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I thought this would be a nice topic to complement the "Now Reading" thread. Post here your thoughts about your favourite works of art, and present them to the others. It would be nice to provide a picture of the work as well.
A little note: This thread is about visual art, which, in turn, is defined by paintings, sculptures and architecture. Carvings, mosaics, (artful) photographs and the like are also accepted. Conceptional art should be a borderline: Works by Christo or Andy Goldsworthy are welcomed, but please try to keep away from dubious art projects such as the one where a guy went through the city kicking an empty cardboard box.
Also, in these frames, anything is welcome. If you feel you must point out how great the Mona Lisa is, do it. On the other hand, I ask you to try and point out artworks which may not be known to many people, so they get exposed to a broader public.
A final plea: Try to resist the temptation to post album covers and the likes. We all know how great the Powerslave cover is, but that just isn't the subject of the thread.
I will start out by posting a work of one of my favourite painters, William Turner. I hope you all have heard of him, as he is one of the most prominent representatives of impressionism. While most of his works are stunning to look at, this one was stuck in my head for years:
[img src=\'http://www.literatura.hu/lexikon/images/williamturnersnwstorm.jpg\' border=\'0\' alt=\'user posted image\' /]
Art and artists are always surrounded with myths and legends, some true, some not. About this particular painting, I was told Turner had bound himself to a mast of a ship during a storm and later made the painting out of memory.
As you can see, the painting is not very realistic to the detail. Other paintings of ships and storms will show you every drop of water on a plank. But show me one painting that captures a storm so dramatically and, in its way, realistic as this one.
I'm looking forward to people's posts here.
[Edited to find a proper picture]
A little note: This thread is about visual art, which, in turn, is defined by paintings, sculptures and architecture. Carvings, mosaics, (artful) photographs and the like are also accepted. Conceptional art should be a borderline: Works by Christo or Andy Goldsworthy are welcomed, but please try to keep away from dubious art projects such as the one where a guy went through the city kicking an empty cardboard box.
Also, in these frames, anything is welcome. If you feel you must point out how great the Mona Lisa is, do it. On the other hand, I ask you to try and point out artworks which may not be known to many people, so they get exposed to a broader public.
A final plea: Try to resist the temptation to post album covers and the likes. We all know how great the Powerslave cover is, but that just isn't the subject of the thread.
I will start out by posting a work of one of my favourite painters, William Turner. I hope you all have heard of him, as he is one of the most prominent representatives of impressionism. While most of his works are stunning to look at, this one was stuck in my head for years:
[img src=\'http://www.literatura.hu/lexikon/images/williamturnersnwstorm.jpg\' border=\'0\' alt=\'user posted image\' /]
Art and artists are always surrounded with myths and legends, some true, some not. About this particular painting, I was told Turner had bound himself to a mast of a ship during a storm and later made the painting out of memory.
As you can see, the painting is not very realistic to the detail. Other paintings of ships and storms will show you every drop of water on a plank. But show me one painting that captures a storm so dramatically and, in its way, realistic as this one.
I'm looking forward to people's posts here.
[Edited to find a proper picture]