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by anonymous on September 25th, 2006
I don't want to sound big head or anything, but I like my art. Well, if you can call it that.It's sort of inspired by a lady (who I can't remember the name of) who used random things and pieced them together to make some of the most interesting art I have ever seen, so I did a bit of my own. This for instance, is my door (ignore the trousers)
by Perryman on September 25th, 2006
Vincent Van Gogh
You could experience his life and feel his pain by viewing his work. His use of color was brilliant. Through all of the hardships and grunge of his surroundings, he still captured the inner beauty.
by travis bickle on September 24th, 2006
Edward Hopper. I love his depictions of solitude.
by Paper_Doll on December 25th, 2006
by Anonymous too on September 25th, 2006
Claude Monet, the French landscape painter, is my favorite artist. His use of color and light is phenomenal.
by Coheed on December 6th, 2006
Why would someone downrate this? Oh well I put it back at 0. Good question though its hard to choose. I have always been a Dali fan. Escher is a close second.
by carracarra on November 20th, 2006
Salvatore Dali - one of the world greatest "surrealist" artists. Although I too had to ponder the word "artist" - if you meant this particular kind of art or not.
by lady fuschia on September 26th, 2006
Edvard Munch. Almost entirely for the painting "Madonna"
I'd only really seen "The Scream" before (which I do like), but I came across "Madonna" when I was about seventeen and was immediately drawn into it. There's just something about that painting that expresses everything I ever wanted to say in my life and couldn't. About sex and death and life and religion and imagination. It sort of manages to portray ecstasy and agony and rapture all in one image. It reminds me of a crucifixion scene, but is more honest than any crucifix I ever saw.
Its so difficult to tell whether she's in pain or in the throes of orgasm or in a religious rapture or all three. Maybe there's not that much difference.
I write a lot, and it wasn't too long ago that I realised everything I ever wrote comes back to that painting in one way or another.
by gone on September 24th, 2006
Zdzislaw Beksinski
www.beksinski.pl
He was a polish surrealist painter who never titled his works. Grim, disturbing, and post-apocalyptic are some good words for describing the paintings. He was murdered in 2005 by the teenage son of his caretaker.
by Halskiisaklink on December 27th, 2006
Andy Warhol. Because he poked fun at consumerism, and he created the Velvet Underground.
by kitty loves you on November 20th, 2006
M.C.Escher
by lightfly on November 17th, 2006
by ptrask on September 25th, 2006
Pierre-Auguste Renoir. My favorite painting is Dance at Bougival.
by Nulinvoid on September 24th, 2006
My Dad, and Norman Rockwell. I love the way they captured people's personalities. I mean both my Dad and Rockwell.
by Nick21 on December 30th, 2006
Renoir.
by Anonymous on December 23rd, 2006
I have many I like equally well for various reasons. I'll show a few examples, one of which I owned at one time, and two I sold on behalf of the owners.
Botero, E. Degas, J.G. Brown, Guy Wiggins, Martin Heade, Norman Rockwell, T. Lautrec, Wm. Bradford.
by Anonymous on December 23rd, 2006
Jackson Pollock
by ByzantineAngel on December 20th, 2006
Art plays such an important role in my life that when I can look upon the artists work on my list, I feel such joy. This is the short list.
Grk. & Roman Classical & Neoclassical sculpture.
Orazio & Artemisia Gentleschi
Angelica Kauffman
Thomas Gainsborough
Joshua Reynolds
E.-L. Vigee-Lebrun
J.-L. David
J.-H. Fragonard
K.D. Friedrich
W.A. Bouguereau
J.M. Whistler
E. Burne-Jones
Fredrick Leighton
Evelyn de Morgan
Gabriele Munter
Childe Hassam
P. Bonnard
E. Vuillard
Klimt
Egon Schiele
O. Kokoschka
Bridget Riley
Julian Opie
Damian Hirst
Jenny Holzer
by seamonkey on July 14th, 2008
I love Rene Magritte http://www.historyofpainters.com/magritte.htm
by romelang1 on January 3rd, 2007
Paul Klee.
by blessings on January 2nd, 2007
Edward Hopper. Evocative American landscape and seascape paintings. From 'Route 6' to 'Jo Painting', Hopper was one of the first to break the 'law' of romanticizing the subject. He started as an illustrator, and worked well in various mediums.
