I present you the greatest piece of art

[9erempiree]

My way to inspire many on here, since many know that I am a Renaissance Man, I like to share this with you.

The greatest piece of art work in history.
http://mydailyartdisplay.files.wordp...pg?w=640&h=750

As an intellectual, I will love to hear everyone's thought on this great piece.

http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/Images/110images/sl14_images/velazquez_lasmeninas_large.jpg

[IamRAMBO24]

As another renaissance man I'm pretty sure what is behind that broken link is definitely the greatest work of art.

[ArbitraryWater]

As another renaissance man I'm pretty sure what is behind that broken link is definitely the greatest work of art.

:oldlol:

[FrobeShaw]

As another renaissance man I'm pretty sure what is behind that broken link is definitely the greatest work of art.
:roll:

[nathanjizzle]

paintings dont impress me. http://oi59.tinypic.com/9ggfmd.jpg

[9erempiree]

paintings dont impress me. http://oi59.tinypic.com/9ggfmd.jpg

La Pieta

http://www.christusrex.org/www1/citta/0w-Pieta.jpg

[nathanjizzle]

La Pieta

http://www.christusrex.org/www1/citta/0w-Pieta.jpg
:bowdown:

[Myth]

As an intellectual, I will love to hear everyone's thought on this great piece.

http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/Images/110images/sl14_images/velazquez_lasmeninas_large.jpg

That is a forgery. The original is not pixelated. You've been duped.

[gigantes]

My way to inspire many on here, since many know that I am a Renaissance Man, I like to share this with you.

The greatest piece of art work in history.
http://mydailyartdisplay.files.wordp...pg?w=640&h=750

As an intellectual, I will love to hear everyone's thought on this great piece
meh. i'm aware of your mental problems, and they're just not that big of a deal to me.
you are bound to get help, either way... all good.

btw-- cain kicks diego's ass nine rolls out of ten,
that's coming from an artist and MMA fan both. :rockon:

[9erempiree]

That is a forgery. The original is not pixelated. You've been duped.

:facepalm

The point I am expressing is not the brush strokes or the technique. Duped? Original one is worth millions or priceless.

I am merely appreciating this piece of work, very beautiful by the way, more so, on what it represents.

I am not going to spoil it but you can enjoy it with your beverage of choice.

:cheers:

[Bless Mathews]

That is a forgery. The original is not pixelated. You've been duped.
Slayed.


Op is most slayed in message board history.

[9erempiree]

Rembrandt...Night Watch....this piece probably destroyed his career.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/The_Nightwatch_by_Rembrandt.jpg

[gigantes]

actually i love how you are bringing a little bit of light upon these masterpieces.

sorry for my rudeness.

[gigantes]

Slayed.

Op is most slayed in message board history.
well i'm ready to perform your brain transplant when
you have 30m

[9erempiree]

Last but not least...Arnolfini Wedding dates back to 1400's by Jan Van Eyck. I am going to show a smaller scale version. The real version isn't all that big. Notice the mirror in the center of the room.

http://www.arthistoryspot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/jan-van-eyck-the-arnolfini-marriage.jpg

Here is a closer shot of the mirror...notice the painter and others. Pure genius.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/The_Arnolfini_Portrait,_d%C3%A9tail_(2).jpg

[Bless Mathews]

[QUOTE=gigantes]well i'm ready to perform your brain transplant when
you have 30m

[9erempiree]

Here is the breakdown why this piece is so great. Let me remind you Diego Velazquez did this painting in 1656. Most art at that time was an artists' representation of something. What makes this piece so great is that it doesn't represent the artist's view.

The patrons in that picture are not the subjects. You and I are the subjects, more specifically, the King and Queen are the subjects.

1. The artist in that painting is Diego Velazquez himself.
2. The patrons in the painting are the kids of the King and Queen, friends of kids, babysitters and dog.
3. That is the King's guard standing out by the door.
4. Notice the mirror in the room, that is a reflection of the King and Queen.
5. We are the subject, the viewer of Velazquez, through the eyes of the King or Queen

http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/Images/110images/sl14_images/velazquez_lasmeninas_large.jpg

[gigantes]

I don't need no brain transplant cuz.
sorry, mate. i was in a sketchy mood last night.
probably i needed a brain transplant myself.



Here is the breakdown why this piece is so great. Let me remind you Diego Velazquez did this painting in 1656. Most art at that time was an artists' representation of something. What makes this piece so great is that it doesn't represent the artist's view.

The patrons in that picture are not the subjects. You and I are the subjects, more specifically, the King and Queen are the subjects.

1. The artist in that painting is Diego Velazquez himself.
2. The patrons in the painting are the kids of the King and Queen, friends of kids, babysitters and dog.
3. That is the King's guard standing out by the door.
4. Notice the mirror in the room, that is a reflection of the King and Queen.
5. We are the subject, the viewer of Velazquez, through the eyes of the King or Queen

http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/Images/110images/sl14_images/velazquez_lasmeninas_large.jpg
that use of the mirror is brilliant. i do remember this piece from long ago... i think my middle school english and art teachers lingered on it.

the big thing that really hits me on reviewing it is all that negative space above the subjects. more than just figures being placed in symbolic positions, like the doorway for example.

it would have been one thing if the upper space was dramatic... starry or something... but diego clearly made it huge, vacuous, boring, yawning. all things being equal, that would indicate revenge to me.

for example, he could have recreated the far paintings in loving detail, but chose to merge them in to the void of empty brown-space. not to mention, look at his expression. it suggests that he was not thrilled with this commission at all.

