Art Thread

[The Mule]

Ok. Marina Abramovic did a performance piece at MOMA called The Artist is In. She sat in a chair and made eye contact with visitors all day for weeks. In this clip her old boyfriend, who she hasn't seen in many, many years surprises her and shows up at the show and sits in the chair across from her. This truly is the first time she's seen him in a very long time.



He was also an artist, but not as famous as she was/is and they parted ways. This is so emotional!



This is art, man!

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

so ***............ love you still



my post was art

 

[bookjones]

You think you are so damn smooth Moomintrollchuk. Always being douche-y but then tagging an "<3" or "love you" missive on the end but I'm on to your act you filthy agit-prop spewing emotional apaaratchuk!





{{smooches}}

 

[jakobeast]

http://www.google.com/search?q=art+modell&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=cCw_UdmQG-e-2gXI1IHYBw&sqi=2&ved=0CKkBEIke&biw=1241&bih=606#q=art%20modell&hl=en&sa=X&tbm=isch&tbs=simg%3ACAQSHwl3pf8CGOWHTRoLCxCo1NgEGgIIFwwhY63T0KdzrFo&ei=gCw_UaHkHsTB2QXs1oDIDg&ved=0CAYQhxw&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.43287494,d.aWM&fp=458dab1f53706f12&biw=1241&bih=606&imgrc=qXb76pvLSraC4M%3A%3BekU47hXZuR_vbM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcitrustimes.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252Fcache%252F22885_NpAdvHover.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcitrustimes.com%252Ftag%252Ffootball%252F%3B600%3B337

 

[The Mule]

http://www.google.co...ball%2F;600;337

Art Vandalay Industries

Art Carney

Art Garfunkel

Arthur (the movie)

Arhur Conan Doyle

Arthur Miller

King Arthur

 

[phranchk]

Nice Seinfeld reference there.



Don't forget

Arthur Fonzarelli

 

[nana]

I went to the Picasso exhibit this past weekend at the Art Institute. Yes, SAMESIES, I used my membership perk of getting in 30 minutes early. Even getting there early, the line was down the block outside the Modern Wing, waiting to enter. There were probably 150-200 people ahead of me and the exhibit was packed the whole time I was there. As much as the crowd is so infuriating to navigate (especially when you are trying to read the tiny notes and find the audio guide numbers), I was thrilled the Institute was getting all that traffic.



The exhibit itself was good; not my favorite. Many of the paintings were from the Institute's permanent collection. I was surprised to learn that Picasso never actually visited Chicago and was not surprised to learn what a genius he was in picking up new media with ease. They had a small, but really interesting, collection of his ceramics. One of the coolest things about the exhibit was the recognition of how much individual patrons did to foster art and modern art in Chicago... many of the pieces were from private collections too. Oh and there was a great story about Picasso gifting the missing piece (a man) of "Mother and Child".

I did fall in love with "The Frugal Meal" which although very well-known, I had never seen in person before:

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

I went to the Picasso exhibit this past weekend at the Art Institute. Yes, SAMESIES, I used my membership perk of getting in 30 minutes early. Even getting there early, the line was down the block outside the Modern Wing, waiting to enter. There were probably 150-200 people ahead of me and the exhibit was packed the whole time I was there. As much as the crowd is so infuriating to navigate (especially when you are trying to read the tiny notes and find the audio guide numbers), I was thrilled the Institute was getting all that traffic.



The exhibit itself was good; not my favorite. Many of the paintings were from the Institute's permanent collection. I was surprised to learn that Picasso never actually visited Chicago and was not surprised to learn what a genius he was in picking up new media with ease. They had a small, but really interesting, collection of his ceramics. One of the coolest things about the exhibit was the recognition of how much individual patrons did to foster art and modern art in Chicago... many of the pieces were from private collections too. Oh and there was a great story about Picasso gifting the missing piece (a man) of "Mother and Child".

I did fall in love with "The Frugal Meal" which although very well-known, I had never seen in person before:

Being a member you should try to go when there are the member previews and lectures before the opening. Some pretty good information and you can usually bypass the audio at that point as it will be essentially the same information.



There was some pretty solid stuff with this exhibit, and while the focus of the exhibit was about his "time" in Chicago, the depth and skill he had as an artist was shown very well. Sometimes it is easy to forget how much varied art he created, and just how skilled he was.

 

[phranchk]

My best friend does murals (as some of you have seen the ones he did for my daughters) and sand sculptures. He started getting back into colored pencils and is starting a series of these. These are his first two.</p>


His Facebook page.

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[phranchk]

Love these</p>


http://drawasamaniac.com/2013/03/dran-the-french-banksy.html</p>

 

[MassHavoc]

Would be much cooler if some of them didn't scream I'm french...</p>

 

[TSD]

got bored this afternoon and did a quick sketch at work.</p>


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[bookjones]

So does the lady ^ at work really wear retro cat-eye black eyeliner or was that artistic liberty? Heh. </p>

 

[MassHavoc]

It's a self portrait.</p>

 

[TSD]

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So does the lady ^ at work really wear retro cat-eye black eyeliner or was that artistic liberty? Heh. </p>
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i wasnt sketching a particular person.   Now continuing with my boredom a buddy of mine kept wanting me to do a good self portrait of him.   SO I laid this out today, aint nowhere near done, I just wanted to get the base in today.    </p>


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this is the pic im doing it from:</p>


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This is what Ive laid down today:</p>


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[bookjones]

In your drawing he is reminding me of Quentin Tarantino, LOL</p>

 

[MassHavoc]

haha nice. I was thinking Chris isaak

 

[TSD]

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haha nice. I was thinking Chris isaak</p>
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Lol he does have that hair.</p>

 

[Ymono37]

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Lol he does have that hair.</p>
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So did you ask him out yet?</p>


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Seriously though - love your style.  Reminds me (and this is not a dig at all) of the animation style of the Justice League/Batman: The Animated Series.</p>

 

[MassHavoc]

You should get it almost completely finished and show him it, then right before he takes it say hold on I need to finish one last touch and then take it back and pull out a sharpie and draw a mushroom stamp on his face and then say there, now it's done... just like I remember it...</p>