Favourite art
Pibbur
your favourite paintings, scultptures etc?
One of mine is Guernica by Pablo Picasso
(http://www.grnica.swinternet.co.uk/). I think this painting really depicts
war.
Others may come later.
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Zac Bond
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> I never much cared for art. I prefer windows to painted scenes,
> bookcases and maps to sculptures. The only art I see these days is
> the wallpaper and icons on my computers. I'm one of those buys who
> buys things based on function not aesthetics.
I have always seen aesthetic value in functionality--especially
complicated control boards. Classic switches, knobs, and dials. The
cockpit of an airplane for example, or classic Star Trek. I don't even
really care if the glowing buttons and humming components actually do
anything but glow and hum; it's neat regardless.
-Ophidian
David & Barbara Schmidt
painting that's really impressed me is "Daniel in the Lion's Den."
Something about the emotion in the faces is very extreme to me.
Only sculpture I enjoy is this obscure guy (can't even recall his name)
in Arkansas (USA), who makes 6 inch long realistic pottery eggs, breaks
them slightly, then inserts baby dragon statues posed like they are in
the process of hatching out. There's a shop that sells his stuff in
Eureka Springs. I have 5 on my living room table--way cool.
Chocolate Breathing Dragon
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Singing Dragon
> Another thread perhaps, this one a bit more serious than usual(?) What are
> your favourite paintings, scultptures etc?
>
> One of mine is Guernica by Pablo Picasso
> (http://www.grnica.swinternet.co.uk/). I think this painting really depicts
> war.
My favourite is Millais' "Chill October". A lot of his paintings are
just amazing - I've never seen any other picture, especially not a
landscape, that was so evocative of a mood as that one.
I like it much more than some of his other more popular paintings, like
his "Ophelia" that you see all over the place.
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/millais/millais_october.jpg.html
(that image of it's a little odd, with that funny line down the
middle...)
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Ashikaga
> Another thread perhaps, this one a bit more serious than usual(?) What are
> your favourite paintings, scultptures etc?
>
> One of mine is Guernica by Pablo Picasso
> (http://www.grnica.swinternet.co.uk/). I think this painting really
depicts
> war.
>
> Others may come later.
I can't think of any on top of my head, but I do like Henry Matisse's stuff.
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Zac Bond
> Hmmm. I wonder if the did any of the later sets? I always liked the
> Gary Seven computer (did you know the network was thinking of spinning
> Gary Seven off as a series?) Anyhow, I always liked the computer
> screen that looks like the Interference screensaver. I should ask him
> if he built that one.
Hmm, is that the wacky console with the spinning black-and-white
pinwheel on it? I loved that one. I remember I bought a copy of the
TOS technical manual just so I could see some pictures of that
particular display several years back. I don't think it had any good
pictures, though :O(
Incidentally, that thing Uhura had to put in her ear I think looked a
bit like a corkscrew and not the least bit comfortable...
As far as real-world electronics go, my favorite at the moment is one of
my dad's old cassette tape decks, complete with LED's everywhere, and a
horizontal console-like design. Actually, they aren't LED's I don't
think. The lights were incandescent bulbs underneath colored plastic.
I'm amazed they have not burnt out. It also features two analog
"bouncing needle" volume displays, probably my favorite part of the
thing.
-Ophidian
Zac Bond
> No, it was, well, like the Interference screensaver you find in Linux
> distros these days. Kind of like some of the Plasma screensavers I've
> seen for windows but not as close. I have a tech manual too.
> Somewhere. Hmmm.
I still think we are talking about the same thing. I think this display
was near the science console and looked kinda like this:
http://sublimity.student.cwru.edu/OST%20Display.gif
At the time I first noticed it, I didn't realize it was an interference
pattern at the time, and I had no clue what the purpose of a spinning
black and white display could be. Hell, it may not have even been B&W,
lol. I would very occasionally get glimpses of it on one of the
up-close shots of spock at his console, I recall.