Nighthawks is likely his most famous because of how it has been turned into a pop icon by inserting Bogie, Monroe, and Elvis in the diner. But his work goes beyond that to a varied collection of urban and rural scenes. He captured the mood of the depression in his solitary and often bleak cityscapes, and gave hope with his landscapes of common views from different angles, often accentuating the interplay of light and shadow.
The four works below, Lighthouse Hill (the subject of 4 of his paintings), Monhegan Landscape, Evening Wind, and Corn Hill are examples of his less known, though equally accomplished, works.
by trouble54 on November 22nd, 2006
I love Bosch. Other notables inlcude Dali, Degas, Michelangelo, Klimt, Cezanne
by Azraff on November 20th, 2006
Freida Kahlo, Salvidor Dali.
by jt007m on November 19th, 2006
I'm a hugh Van Gogh fan...
by Mr. McClister on November 5th, 2006
Well, the artist is unknown but my favorite piece of art is called Laocoon. It is a kind of homoerotic piece (to quote my previous art history professor) from ancient Greece. The sculpture is based on the tale of the Trojan priest who was going to warn the Trojans about the Greeks hiding out when Posiedon snatch him and his sons back into the sea.
by Sunblynd 5.0 on November 5th, 2006
Salvador Dali... The Hallucinogenic Toreador, 1970 is my fave of his works. I invite you to visit a virtual tour; http://www.virtualdali.com
Oh...and I almost forgot, H.R. Giger, he created the Alien for the Alien movie series, be prepared for some amazing and disturbing stuff; http://www.giger.com/
by RFlagg on October 20th, 2006
I like my own art.
I do photograpghy, and odd patchworks of junk some would call sculpture some of it turns out downright awesome.
by poke64 on September 25th, 2006
René Magritte
Amazing, you should really watch it! The greatest surrealist painter.
by Jenn GO Brewers on May 31st, 2009
Wow! That's is incredibly cool! How does he do that? Simply amazing. I can't top that one with someone else. I wish he'd come and paint the pavement here, I love to see his work close up.
by KiloWattKid on October 27th, 2007
Yeah, Gustav is pretty good.
by Perfect Dark on September 28th, 2007
Luis Royo. He creates fantasy art. He is one of the best. A lot of his work appears in his calendars, posters and in Heavy Metal magazine.
by John. on February 17th, 2007
George Gittoes.
Australian painter and film maker.
by Anonymoose on January 3rd, 2007
I like the "old" painters: Van Gogh, Da Vinci, Monet, etc.
Of course I do like Thomas Kinkaid's works too. Very beautiful stuff.
by Nom de guerre on January 2nd, 2007
Walter Anderson: http://www.walterandersonmuseum.org/
by germaster on January 2nd, 2007
R.S. Connet
by rockerking on January 2nd, 2007
Vincent Van Gogh
he had real personality.
by Anonymous on January 2nd, 2007
Degas. I love his "Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer."
by curiousKristy on January 2nd, 2007
I like Van Gogh, Jackson Pollock and Wassily Kandinsky.
Can you guess which ones painted which?
by AuntFanny on January 2nd, 2007
My favorite artist is Thomas Kincaid. I think he just paints the prettiest pictures. They are so uplifting to me. I don't have any of his actual paintings, but I usually get one of his calendars every year. When I feel life weighing down on my old bones I look at those pictures and imagine a place of beauty and tranquility and then I feel more at peace.
by Krozabeeep on January 2nd, 2007
Many of my faves already appear in these answers. So, to expand the horizon a bit, I'm going to answer who my favorite contemporary living artist is... painter Tom DePree. Though still somewhat unknown, (even though he has sold over 2000 paintings in the last 20 years, in venues around the globe) of all of the artists I've represented in my gallery over the last 12 years, his work has been consistently excellent and has always had the broadest appeal to both serious art collectors and to the public in general. I'd say the appeal is because of the strong narrative yet enigmatic content of the work coupled with a strong expressionistic painting style. see more at http://www.tomdepree.com.
