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Which painting or sculpture do you love?

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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    @Strog, LOVING VINCENT is my favourite film of the year so far.
  • StrogStrog
    edited November 2018 Posts: 684
    @Fire_and_Ice_Returns Cafe Terrace at Night is another favorite, of course. I also really like Wheatfield with Crows and The Night Cafe. The latter really jumps off the canvas and makes you feel it:

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    Good memory re: Pre-Raphaelite focus on women. That was a big part of what I read. Especially Dante Gabrielle Rossetti from what I understand. Here are a couple of his:

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    Lady Lillith

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    The Bower Meadow
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote:
    That scene in MR is visually brilliant, amazing location great set up and Ken Adams genius. Drax's ladies of perfection remind me of the Greek goddesses/sirens also, Drax probably sees himself as Zeus and his space station is Mount Olympus.
    Good call there. I really like the mythic Greek angle for MR. Seems to fit it rather well for some reason.

    @LeonardPine That's harrowing and very captivating. A sorry story there. Blindfolded and fumbling around for the chopping block. What a moment.

    @Thunderfinger I had LOVING VINCENT as part of the 2017 favorites list that I never actually made. Would be around the top, top of the list, and probably would be the tops if not for TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN. But yes, LV is truly excellent. I saw a lot of criticism about a lackluster story dragging it down. It's like, okay but did you see what they just made? It's beautiful.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    Egyptian Queen by Frank Frazetta

    Have always loved Frazetta's work, especially his Conan inspired paintings. But this is a favourite. Puts you in another time and place. I love the way the marble pillar stands out.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Strog wrote: »
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    Lady Lillith

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    The Bower Meadow

    Reminds me of this style of painting, more recent of course.

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  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
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    I see you found one of my old selfies. I was a pretty dashing giraffe in my previous life in the early 1900s.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
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    Queen Regent, 1955.
  • UnivexUnivex
    edited November 2018 Posts: 6,710
    Favourite sculpture - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Victoire_de_Samothrace_-_vue_de_trois-quart_gauche,_gros_plan_de_la_statue_(2).JPG/1024px-Victoire_de_Samothrace_-_vue_de_trois-quart_gauche,_gros_plan_de_la_statue_(2).JPG
    Favourite painting - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Turner_-_Rain,_Steam_and_Speed_-_National_Gallery_file.jpg/1920px-Turner_-_Rain,_Steam_and_Speed_-_National_Gallery_file.jpg
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    LeonardPine wrote: »
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    Have always admired this majestic statue of Oliver Cromwell that overlooks Parliament Sq in London.

    I dread to imagine what dear Olly would think if he saw what London has become these days...

    It is certainly eye catching indeed, Think todays England would horrify him.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    RogueAgent wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
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    Have always admired this majestic statue of Oliver Cromwell that overlooks Parliament Sq in London.

    I dread to imagine what dear Olly would think if he saw what London has become these days...

    It is certainly eye catching indeed, Think todays England would horrify him.

    And vice versa.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Stanislaw Szukalski mastered several visual art forms. Just a few examples
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  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited May 2019 Posts: 18,345
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Stanislaw Szukalski mastered several visual art forms. Just a few examples
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    Great stuff!

    His work is also to be found in your current avatar.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Stanislaw Szukalski mastered several visual art forms. Just a few examples
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    Great stuff!

    His work is also to be found in your current avatar.

    So it is.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Stanislaw Szukalski mastered several visual art forms. Just a few examples
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    Great stuff!

    His work is also to be found in your current avatar.

    So it is.

    I must say I've not heard if him or seen his work before, but that's no surprise as I'm no big expert on art. Thanks for introducing us to him! :)
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Stanislaw Szukalski mastered several visual art forms. Just a few examples
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    Great stuff!

    His work is also to be found in your current avatar.

    So it is.

    I must say I've not heard if him or seen his work before, but that's no surprise as I'm no big expert on art. Thanks for introducing us to him! :)

    With your knack for the bizarre, I thought you might like him. Plenty of his stuff available on the net.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited May 2019 Posts: 18,345
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Stanislaw Szukalski mastered several visual art forms. Just a few examples
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    Great stuff!

    His work is also to be found in your current avatar.

    So it is.

    I must say I've not heard if him or seen his work before, but that's no surprise as I'm no big expert on art. Thanks for introducing us to him! :)

    With your knack for the bizarre, I thought you might like him. Plenty of his stuff available on the net.

