Who are your favorite artists and why?

OK, I am just looking at fantasy artwork photos and putting ones I like here at the moment....


I love looking at paintings....

 

Richard Serra. Large scale steel sculpture. Stark simplicity and overwhelming sense of perspective and presence.

Architects:

Norman Foster. The embodiment of the cutting edge even though he's pushing 90. Such a fiery passion solving any problem. Designed the new Apple campus which is just amazing.

Steven Holl. Always keeps it fresh and looks at every project with new eyes.

Peter Zumthor. Beautiful simplicity and the belief that instead of trying to be extraordinary, work to be typical. "Make it typical, then it will become special." The tree: "Nothing special, incredibly powerful."

 

Monet was my first thought when I saw the title of the thread. However, I have to say Jackson Pollack, because I used to be a night persn and he's good at portraying denizens

 

on a Windows 7 computer just keep hitting CTRL - until it fits - or CTRL + to expand your screen

I imagine it works for various other iterations of windows as well

 

All-time favorite in any medium is Dale Chilhuly and his incredible stained glass work.

For painters........Wasily Kadinsky...Paul Rothko....Van Gogh...Bacon...and some of William Blake's work.


http://www.chihuly.com/

 

When I was in middle school I saw this painting of "Saturn Devouring His Son" by Spanish artist Francisco Goya. It scared the crap out of me.

Still to this day, I appreciate Goya and his dark interpretation of mythology.

 

What do you make of the Chapman brothers?

Half of their oeuvre is recreating Goya's Disasters of war prints and sketches in as many media as possible. They also buy as many of his prints as possible and draw/paint on them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfvOamchdOM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt-jVRpotIo

 

You really think this American dude has heard of the Chapman brothers?

 

I provided the links to check out in case he wasn't aware of them, as a Goya fan I thought their work would interest him

 

Thank you auto for recommending the Chapman brothers. I spent a couple of hours yesterday watching documentaries and interviews that I found about them, as well as watched the ones you provided. Im very intrigued by their art.

I would've never found the Chapmans if it wasn't for your recommendation. Now I have Goya, Giger, and the Chapman's as my favorite artists.


My thanks again.

 

Mike Mignola, HR Giger

 

Two Followers of Cadmus devoured by a Dragon

By Cornelis van Haarlem, 1588.

In high school, we used this paintings image on the back of the class club door to let other students know that Advanced Dungeons and dragons was in session during free period. Its a painting that reminds me of all the cool gaming we did.

Lots of modules, dice rolling and good times.

 

I like these paintings because they always remind me of a funny movie I watched in my teens, Whoopee Boys (1986)

Francisco Goya


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Sure, I have heard of Kandinsky before. I never did psychedelics, but I like his art. It is almost musical, as you can almost hear his art..... and I love the colors.

 

Not the biggest fan of abstract art. But there are some good ones out there, like Kandinsky. But Marcel Dunchamp, Tracy Emin, Man Ray, Henry Matise, and Jackson Pollock are talentless hacks who I completely despise

 

Speaking of artful talent, the famous pinstriper (cars, motorcycles, etc.) known as Von Dutch comes to mind. A style of pinstiping that is often imitated nowadays.

Very good at his trade, but ornery and a bit quirky with a mind of his own. Lots of stories out there about some of his shenanigans, pretty funny.

My favorite several pages about him is an article in Secrets Magazine, a publication for Ford Model A/B performance enthusiasts.

I believe the story was written as experienced by Dave Williams. Funny stuff