Was first exposed to ART in a song by Don McClean "Vincent" and loves Van Gough as an Artist for his style, like Dali and Dadaism as well... My absolute favorite designer will have to be Warhol!!!

Forgot one favorite - the soft sculptures by Oldenberg, especially the cake.

Originally Posted by abitobling

I am drawn to modern art, and my favorite is Starry Night, Van Gogh, which I see has been posted already! I also love Pollock's drip paintings, especially the huge one at the Museum of Modern Art. And Rauschenberg and de Kooning I like a lot, too.

I posted this in The meaning of this song thread but felt it belonged here, too:

Speaking of the juxtaposition of sex and religion, I remember taking a Philosophy of Beauty class in college.

One of the pieces we talked about was Ecstacy of St. Teresa by Gianlorenzo Bernini.




I got this information from my textbook: Arts & Ideas by William Flemming

pp. 388 - 390:

. . . Bernini portrays Teresa in a state of ecstacy. In her autobiography she describes a bright angel, face aflame, who appeared to her in a vision.

As she describes it:

In his hands I saw a great golden spear, and at the iron tip there appeared to be a point of fire. This he plunged into my heart several times so that it penetrated to my entrails. When he pulled it out, I felt he took them with it, and left me utterly consumed by the great love of God. The pain was so severe that it made me utter several moans. The sweetness caused by the intense pain is so extreme that one cannot possibly wish it to cease, nor is one's soul then content with anything but God . . . So gentle was this wooing which takes place between God and the soul . . .

A great thread - I love Picasso's weeping woman, Van Gogh's starry night, most of Bridget Riley's work and a squillion other pieces I can't remember now . . .

DOn;t know if these have been posted but I LOVE these:

more Andrew Wyeth...

This one is called "The Intruder"... its sort of creepy... who is the Intruder if not the dog? Its so dark... theres SOMETHING there.. the dog sees it..

Originally Posted by kattiepie

harley.com/art/abstract-art/images/%28vangogh%29-irises.jpg

My favorite too.

also

The portrait of Madame Allan Bott by Tamara De Lempicka




Wassily Kandinsky, Composition VIII




Woman at the Window by Salvador Dalí

Originally Posted by lily25

My favorite too. also The portrait of Madame Allan Bott by Tamara De Lempicka http://forum.purseblog.com/attachmen...1&d=1233314908

I had a calendar of her paintings in 07. That one is particularly great!

Originally Posted by Tangerine

I had a calendar of her paintings in 07. That one is particularly great!

I've seen it up close (as well as the rest of her paintings) in Tate Modern and I was like wwwwoooooowww!!!!
Can you believe most of her paintings are owned by Madonna?

da vinci's mona lisa.

you have to see it in person to get the full experience. it is creepy. in a good-mystical way lol

Pablo Picasso's Girl Before a Mirror from 1932.

One of my faves is "Birth of Venus" by Botticelli (see my avatar).

Ophelia Drowning by Paul Steck

One that I can think of right now: Dr. Seuss "Flower Fish".

Originally Posted by Tangerine

DOn;t know if these have been posted but I LOVE these: http://i541.photobucket.com/albums/g...tinasworld.jpg

That's fascinating