-Ophidian
Zac Bond
> No, it was, well, like the Interference screensaver you find in Linux
> distros these days. Kind of like some of the Plasma screensavers I've
> seen for windows but not as close. I have a tech manual too.
> Somewhere. Hmmm.
Here is an attractive set of 3D model pictures that looks a lot like the
TOS bridge, and allows some of the particularly interesting displays to
be seen. I'm still eagerly seeking 3D models of the TOS bridge.
There's a very nice Quake II simulation for TNG, I know, but I am not
aware of anything for TOS.
http://www.shipbrook.com/jeff/animas/classj/index.html
-Ophidian
Zac Bond
> No, the one I mean wasn't on the Enterprise. It was in Gary Seven's
> apartment. It was a colorful display not just spinning black and
> white. There was no concentric circle effect. Oh well. Now I've
> forgotten my original point. See what confusing an old man will get
> ya? :)
Oooooohhhhhh.....I have not seen the relevent episode, unfortunately.
I am looking for the relevent images. Apparently Gary Seven is the name
of a gay porn star, so it's pretty tough.
There is a picture of a console "behind the bookcase" here. Is that the
one?
http://www.catspawdynamics.com/ae/images/strip07.jpg
There's also the transport thing here:
http://www.catspawdynamics.com/ae/images/strip05.jpg
I guess it is somewhat sad that I am bored enough to dig up graphics of
an obscure console from a Star Trek episode I have not seen :-P
-Ophidian
Allan Olley
> Another thread perhaps, this one a bit more serious than usual(?) What are
> your favourite paintings, scultptures etc?
Well, I often find that my favorite art work is the one I am looking
at right now.
However one that has always stuck with me is "Nude Descending a
Staircase" by Marcel Duchamph. It is definetly my favourite nude.:)
http://www.beatmuseum.org/duchamp/nude2.html
I like its sense of movement [Read: Yeah baby. Shake it! ;) ] and also
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Lost Dragon
> in Arkansas (USA), who makes 6 inch long realistic pottery eggs, breaks
> them slightly, then inserts baby dragon statues posed like they are in
Hey - I hav one of those too - he comes to Mayfest every year.
I wonder if he has a web page.. Those eggs are way cool. ^_^
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Lost Dragon
> than usual(?) What are your favourite paintings,
> scultptures etc?
Of somewhat recent vintage?
H.R. Geiger's "Space Jockey" tends to play 20 questions
with my mind.
I'm not particularly fascinated by the Aliens movie though.
I also like the ships of Stewart Cowley - found throughout
several Terran Trade Authority books published in the 70's
and 80's.
On more classic fair, I could go on and on and on and
people get bored when I do so I'll stop before I start
this time ;)
Whreky
>
>My, Pibbur, what a big post you have!
>> Another thread perhaps, this one a bit more serious than usual(?) What are
>> your favourite paintings, scultptures etc?
>>
>> One of mine is Guernica by Pablo Picasso
>> (http://www.grnica.swinternet.co.uk/). I think this painting really depicts
>> war.
>
>My favourite is Millais' "Chill October". A lot of his paintings are
>just amazing - I've never seen any other picture, especially not a
>landscape, that was so evocative of a mood as that one.
>
>I like it much more than some of his other more popular paintings, like
>his "Ophelia" that you see all over the place.
>
>http://www.artchive.com/artchive/M/millais/millais_october.jpg.html
>
>(that image of it's a little odd, with that funny line down the
>middle...)
I like landscape paintings best, especially scenic sunsets and such. My wife's
cousin is an accomplished artist that specializes in the "transparent wave" in
seashore settings. He's got a web page here:
www.lorenadams.com
I see he has furthered his career also as a Jimmy Buffett look-alike.
~~O^O~~
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>>
>>http://www.shipbrook.com/jeff/animas/classj/index.html
>
>Those are nice. Hmmm, you know what the Enterprise needed was a
>periscope. Too bad the Enterprise Enterprise doesn't need Archer to
>use one of those prior to launching torpedoes.
>
Or a cup to go with the saucer. Oh, wait - that's Star Wreck!
