I love how you said it was hard to paint like a child. I think for children when they paint or draw its as if they are capturing something they are seeing for the first time and contributing their emotions to that subject in a wonderfull way. Perhaps that is getting too much into the nature of child psychology? But isn't that the interesting par of it? Children might be the best expressionists artists ever.



Anyways great post. I like the symbolism behind your eggs also. I love when artists have a symbol that defines them or that they can't escape from or is their personal signature. Jean-Michel Basquiat has the crown. I have always wanted a personal signature like that. Keep painting Ginnie.
 

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Awwww. . .my little 8" x 5" baby just arrived from Vancouver. LOVES it! Just got to get it framed now.
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OMG I love it Books!!!!



Absolutely in love with it. Who was the artist again? And why aren't you buying other works from Vancouver
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I kid...that piece is soooo great. Congrats. I can't take my eyes off it. LOVE!!!



Whats the medium of it? Almost looks like there is some spray paint or enamel in it.



It reminds me of this great work from Jean Michel. Another one of my personal fav pieces



http://www.michaelarnoldart.com/jean-michel-basquiat-picture.jpg
 

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OMG I love it Books!!!!



Absolutely in love with it. Who was the artist again? And why aren't you buying other works from Vancouver
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I kid...that piece is soooo great. Congrats. I can't take my eyes off it.



Ummmm because this artist in Vancouver sold me that fucking bad boy for only $25 USD flat? LOL Also, who started this ugly rumor that I am adverse to buying from other Vancouver artists? If they are not out of my price range and once shipping is factored in I am an equal opportunity buyer. . .well, as long as said hypothetical artist is straight and non-Asian!
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The artist is Annette Labedzi---she has WAY too much stuff for sale with all the paintings, drawings, photographs, mixed media, book binding, etc. I got tired of looking at everything and probably only wound up looking at like 300 or so but it was worth it until I just happened upon this one which tickled my fancy all "WHAM!" instantaneously! That it wound up being so small and dirt cheap was just icing really. This is one I happened upon and she had only just completed it in Dec. 2010 apparently.
 

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OMG I love it Books!!!!



Absolutely in love with it. Who was the artist again? And why aren't you buying other works from Vancouver
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I kid...that piece is soooo great. Congrats. I can't take my eyes off it. LOVE!!!



Whats the medium of it? Almost looks like there is some spray paint or enamel in it.



It's a true hodgepodge---acrylic, pastel, pen, oil. Apparently anything within hand's reach and done specifically with the hopes that the mediums don't necessarily like each other so as to create wildly different textures.
 

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Love that. I threw some mustard in a painting once because I needed a yellowish hue. I love multi mediums like that.



I think it's a great work. Bet it looks and feels amazing in person. Small too which makes it unique and probably more approachable. Can't believe you got it for 25 bucks
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. Either she is pricing her works way too low or you used some sort of mystry power to engage that price tag. Hold onto it as I have been looking at some of her works in one of her online galleries and she def has a unique style. You could be looking at a piece that grows in value.



There is a plethora of talented artists here in Vancouver but sadly the spaces for showing have dramatically decreased over the years due to rental prices. Galleries used to swarm this city but now being a "world class city" it has pushed many of the indy galleries into oblivion. The Olympics didn't help that cause. Has been a sad thing to watch. Economics have made it hard for artists to sell and get grants also. LOL good time to be voyaging into the sales side of things.
 

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