by Firebrand on January 2nd, 2007
Nicholaus Poisson .....French Artist painted The judgement of Soloman
Degas for his depictations of ballerinas
by hushrie on December 29th, 2006
Well, I have always been a fan of the POINTILISTS and the IMPRESSIONISTS and all of their works; but if I were to specify one artist who, for me, is very gifted, I'd say it has to be PABLO PICASSO. Sorry, I know it's so ironic, considering that he isn't one of those I've mentioned above, because he was a CUBISM Artist. I really don't why, but I think he's a genius. For me, he has revolutionized the world of ART in a lot of ways..... :)
by iiNSANE on December 25th, 2006
Gerard Way, lead singer of My Chemical Romance. He went to art school and now designs the covers for the band's CDs. Plus, beginning to mid 2007, he is releasing a comic book he created. YAY!
by FreshApples on December 20th, 2006
Leonardo da vinci
by Mr. McClister on December 6th, 2006
hmmm..
Otto Dix
Phidias
Praxiteles
Michealangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
by Geekette on November 22nd, 2006
Stacy DuPree, Salvador Dali, and Rene Magritte (pictures in that order)
Stacy DuPree also happens to be a fantastic singer and musician in the band Eisley.
by Mrs.Dufresne on November 22nd, 2006
Gilbert Williams, Alex Grey, Mark Ryden, Daniel Keplinger, Salvador Dali
by The Account Formerly Known As Peyton on November 20th, 2006
Tim Burton
by jangobean on November 20th, 2006
William Holman Hunt
Turner
Waterhouse
by MyKinKStar on September 26th, 2006
Olivia De Berardinis! She's a modern day glamour or pin-up artist. Her work is similar to that of what Alberto Vargas or George Petty did years ago, back when I fell in love with the art.
I have all kinds of stuff with Olivia's artwork, including books, cards, and signed posters. I have a couple of signed, museum framed, original lithographs too. I wish I could afford more, but then I'd need a bigger place to hang them!
Learn more about Olivia on EOlivia.com: http://www.eolivia.com/store/scripts/artist.asp
Can anyone clarify what the 'maxim of Caesar' may refer to. I have my own ideas but clutching at straws to put it into context.
by Scotslass on November 16th, 2011
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How did Courbet influence Picasso's cubism ideas?
by Marguerite on November 18th, 2011
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Does anyone know the painting I'm describing? Center is a girl, likely native Mexican, braided hair, dark blue background?
by compactdisc on November 30th, 2011
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I can only draw and make decent art when I'm at home. Should I even bother with taking classes and possibly starting a career in art?
by Death Note57 on November 20th, 2011
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If you were a body artist, who would you like to paint?
by Brainboy on October 24th, 2011
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Nice door!
by travis bickle on September 25th, 2006
I looked at the trousers as a part of the masterpiece. Maybe you should, too. lol.
by donovan reynolds. on September 25th, 2006
Like bricolage? There are writers who do that- just cut up random bits of other stuff and make it into a poem. Its a bit mad. Someone made a poem out of a prison rule book once.
by lady fuschia on September 26th, 2006
That sounds cool! And yeah, the trousers have been on there for three months, maybe they should be!
by anonymous on September 26th, 2006
Cool, it's like Psycho scrapbooking.
by RFlagg on October 20th, 2006
You should see my books, and my wall, and my folders.... Theres a lot of it!
by anonymous on October 21st, 2006
I djust don't have enough odd stuff to pin up.
by RFlagg on October 24th, 2006
That's excellent! I love the texture of it!
by tripwire on November 17th, 2006
Your not big headed at all. You should be proud of your own work and keep on exploring this medium. The best of luck to you and your art.
by ByzantineAngel on December 20th, 2006
It is good to be proud of your accomplishments. Keep at it and never give up, especially if it is something you enjoy doing.
by AuntFanny on January 2nd, 2007