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#13228149

By Abood - 08 Nov 2009 02:34

- 08 Nov 2009 02:34 #13228149

I'm not a huge fan of realism, but a lot of Bouguereau's work is very mesmerizing. It's idealistic yet realistic, which makes it all the better--it's as if he's saying you don't need to go into the unreal to find beauty. I think it goes against the concept that beauty and happiness are romanticized ideals.

And I love how he uses bright colours to give people in his work an angelic feel.

Fraternal Love, by Bouguereau

Economic Left/Right: -9.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.28

#13228165

By MistyTiger - 08 Nov 2009 02:44

- 08 Nov 2009 02:44 #13228165

I like lithographs by Eugene Delacroix, especially the ones portraying the characters from Goethe's Faust.
This is a view of Mephistopheles.

#13235196

By Abood - 14 Nov 2009 13:01

- 14 Nov 2009 13:01 #13235196

Grain of Sand, by Abdul Mati Klarwein

Economic Left/Right: -9.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -9.28

#13238650

By Quantum - 17 Nov 2009 12:02

- 17 Nov 2009 12:02 #13238650

Reading, by Berthe Morisot (1873).

"This world ain't nothing much than a big brothel anyway. Prostitutism is the dominant ideology." - Noelnada

#13256512

By Quantum - 03 Dec 2009 22:52

- 03 Dec 2009 22:52 #13256512

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, by Caspar David Friedrich (1818).

"This world ain't nothing much than a big brothel anyway. Prostitutism is the dominant ideology." - Noelnada

#13256906

By MistyTiger - 04 Dec 2009 05:04

- 04 Dec 2009 05:04 #13256906

^ That one is beautiful. I like it a lot!

What school of art is that painter from?

#13257023

By Quantum - 04 Dec 2009 08:51

- 04 Dec 2009 08:51 #13257023

MistyTiger wrote:^ That one is beautiful. I like it a lot!

What school of art is that painter from?

Caspar David Friedrich is from the Romantic period and for me is one of my favourite school of art because it produces the most interesting pieces of art that will captivate the viewer of the painting.

"This world ain't nothing much than a big brothel anyway. Prostitutism is the dominant ideology." - Noelnada

#13257045

By millie_(A)TCK - 04 Dec 2009 10:14

- 04 Dec 2009 10:14 #13257045

Otto Dix

I love how he juxtaposes youth and death, and how he portrays sex as used to rejuvenate the aged or soldiers disturbed by war (not shown below). Of course I also appreciate the sombre, dark tones he employs. Ah, the Germans.

'new born'

'butcher'

'War'

#13258477

By FallenRaptor - 05 Dec 2009 18:13

- 05 Dec 2009 18:13 #13258477

This thread needs more Mexican muralism:

More here: http://marxists.org/subject/art/visual_ ... alists.htm

#13258506

By Potemkin - 05 Dec 2009 18:57

- 05 Dec 2009 18:57 #13258506

Edvard Munch, The Sun.

"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." - Marx (Groucho)

#13258910

By millie_(A)TCK - 06 Dec 2009 01:05

- 06 Dec 2009 01:05 #13258910

Clayton: isn't the third pic a rage against the machine album cover? Or am I that brainwashed?

#13264657

By Sgt Pepper - 12 Dec 2009 00:27

- 12 Dec 2009 00:27 #13264657

Cover art of Mastodon is epic!

Cover of album called "Leviathan" http://derekshowerman.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/mastodon-leviathan1.jpg

#13265342

By Quantum - 12 Dec 2009 21:49

- 12 Dec 2009 21:49 #13265342

The Lady of Shalott, by John William Waterhouse (1888)

"This world ain't nothing much than a big brothel anyway. Prostitutism is the dominant ideology." - Noelnada

#13266487

By millie_(A)TCK - 14 Dec 2009 04:19

- 14 Dec 2009 04:19 #13266487

Gorgeous, I love it!

#13266528

By Cabal - 14 Dec 2009 05:14

- 14 Dec 2009 05:14 #13266528

A couple of my own pieces...

Petrified Dream
Medium: 3D Studio Max + Adobe Photoshop + Stock Photography (grass)
Description: An abstract flower, with a shroom-like base which becomes petrified by the sunlight accompanied by a psychedelic backdrop.

Larger Version

firewater
Medium: 3D Studio Max + Adobe Photoshop
Description: An abstract render representing a sort of metaphysical fusion of opposites, fire and water.

Larger Version

#13269111

By Quantum - 17 Dec 2009 01:28

- 17 Dec 2009 01:28 #13269111

Excellent work, Cabal! :up:

I wish I create something as great as you have done here.

"This world ain't nothing much than a big brothel anyway. Prostitutism is the dominant ideology." - Noelnada

#13269269

By MistyTiger - 17 Dec 2009 04:04

- 17 Dec 2009 04:04 #13269269

Melancolia by Albrecht Durer

#13269835

By Cabal - 17 Dec 2009 18:57

- 17 Dec 2009 18:57 #13269835

Quantum wrote:Excellent work, Cabal! I wish I create something as great as you have done here.

Thanks

Glad you enjoy.

#13272667

By Quantum - 20 Dec 2009 02:24

- 20 Dec 2009 02:24 #13272667

I'll post modern art now.

Chagall's work is very appealing and inspirational. The painting instills a sense of assurance and belief in a greater being who lives through his works.