Visual Arts Draft

Discussion in 'Art & Architecture' started by Caesar, Nov 16, 2006.

  1. Mstr. Baitor

    Mstr. Baitor Member

    Dec 14, 2005
    Thanks..

    My featured Artist is Nicholas Roerich

    "The Last Angel" 1912
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    "Bridge of Glory" 1923

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    Command of Rigden Djapo. 1933
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  2. Iceblink

    Iceblink Member

    Oct 11, 1999
    Chicago
    Club:
    Ipswich Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think I'm up, so I'm posting now.

    I'm glad this took so long, as it gave me the chance to go to the art museum with my three-year-old son (who had fun drawing in the lower level) and take some pics of a couple of my favorite paintings in the world (and a really cute one of him!).

    Anyway, this is going to take a few posts, as I had to take the pics with the camera in my treo... and I took quite a few, but I wanted some closeups so you could see some of the detail... even though the pics are not the best quality.

    My next pick is another triptych... another artist from the Netherlands.

    I have only seen the two side panels, as the rest is in some museum in Brussels.

    It's two pics of two female Saints. Sts. Catherine and Barbara.

    Both are by Jean Bellegambe, and I think they're magnificent.

    Like I said, the quality of the pics is pretty low. Come to Chicago and see them! The detail is striking... not just the main figures, but there's a lot going on in the background that I'll try to show you as best I can.


    1. Side by side on the wall. Amazing. I could reach out and touch them. That's St. Catherine on the left and St. Barbara on the right.

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    2. St. Catherine. The pearls on her clothes are incredible. They seem to stand off the canvas.

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    3. St. Barbara. Look behind her... I've got a closeup of the action coming.

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    More to come in a sec.
     
  3. Iceblink

    Iceblink Member

    Oct 11, 1999
    Chicago
    Club:
    Ipswich Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    More of the Jean Bellegambe painting:

    Check out the frames...

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    Now look at what's happening behind St. Catherine. You can see her hair on the right. These are not huge paintings... so you can imagine how small this is. So much detail. This is to the left of her head.

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    Here's a look behind St. Barbara... this is to her right.

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  4. Iceblink

    Iceblink Member

    Oct 11, 1999
    Chicago
    Club:
    Ipswich Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Last one... St. Barbara's book...

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    There ya go. A couple of my favorite paintings in the world!
     
  5. Mstr. Baitor

    Mstr. Baitor Member

    Dec 14, 2005
    Aztec Sun Calendar

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  6. Mstr. Baitor

    Mstr. Baitor Member

    Dec 14, 2005
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    Hayy Anderson "Just the Two of Us" 1948
     
  7. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 21, 2002
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Bump:

    Let's get this thing going again
     
  8. Iceblink

    Iceblink Member

    Oct 11, 1999
    Chicago
    Club:
    Ipswich Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    I wonder if people suddenly realized they didn't know that many pieces or something. Sure fizzled quickly.
     
  9. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 21, 2002
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Just imagine how quickly this would have fizzled if we went for artists rather than pieces
     
  10. Mstr. Baitor

    Mstr. Baitor Member

    Dec 14, 2005
    So is it more of an "piece" related thread, a theme related thread or what?
     
  11. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 21, 2002
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We have been drafing by piece. I guess the best way to put it is if you had a garrery spcae, what 10 works would you have in it. And at the end we figure out who owns the Whitney and who owns the local coffee shop
     
  12. YankHibee

    YankHibee Member+

    Mar 28, 2005
    indianapolis
    So, we're showing the pieces in Asia?
     
  13. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
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    Sep 21, 2002
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sure. For a bunch of middle east oil barrons.
     
  14. Mstr. Baitor

    Mstr. Baitor Member

    Dec 14, 2005
    That makes more sense now...

    I was all in in the beggining, so we give this another go or what?
     
  15. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 21, 2002
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So here is the current order with tighresghost placed in the order and all caught up

    1. GringoTex
    2. Iceblink
    3. redcard816
    4. Matt in the Hat
    5. YankHibee
    6. folha
    7. Sachsen
    8. Alberto
    9. pvan4
    10. dmar
    11. Tigersghost

    I think we are back to the beginning. Gringo is up. I will PM him to get the ball rolling. Please PM the next participant after your turn.

    Whoever needs to make up works (I don't think there are any), please post your multiple works in this round.
     
  16. GringoTex

    GringoTex Member

    Aug 22, 2001
    1301 miles de Texas
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Bolivia
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    "Los Borrachos" by Velasuez
     
  17. Iceblink

    Iceblink Member

    Oct 11, 1999
    Chicago
    Club:
    Ipswich Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Didn't realize we had started again. Looks like I'm up.

    Can someone with some time make a big board so we can keep track?

    I have to check the thread to remember what I already picked. Be back soon.
     
  18. Iceblink

    Iceblink Member

    Oct 11, 1999
    Chicago
    Club:
    Ipswich Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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    Renoir - On the Terrace

    I can't help picking so many things from the Art Institute of Chicago. It's a phenomenal museum!
     
  19. Bonnie Lass

    Bonnie Lass Moderator
    Staff Member

    Lyon
    Norway
    Oct 20, 2000
    Up top
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Artist: Robert Mapplethorpe
    Title: Self-portrait, 1989:
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    I chose this because A.) I love Mapplethorpe. He was the first photographer I ever fell in love with. Actually, the first artist I ever fell in love with. B.) I like this particular portrait of him because while he was viewed as all sorts of evil things, he had this soft, almost fragile side. and C.) This was G-rated, and having to surf for Mapplethorpe photos at work is tricksy-tricksy.
     
  20. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
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    Sep 21, 2002
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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    Familia (1989)
    Fernando Botero
     
  21. Bonnie Lass

    Bonnie Lass Moderator
    Staff Member

    Lyon
    Norway
    Oct 20, 2000
    Up top
    Club:
    Olympique Lyonnais
    Ahhhhh. I see there is another 'Chubby Ones' fan in this thread.
     
  22. Iceblink

    Iceblink Member

    Oct 11, 1999
    Chicago
    Club:
    Ipswich Town FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Time to skip some people and continue.

    Have people been PMing the next up?
     
  23. Alberto

    Alberto Member+

    Feb 28, 2000
    Northern, New Jersey
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Come now be serious, of course not if they were we would have finished this two months ago.
     
  24. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 21, 2002
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I pmed yankhibee. Nada
     
  25. Mstr. Baitor

    Mstr. Baitor Member

    Dec 14, 2005
    Well lets skip him...

    On to the next poster.
     

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