Art

[Dead-Beat-Nick]

Let's have an art discussion. Favorite movement, favorite artist, favorite piece, or even a question about the significance of one work, or artist in history that you may see a lot of. Images help. Ill start it off with a little surrealism...

http://www.artinvest2000.com/magritte_golconda.jpg

Golconda by Magritte is a fun painting. Magritte always played with the effects of physics on his subjects and the relationships to the canvas were surreal holding a new meaning. The viewer always wants to manipulate the subjects on his canvas by allowing the men to fall, or taking the apple away from Son of Man to see the face of the man. Very Freudian.

[The Dan Sandwich]

I took Art History 2 last semester and realized that I freaking love Fransisco Goya.

I also really love Impressionism. I saw this piece and really liked it.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/b/b1/20081216191830!Whistler-Nocturne_in_black_and_gold.jpg

[Dead-Beat-Nick]

Whistler was more London based and brought "art for art's sake" to popularity. He began a little earlier, but was introduced to Courbet who pioneered realism, and Edouard Manet who was a father-figure to the Impressionists. The only reason Whistler isn't considered Impressionist (since he did work around their time) was because he used blacks and browns and he never exhibited with them despite being offered.

But Nocture in Black and Gold is that all important work though. Excellent choice! The idea that an artwork can have a subject that is nothing more than mere design or style rocked the art world. Unfortunately he was ruined from this.

[Dead-Beat-Nick]

Looking at the past decade, I noticed that the green/conservation movement has been pushed on us in every direction. Art was a driving force for it all. Post modern art has become green and it's really unforgiving of all that is opposing of it. And if art history has taught me anything, it's that there will be a movement very opposed that breaks apart from environmental concerns and turns its focus to individual again, the social conflicts that we are overlooking.
Personally, I'd like to see this.