Great Siberian Dragon
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> Another thread perhaps, this one a bit more serious than usual(?) What are
> your favourite paintings, scultptures etc?
>
> One of mine is Guernica by Pablo Picasso
> (http://www.grnica.swinternet.co.uk/). I think this painting really
depicts
> war.
If I was to name my favourites I'd have to say French Impressionists:
Renoir, Monet, Pisarro, etc. I think their paintings are just so full of
life; Renoir's in particular are so tasty you could almost eat them, :)
Until I've done my uni course, I absolutely couldn't stomach most of the
modern art, but I've gained appreciation for it since then; unfortunately,
I've got a terrible memory for names. Dali's art has always fascinated me.
Photography-wise, I've become a fan of Anton Corbijn's work, and I also like
Annie Leibowitz (sp?) and Cindy Sherman.
- GSD
Silvan
> Another thread perhaps, this one a bit more serious than usual(?) What are
> your favourite paintings, scultptures etc?
>
> One of mine is Guernica by Pablo Picasso
Guerníca is good... About the only Picasso I like.
I suppose in terms of well-known fine-art type stuff, my favorite painting
is by Salvador Dalí... I can't remember the name. Googling around, "La
persistencia de la memoria" is _not_ the painting I'm thinking of, but it's
related. I think "Caballo masticando un teléfono" is it, but I can't find
an image on the net to confirm.
I don't really have a favorite sculpture, per se, and I can't really summon
any other paintings to mind either.
If you venture into drawings, M. C. Escher takes the cake. "Drawing Hands,"
"The Waterfall," and "House of Stairs" are particular favorites.
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Silvan
> http://www.beatmuseum.org/duchamp/nude2.html
I don't get it. I think I'll stick with porn if I want nudes. :)
Samurai
>Another thread perhaps, this one a bit more serious than usual(?) What
>are your favourite paintings, scultptures etc?
I'm a bit of a philistine when it comes to art -- don't know much about
it, but know what I like. :)
Can't stand most modern art, and find the idea of a heap of bricks on
the floor or untidy bed valued at £10,000+ rather offensive, especially
given the fact that the workmen installing them in galleries tend to
rearrange things slightly from the artist's original creation.
>One of mine is Guernica by Pablo Picasso
>(http://www.grnica.swinternet.co.uk/). I think this painting really
>depicts war.
Guernica is certainly a powerful piece -- and as the first target of
Blitzkreig, a suitable subject for a painting on the subject of war. I
actually like a lot of Picasso's earlier work. A lot of people don't
realise that, before he started painting noses on the side of people's
heads, he was almost photographically accurate in his paintings.
However, I enjoy surrealism most. Esher, Magritte and Dali are all
favourites of mine -- if I could have only a single picture of theirs,
it would probably be Esher's Reptile, of which I already have a print.
And ironically, given the name of one of Dali's pictures, I'm a fan of
Sir John Tenniel's original illustrations to Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland.
>Others may come later.
Indeed. Can't think of any sculptures at the moment, apart from that
guy who plants glass things in the ground -- he exhibited at the
Victoria and Albert Museum in London recently. Can't recall his name,
but it was cool stuff! :)
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>Guerníca is good... About the only Picasso I like.
>I suppose in terms of well-known fine-art type stuff, my favorite painting
>is by Salvador Dalí...
>If you venture into drawings, M. C. Escher takes the cake.
*Twilight Zone music plays*
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Silvan
>>is by Salvador Dalí...
>>If you venture into drawings, M. C. Escher takes the cake.
>
> *Twilight Zone music plays*
Yeah, I know. I read your post too.
Weird.
I guess there are some people in the UK who have taste after all.
Samurai
>Samurai wrote:
>> *Twilight Zone music plays*
>
>Yeah, I know. I read your post too. Weird.
Well, I know we agree about /some/ other stuff -- you're hardly Lumina,
after all. ;)
>I guess there are some people in the UK who have taste after all.
Ah, but I did proceed to slag off American TV, so the question remains
open. :)