Art (Contemporary and Otherwise)

[endersgame]

john currin

hell of a draftsman:

no, this guy is...

[Servo2000]

yeah, sort of...

They've got pretty similar pre-occupations it seems in what techniques they choose to borrow from 'the masters' and it's especially apparent in that earlier image. Here, perhaps not so much.

[diamonds]

[klangspiel]

rolf julius - one of the greatest and certainly a pioneer since the 1970s. here are some pieces by him. somewhat pointless without the sound element which is central to his work. still nice though on a visual level.

[droogist]

what ever happened to thomas demand?

Happened to him...? He's got a big show at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin atm (actually it should be closing soon). The image you posted is one of my favorites from him, too.

[laika]

laika, it's keisen tomita.
cherry blossoms on a moonlit night.
there is a traditional custom to enjoy the bewitchment of the blossoms at night.
so it was illuminated with bonfire since electric lights would not be easily available those days (1932).
it's so scarily beautiful with the pale pink that it is sometimes said to be absorbing human blood from around the root. also there are not a few legends about cherry blossoms.
the tree in the pic below is about 1000 years old. some might see some kind of deity in it. many would personify it in some way or other at least.
in fact, when I see the blossoms in this great mass, I cannot help thinking the tree has its expression as if it had its will to blossom, which was different from just a simple physical-chemical drive.
I guess that's part of why cherry blossoms become a theme from time to time.

Form incarnate in every sense of the word.
thank you for the beautiful explanation.

[endersgame]

Happened to him...? He's got a big show at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin atm (actually it should be closing soon). The image you posted is one of my favorites from him, too.

huh, i never heard much about him after his retrospective in moma.
have you seen the show in berlin? i checked the website briefly and it seemed like old work.

another one of my favourites..

[Dropt]

Otto Dix will always be my favourite though.

[hommedeguerre]

I really enjoy these three:

[galia]

gorgeous

[hommedeguerre]

It's so good in person too!

[endersgame]

^^, a.f. vandevorst piano?

[Nullsleep]

Gustav Metzger, Acid action painting, 1961, nylon, hydrochloric acid, metal.

Dimensions: Height 7’, Length 12’ 6”, Depth 6’

Technique: 3 nylon canvases colored white, black, and red are arranged behind each other, in this order. Acid is painted, flung and sprayed onto the nylon which corrodes at point of contact within 15 seconds.

[laughed]

Does anyone know who this artist is?

http://truckandbarter.com/images/dreamse.jpg

it's the kid in the picture. I know this is one of his pieces and the only other thing I can remember is he had Jenny Holzer sign his arm and he has that for a tattoo. he lives in nyc if i remember correctly.

[todestrieb]

Toyen