Music, painting, sculpture, building...........
Traditional, ancient, modern, surreal.........
Whatever.........
And why. What does it do for you?
2006-10-08 01:16:20 · 21 answers · asked by Sam 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
I have a weakness for a t-shirt that my sister in law made for me. It has the hands and foot prints of the kids on it, and it always stirs my heart.
To me that is what art should do, it should move you in some way.
2006-10-08 01:29:21 · answer #1 · answered by need2knw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rene Magritte's paintings- he is the only surrealist that I like because his paintings are very ordered, literal and witty yet magical. Many other surrealists just try to create as strange a scene as possible and it doesn't work.
Georges Seurat is good too.
I like pop art in general.
I like Damien Hirst (but Tracy Emin is not anywhere near as good).
The Chapman brothers are interesting if disturbing.- they hark back to Goya but with a post-modern spin. They do not believe that art should have good taste. Gilbert and George probably do believe in some good taste.
2006-10-08 09:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by _Picnic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not exactly classic, but i love Heavy Metal Hero by Rodney matthews. He has a very distinctive style. you should check out his website,www.rodneymatthews.com . I love the use of colour and the sheer sense of power behind the work. In a different vein i love the surreal works of R. Magritte, one of the original surrealists. As for music, mmmm, its a toughie....I love Solitaire Unravelling by Mushroomhead. Its artistic hard rock, and the music video is genius
2006-10-08 09:29:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my own oil paintings the sheer satisfaction of creating - its also a pleasure to look at. I dont understand 'modern' art at all.
Scenic paintings are 4 me and maybe portraits when the subject is interesting. Allegorical paintings of the classics leave me cold too. I think the artists impression/interpretation should at least be recognisable hence for me such artists as Picasso are complete and utter rubbish you couldnt pay me enough to have a Picasso print in my house.
2006-10-08 08:32:40 · answer #4 · answered by scrambulls 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any self portrait by Rembrandt. He was so obviously skint, he could not afford a model. There is a slight despair in the eyes, but nothing too serious. You just know he's on the three herrings a day diet, when he wished he were on the roast beef one instead. I think Rembrandt was a man with a good sense of humous.
2006-10-09 13:22:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the High German Renaissance, Albrecht Altdorfer, Durer and Brueghel are my favourites. Of all the modern stuff I do like the Chapman Brothers. It is a real shame "Hell" was burnt in a storage warehouse fire, I did like that. If anyone knows 20/50, that is another fave.
2006-10-08 12:42:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beryl Cook - The Birthday Cake
Its a very indulgent peice of art - I love her style and the way she captures the beauty of the women. The large, curvy women are totally at ease, you can feel the friendship between them and it is such a happy, romantic, luxurious scene.
I first saw it a few years ago, my grandad had a copy of it on his wall - it was the first time I'd ever seen anything positive about curvy women and it did wonders for my confidence! I realised when I saw it that I could be sexy, beautiful and happy.
2006-10-08 08:18:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Music- nothing can be compared with Indian classical music.
The origins of Indian classsical music, the classical music of India, can be found from the oldest of scriptures, part of the Hindu tradition, the Vedas. Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music at length.
The two main streams of Indian classical music are:
Hindustani music, from North India, and
Carnatic music (Karnataka Sangeeth), from South India.
2006-10-08 09:24:55 · answer #8 · answered by goodbye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Picasso The Dream -- http://www.overstockart.com/dream.html , I bought a handmade reproduction of it and now the painting is hanging in my living room size 24x36, I gallery-wrapped it and it looks amazing! I love the colors and the Cubist Art, just so passionate and interesting!
I also bought this painting of Mark Rothko from 1951, http://www.overstockart.com/vigrandred19.html I love the way his colors reveal emotions.
2006-10-08 08:26:26 · answer #9 · answered by amitai 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Atmospheric skull sodomising a grand piano" - painting by Salvador Dali. Apart from it being an excellent piece of surrealism, the name makes me giggle.
2006-10-08 08:24:53 · answer #10 · answered by cheaper_bills 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