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Post by sin on May 2, 2013 6:37:17 GMT -8
your ultimate art goal. the acquisition that you could die after you achieved. not a list, not an artist but the one item here is mine  why? Hoppers work leaves me dumbstruck. His palate conveys the tone of the period, the flavor of his experience. Art is about communication to me and Hopper does it in a way that his work seems poetic. Ive spent hours looking at this painting in the national gallery in DC and I never tire of looking at it. I walk directly to it when I go, and I stop again to see it before I leave and I can just sit and sit. Most of Hoppers work does that to me but this one piece is the crown jewel to me. so, sorry for the self indulgence but I am curious to know yours, so please share. |
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Post by highbrow on May 2, 2013 10:04:54 GMT -8
Great post SIN, I am going to have to give this some thought.
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Post by hellosir on May 2, 2013 12:56:35 GMT -8
Great post SIN, I am going to have to give this some thought. My gut reaction is a similar justification along the same lines. Can't wait to follow this thread. Thanks Sin |
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Post by mose on May 2, 2013 16:00:29 GMT -8
I love threads like this. Fantastically difficult, because I do have a 3-way tie.
But, if forced to pick just one, I have to say sorry to Caravaggio and 'The Denial of St. Peter' which is my favorite single painting, apologies also to Cy Twombly magnum opus(IMO), the twelve-canvas 'Lepanto Cycle' which is everything I would want in a contemporary artwork and so much more, and go with:
Richard Serra 'Junction'(shown in the video with 'Cycle' as well)
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Post by oldfartatplay on May 2, 2013 17:33:08 GMT -8
Also at the NGA. Winslow Homer, this along with "Snap the Whip". sin, did you see the Hopper exhibit at the NGA a few years ago? It was truly fantastic! Attachments:
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Post by sin on May 2, 2013 18:21:33 GMT -8
Thank you guys for posting, exacty what I was hoping would happen.
OFP, I didnt get to see the Hopper NGA exhibit. Only found out about it after.
I have seen his work at the Whitney and have considered moving in, sleeping under the benches.
Keep em coming guys. Love where this is going.
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Post by hellosir on May 3, 2013 3:34:52 GMT -8
This question is haunting me...
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Post by ricosg11 on May 3, 2013 4:07:52 GMT -8
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Post by afr1ka on May 3, 2013 7:01:01 GMT -8
great idea for a thread, thinking hard about this one.
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Post by sin on May 3, 2013 8:03:25 GMT -8
Thanks for posting these, made me wiki Rothko and read for a while. Recently visited the Guggenheim for their abstract expressionist exhibition and found it really challenging. While I still don't "get" most of the work from this movement I finally understood what I wasn't getting which to me was a breakthrough of sorts. In contrast some of the contemporary conceptual work I don't "get" and im still not sure what I am not getting. The Rothko wiki really helped as well because his career and the transitions gave the work some context to me that helped me "get" the later work. |
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Post by mose on May 3, 2013 8:12:07 GMT -8
Rothko. I can spend days just staring at MoMA No3/No13. The colors on that one just 'vibrate' in such a unique way. I can't believe how poorly it looks in the link below compared to in-person and lit: www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=79687For learning more about Rothko, his journey from surrealism to the 1940's 'multiforms' up to his mature style in the late 1940's, and finally the very stark 'black paintings' near the end, I would highly recommend buy the catalogue raisonne of the paintings. This epic book, done by the art historian David Anfam, can frequently be found at low as $50. It is easily worth 10x that if not more. I also recommend checking out 'Mark Rothko, Works on paper' by Bonnie Clearwater with Dore Ashton. I got my copy for like $8 used on Amazon.com and have read it countless times. It is very interesting to look at the subtle differences between Rothko on paper and on canvas. |
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Post by sixteenounces on May 3, 2013 18:35:46 GMT -8
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Post by bmerel on May 3, 2013 19:20:00 GMT -8
i would pick a Vladmir Kush piece.. dont know which one yet!
his work is transcendent, beautiful, full of stories and wonder. the detail work he does is magnificent. his ability to capture an idea or dream is just mind-blowing. ANY of his works would be fantastic to stare at on my wall, but i have some of my favorites...and ANY of them would be a white whale to me. will decide soon.
great topic, sin....very difficult task this is!