    Thank you again. I'll be sure to check out more of his work. And you're right - I do have a knack for the bizarre. Just look at my avatar for proof! ;)
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited July 2021 Posts: 24,259
    I sat down with a book the other day to look at a few Monet paintings which I absolutely adore. The Impressionist era is my favourite when it comes to paintings. This one in particular stands out for me.
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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I sat down with a book the other day to look at a few Monet paintings which I absolutely adore. The Impressionist era is my favourite when it comes to paintings. This one in particular stands out for me.
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    I did have some Monet reproductions on my wall many years ago. It is very skillful and pleasant art.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,259
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I sat down with a book the other day to look at a few Monet paintings which I absolutely adore. The Impressionist era is my favourite when it comes to paintings. This one in particular stands out for me.
    3ypoqbvgdk6q.jpg

    I did have some Monet reproductions on my wall many years ago. It is very skillful and pleasant art.

    Indeed, it is. I get happy from looking at a Monet.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I sat down with a book the other day to look at a few Monet paintings which I absolutely adore. The Impressionist era is my favourite when it comes to paintings. This one in particular stands out for me.
    3ypoqbvgdk6q.jpg

    I did have some Monet reproductions on my wall many years ago. It is very skillful and pleasant art.

    Indeed, it is. I get happy from looking at a Monet.
    I think of him as the Debussy of painters. They both have an ethereal quality about their work.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    edited July 2021 Posts: 24,259
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I sat down with a book the other day to look at a few Monet paintings which I absolutely adore. The Impressionist era is my favourite when it comes to paintings. This one in particular stands out for me.
    3ypoqbvgdk6q.jpg

    I did have some Monet reproductions on my wall many years ago. It is very skillful and pleasant art.

    Indeed, it is. I get happy from looking at a Monet.
    I think of him as the Debussy of painters. They both have an ethereal quality about their work.

    Well, it's probably no surprise then that whenever I enjoy Monet in books or when visiting museums, Debussy's La Mer and Prélude à l'Après-Midi d'un Faune are always playing through my earbuds.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I sat down with a book the other day to look at a few Monet paintings which I absolutely adore. The Impressionist era is my favourite when it comes to paintings. This one in particular stands out for me.
    3ypoqbvgdk6q.jpg

    I did have some Monet reproductions on my wall many years ago. It is very skillful and pleasant art.

    Indeed, it is. I get happy from looking at a Monet.
    I think of him as the Debussy of painters. They both have an ethereal quality about their work.

    Well, it's probably no surprise then that whenever I enjoy Monet in books or when visiting museums, Debussy's La Mer and Prélude à l'Après-Midi d'un Faune are always playing through my earbuds.

    I myself play Debussy every afternoon from sunset until it's too dark to read the music. ;)
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I sat down with a book the other day to look at a few Monet paintings which I absolutely adore. The Impressionist era is my favourite when it comes to paintings. This one in particular stands out for me.
    3ypoqbvgdk6q.jpg

    I did have some Monet reproductions on my wall many years ago. It is very skillful and pleasant art.

    Indeed, it is. I get happy from looking at a Monet.
    I think of him as the Debussy of painters. They both have an ethereal quality about their work.

    Well, it's probably no surprise then that whenever I enjoy Monet in books or when visiting museums, Debussy's La Mer and Prélude à l'Après-Midi d'un Faune are always playing through my earbuds.

    Good choices.
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    edited July 2021 Posts: 4,589
    Some time ago, someone posted "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper. That is by far my #1, as well. So I thought I'd insert my second choice:

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  • ThrasosThrasos
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    ^^^ That is really nice TripAces. About 12 years ago I spent two weeks in Paris, a wonderful time. I went to the Musee d'Orsay and took many photos of the art, and here are two I like. Portrait of Irma Brunner by Manet, and Portrait of Jeanne de Tourbay by Amaury-Duval.

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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I have these framed on my walls.
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    by Luis Royo. The one above has a 3d effect.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited August 2021 Posts: 25,426
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    'Avis De Coup De Vent Sur Les Poulains' by Plisson

    I have a 5 feet framed print of this image in my movie room, this qualifies as art for me, its a fantasic image.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Beautiful, gents, all of these! @Thrasos, Manet is also one of my favourites.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I also have this on my wall. Maybe not Dali s best, but I came across it for free.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
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    I also have this on my wall. Maybe not Dali s best, but I came across it for free.

    Not bad for a freebie. ;)
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
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    I also have this on my wall. Maybe not Dali s best, but I came across it for free.

    I have that image in a postcard collection booklet of Dali work.
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