[9erempiree]

sorry, mate. i was in a sketchy mood last night.
probably i needed a brain transplant myself.



that use of the mirror is brilliant. i do remember this piece from long ago... i think my middle school english and art teachers lingered on it.

the big thing that really hits me on reviewing it is all that negative space above the subjects. more than just figures being placed in symbolic positions, like the doorway for example.

it would have been one thing if the upper space was dramatic... starry or something... but diego clearly made it huge, vacuous, boring, yawning. all things being equal, that would indicate revenge to me.

for example, he could have recreated the far paintings in loving detail, but chose to merge them in to the void of empty brown-space. not to mention, look at his expression. it suggests that he was not thrilled with this commission at all.

:applause:

You are an intellectual whether you know it or not.

[Lebowsky]

I love renaissance art work, rep for op. :applause:
Such a shame Velazquez wasn't part of it.

[Jailblazers7]

sorry, mate. i was in a sketchy mood last night.
probably i needed a brain transplant myself.



that use of the mirror is brilliant. i do remember this piece from long ago... i think my middle school english and art teachers lingered on it.

the big thing that really hits me on reviewing it is all that negative space above the subjects. more than just figures being placed in symbolic positions, like the doorway for example.

it would have been one thing if the upper space was dramatic... starry or something... but diego clearly made it huge, vacuous, boring, yawning. all things being equal, that would indicate revenge to me.

for example, he could have recreated the far paintings in loving detail, but chose to merge them in to the void of empty brown-space. not to mention, look at his expression. it suggests that he was not thrilled with this commission at all.

Yeah, he could be doing it to make a statement about his benefactors. Maybe he felt that they didn't appreciate his genius and that his art was just a decoration on the wall to them. It also could just be a simple contrast to draw attention to the foreground and the doorway. Detail on the paintings in the back might have made the painting too busy and distracted from the intended focus.

sidenote - is this the original breaking of the "4th wall?"

[9erempiree]

Yeah, he could be doing it to make a statement about his benefactors. Maybe he felt that they didn't appreciate his genius and that his art was just a decoration on the wall to them. It also could just be a simple contrast to draw attention to the foreground and the doorway. Detail on the paintings in the back might have made the painting too busy and distracted from the intended focus.

sidenote - is this the original breaking of the "4th wall?"

:pimp:

[Bandito]

TP don't know about art :(

[gigantes]

haha, thx 9er. let's not forget i'm a dumbass as well.


Yeah, he could be doing it to make a statement about his benefactors. Maybe he felt that they didn't appreciate his genius and that his art was just a decoration on the wall to them. It also could just be a simple contrast to draw attention to the foreground and the doorway. Detail on the paintings in the back might have made the painting too busy and distracted from the intended focus.

sidenote - is this the original breaking of the "4th wall?"
interesting comments. i think the telltales are his face and just how vast the upper space is. i mean, it makes sense to draw attention to the foreground -up to a certain point- but he practically adds a second painting of sheer nothingness above. haha, what a rascal.

also, few self-respecting artists are happy about having to cram so many subjects in to a single composition. again, i suspect that it seemed farcical to him... altho he displayed a lot of invention in gitting er done.

of course i could still be mistaken on some pts. sometimes there are movements which hold sway that have their own crazy internal logic. :P

[Go Getter]

My way to inspire many on here, since many know that I am a Renaissance Man, I like to share this with you.

The greatest piece of art work in history.
http://mydailyartdisplay.files.wordp...pg?w=640&h=750

As an intellectual, I will love to hear everyone's thought on this great piece.

http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/Images/110images/sl14_images/velazquez_lasmeninas_large.jpg


We studied this in an Art History class I took. Who is the subject? What is going on? Are we "in" the painting in the middle or are we "breaking the fourth wall?"

I tend to gravitate towards sculptures when I think of the greatest pieces of art in history but I would not argue with someone who chose this work. It's masterful.

[travelingman]

OP is an accomplished artist himself. Let's take a look at some of his self-portraits. First, a self-portrait from his golden age of artistry:
http://troopcarepack.com/product_images/y/866/toiletpaper__17936_zoom.jpg

He also reflects on the psychological wear brought about by consistently high expectations with regards to his artistic output and the degradation that arose from conflicting thoughts of commercialism and artistic freedom in this self-portrait from his later years:
http://blu.stb.s-msn.com/i/8B/74315658790A3FDB7D8E9A2A46E5.jpg

[9erempiree]

Thomas Eakins, was an American. Realism artist. He was a hardcore realist and was the head of the Pennsylvania Academy till he was fired for allowing students to do nude paintings.