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Post by onemandown72 on May 4, 2013 9:04:58 GMT -8
I've enjoyed giving this quite some thought. If it was purely a piece of art that has held my attention and drawn me in the list is long (as I'm sure it is for most). Cy Twomblys Untitled in 9 parts amazed and hypnotised me www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/exhibition/cy-twombly/explore-exhibition/cy-twombly-room-10As does Richter's Abstract Painting series currently in Tate Modern (Abstract 726, 809-3 the room with all of the amazing pieces) But for me it is the first piece of art I ever remember seeing and being completely astounded by it. I must have been 5 and I just sat in front of it and was captivated. My mum had taken me to Tate Britain I think. She since told me I sat in front of it and wouldn't stop telling strangers what I could see in it. It isn't a painting I particularly like or dislike now, but one that had a huge effect on my interest in art and the power it has to move you. The last time I saw it (4/5 years ago), whilst the image alone did nothing for me, the experience of standing in front of it generated an incredibly warm feeling of nostalgia, like sparking a connection between the picture and my lifelong love of art. I stood there, immersed in the moment and unaware of everything going on around me. After a short while I rang my mum to thank her for taking me to the gallery all those years ago. And for that reason Braque's Violin is my White Whale  |
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Post by jB on May 4, 2013 9:41:54 GMT -8
There are three artists that got me into loving (and collecting) art, one is banksy and the other two are Os Gemeos. I understand that in this question of a white whale piece and choosing any work, my choice may not seem valid for most, but for me this piece encompasses not only what I love about the twins style, but also transition of their wonderful street work into a gallery setting. So atlas... (please mind the goof standing in this photo, I wanted to step into it, not only because I adore it, but to also try and show the actual scale of the work)  |
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Post by chaserawr on May 4, 2013 10:32:56 GMT -8
Nice one JB, I thought it would be an Os work. I must be pretty realistic when it comes to my most desired piece. This would do it for me.  |
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Post by bmerel on May 4, 2013 10:46:30 GMT -8
i would pick a Vladmir Kush piece.. dont know which one yet! his work is transcendent, beautiful, full of stories and wonder. the detail work he does is magnificent. his ability to capture an idea or dream is just mind-blowing. ANY of his works would be fantastic to stare at on my wall, but i have some of my favorites...and ANY of them would be a white whale to me. will decide soon. great topic, sin....very difficult task this is! I've decided on this Vladmir Kush piece, The Astronomer. For me, what catches my eye and breath, are pieces like this. They evoke a plethora of emotions, feelings and wonder. I could and would happily display this till my last breath and pass this along from generation to generation as a right of passage, in a sense. I live for creativity and always wanting to push the envelope a bit. I guess this would be passed along when my kid (future, hopefully) has displayed their thirst for life and appreciation for the world they live in and all its inhabitants. It wouldnt be something that i'll tell them about, just a surprise when the moment comes.  astronomer by BmErEl, on Flickr |
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Post by afr1ka on May 4, 2013 13:15:42 GMT -8
Such a hard thing to pick. My all time favorite painting is Guernica by Picasso, but that should never be in one persons possession. Pollock, Rothko, Warhol, Goya so many amazing pieces. Ultimately I think it comes down to the artist that made me want to start collecting. Titus Kaphar - Encroaching  |
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Post by outerborough on May 4, 2013 16:39:00 GMT -8
i like that one quite a bit myself ;D Nice one JB, I thought it would be an Os work. I must be pretty realistic when it comes to my most desired piece. This would do it for me. So hard to answer this, but Robert Motherwell would certainly be at the top of my list  |
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Post by jujurocs on May 4, 2013 19:15:37 GMT -8
Robert Williams' Appetite for Destruction painting:  |
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Post by StephenW on May 5, 2013 9:59:58 GMT -8
It's never going to happen, but a boy can dream. ;D van Gogh's "Mulberry Tree," which is part of the collection at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena. I have stood in front of this painting for hours (collectively, of course) admiring the twirls of his brush in the paint. It doesn't look like much in the jpeg, but the texture and depth of the work is mesmerizing.  |
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Post by StephenW on May 5, 2013 10:03:23 GMT -8
There are three artists that got me into loving (and collecting) art, one is banksy and the other two are Os Gemeos. I understand that in this question of a white whale piece and choosing any work, my choice may not seem valid for most, but for me this piece encompasses not only what I love about the twins style, but also transition of their wonderful street work into a gallery setting. So atlas... My favorite Os Gemeos piece! I actually had it photo printed and mounted on board so I could hang it in my bathroom. Never realized it was such a large piece. |
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Post by origo on May 5, 2013 12:24:34 GMT -8
Some great choices, peeps and great thread. Realistic:  Not so much:  |
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Post by harveyn on May 5, 2013 12:52:15 GMT -8
Not happening............  A pipe dream.........  |
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Post by sin on May 5, 2013 12:52:21 GMT -8
Not so much: [/quote] This is beautiful, can you include some details? |
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