GD's nightly art thread.

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[Poll_Blind]

1. "Woman smoking a cigarette", Botero, 1932

PB

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2. Very nice. I've never seen that.

[JohnnyRingo]

3. Robot Nine

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4. Who did that?

[JohnnyRingo]

5. I wish I knew...

But it may be the same visionary that painted this:

[Motown_Johnny]

6. this is fun, can anyone play?

I hope so....

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8. Pablo doesn't do Pancho justice.

[Motown_Johnny]

11. That is a reasonable assessment, but the piece isn't named for him

Honestly, it is one of my favorites

I have a print of it on my wall as we speak (well, type). I find the simplicity of it offsets some of the busier and more colorful abstract stuff I also have hanging.

[Earth_First]

7. Ralph Steadman

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9. Steadman is to the Cato Institute what Rembrandt is to the Dutch Masters.

[Earth_First]

12. Oh, I see...

The 'nightly art thread' is for one man's opinion.

Yours.
Gotcha.

Have fun with your thread.

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15. Sorry but that picture reminded me of Republicans, modern burghers.

[Quixote1818]

24. Like! nt

[WillyT]

10. OP

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13. I know, it's a zebra sphincter!

[WillyT]

16. Navel, Silly !!!

Hmm... is a navel a sphincter, or former sphincter, or... how does that work???

:evilgrin:

:hi:

[Blue-Jay]

14. Why is that dude so surprised?

Did someone just invite him to a party?

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17. He's been reading GD.

[Blue-Jay]

19. He should read GD-P instead.

That's a much less-surprising place.

[Quixote1818]

18. A magical world made of candy

These are from my book to be published later this year. Link below. Artwork by Fiona Sansom

[handmade34]

21. delightful...

really

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22. What an inviting land,

[Quixote1818]

23. Actually, all hell breaks lose there

All part of the adventure though.

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26. When the book comes out, post.

[Quixote1818]

27. Is there a way to do that under DU rules?

And could it go in GD or would it have to be in the Lounge?

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28. You can post about it in lots of places:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=208

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=213

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=282

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=279

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=216

I look forward to it.

[Quixote1818]

29. Thanks for the info.

I had another book years ago that I posted on several of the state pages and they pulled the posts down. Can't remember exactly why.

[handmade34]

20. Betty, 1988

Gerhard Richter German, born 1932, oil on canvas

"The formal elegance and psychological ambiguity of this painting, which is a portrait of the artist's daughter, combine to make it one of Gerhard Richter's most riveting works. Captured in the act of turning away from the viewer, or perhaps looking toward an object in the distance, the young girl's posture expresses both intimacy and withholding: while her face is averted, the figure's torso actually leans precipitously toward the viewer. The sharp angle of her pose implies that this condition is only temporary and that the dramatically torqued body will soon relax to face us once again. Betty, like many of Richter's paintings, incorporates an element of photographic realism, but it also documents the artist's interest in abstraction; in fact, the dark expanse that preoccupies the girl might be one of Richter's own monochrome paintings. This painting embodies Richter's practice of blurring the boundaries between painting and photography."





Saint Louis

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25. You just sent me off to learn about this guy. Striking work.

http://www.gerhard-richter.com/

[handmade34]

30. yes, striking

I found this painting at the ST Louis Art Museum last week.... it is just amazing... I was lost in the technique and I came to as the security guard was yelling across the gallery telling someone to step behind the line... :) it was me he was yelling at... thanks for the link