Here is one of my favorites, The Agnew Clinic, 1889.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Thomas_Eakins%2C_The_Agnew_Clinic_1889.jpg/800px-Thomas_Eakins%2C_The_Agnew_Clinic_1889.jpg

[travelingman]

Thomas Eakins, was an American. Realism artist.

What kind of new age punctuation is this that you have concocted?

[East_Stone_Ya]

http://uploads5.wikiart.org/images/marc-chagall/self-portrait-with-seven-digits-autoportrait-1913.jpg!Portrait.jpg

[9erempiree]

http://uploads5.wikiart.org/images/marc-chagall/self-portrait-with-seven-digits-autoportrait-1913.jpg!Portrait.jpg

Not feeling it. I don't like weird shit. Composition is pretty good though.

[East_Stone_Ya]

Not feeling it. I don't like weird shit. Composition is pretty good though.

I'ts because you didn't focus enough

[gigantes]

http://uploads5.wikiart.org/images/marc-chagall/self-portrait-with-seven-digits-autoportrait-1913.jpg!Portrait.jpg
repped. i love chagall.



there is a painter around here that sort of takes inspiration from chagall's color-sense and van gogh's layouts and presents them in a folksy / homey way. women tend to love 'em, in any case.


http://vierow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Cassarole.jpg

[ZeN]

http://parkstoneinternational.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/28.jpg

[NumberSix]

Bouguereau >

[9erempiree]

Bouguereau >

Great skill, technique and composition but too bad he is famous for only his nudes.

[9erempiree]

You guys like nudes? Here is an exotic piece called The Turkish Bath by Jean Auguste Dominque Ingres. This was during a time when Eastern culture was considered exotic and so were the women. This is his interpretation of a bath.
The Turkish Bath, 1862
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Le_Bain_Turc%2C_by_Jean_Auguste_Dominique_Ingres%2 C_from_C2RMF_edit.jpg/640px-Le_Bain_Turc%2C_by_Jean_Auguste_Dominique_Ingres%2 C_from_C2RMF_edit.jpg

[9erempiree]

Paintings are cool and all but I am more of a fan of design and architecture. If I wasn't doing what I am doing and got to be 18 again. I would have become an architect.

Architects are the most respected career in the world.

[gigantes]

as an artist-writer coming from a family of dr's, i might quibble upon that, mate.


but not upon yummy pale female flesh. is nice. :cheers:

[9erempiree]

During the pre-modern days of art, the center of the art world was in France. One man changed that and relocated the center of the art world as we approached Modernism. This man brought the world to New York City.

Everyone during this time were following what was going on in NYC and the popularity of Jazz helped this period of Renaissance in New York.

His name is Jackson Pollock. Pollock was and an abstract-expressionist and his style was called "action painting."
http://a5.files.biography.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_80,w_630/MTE5NTU2MzE2MzQ3NDY3Mjc1.jpg

Here is one of his famous pieces that fetched for $140 million. Painting is called Mural (1943). Way ahead of his time.
http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/at/at140304up_close_and_persona/at140304bb.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6MELQvId4PA/UikFQS8Ed0I/AAAAAAAAAF0/yC9Fe54A3b0/s1600/Pollock_withTL&AP.jpg
http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/pollock/images/mural.jpg

[ROCSteady]

I should rep Zen for posting a Bosch but that shit stretchin the page too damn much lol

[9erempiree]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Roy_Lichtenstein.jpg/266px-Roy_Lichtenstein.jpg
http://weblogs.clarin.com/data/itinerarte/archives/42mural02.jpg
http://mypad.northampton.ac.uk/tracybosworth/files/2013/09/Whaam-by-Roy-Lichtenstein-010-19mvonv.jpg
Roy Lichtenstein is one of my favorites. He was ahead of his time and work from the 60's is my favorite modern time period. His genre? Pop Art.

I prefer him over the likes of Warhol. You guys have probably seen his work. Ahead of his time and his prints are used in modern deco.

You guys will recognize these.
http://uploads8.wikiart.org/images/roy-lichtenstein/blam-1962(1).jpg
http://www.christies.com/LotFinderImages/D59461/d5946119x.jpg

GOAT goating GOAT.

[Nick Young]

My way to inspire many on here, since many know that I am a Renaissance Man, I like to share this with you.

The greatest piece of art work in history.
http://mydailyartdisplay.files.wordp...pg?w=640&h=750

As an intellectual, I will love to hear everyone's thought on this great piece.

http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/Images/110images/sl14_images/velazquez_lasmeninas_large.jpg

I agree wholeheartedly. Las Meninas. What a genius composition.

Velasquez, El Greco and Rembrandt are the three GOATs of painting.
In terms of technique, skill and mastery of craft, Velasquez is the undisputed GOAT.


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0rRR8H4077c/UfhvPVMhfwI/AAAAAAAAN_c/AdhjRLDGkzc/s1600/207+1+Entierro+del+Conde+de+Orgaz+-+Conjunto.jpg
El Entierrro del Conde Orgaz
Love this guy's use of colors and creativity.