Art.....

[IWMP]

Holy cow, her perspective and proportions are WAY off.

Isn't that what makes it endearing?

[canpakes]

This art piece by Barnett Newman sold for 43.8 million:

This one’s so famous because it’s the very first bar code.

[Dr. Shades]

Holy cow, her perspective and proportions are WAY off.

Isn't that what makes it endearing?

It’s not endearing.

[IWMP]

Isn't that what makes it endearing?

It’s not endearing.

That's the thing about art, it's personal preference. I wouldn't hang it on my wall but I wouldn't dismiss others who find enjoyment in it.

[huckelberry]

This art piece by Barnett Newman sold for 43.8 million:

This one’s so famous because it’s the very first bar code.

canpakes and anybody else,

I am sure that people do not hang reproductions of this painting in their living room. It is a large painting and seen in space designed for contemplation.

Barnet Newman has not been on my list of favorite artists. I checked online for more examples of his work. There were large horizontal color fields with a selection of a few color stripes. My memory was jogged and I was reminded of long ago thinking there could be a window for inspiring contemplation in these paintings

The was a you tube by a young museum worker discovering and deeply enjoying that very thing. I cannot be sure you or others would find the same. I am not remembering seeing an actual Newman painting myself. How would I react now, I am unsure. Could I still care about these works? I think there was something about purity of experiences.

[canpakes]

This one’s so famous because it’s the very first bar code.

I am sure that people do not hang reproductions of this painting in their living room.

Except maybe fans of ping pong.

[huckelberry]

I am sure that people do not hang reproductions of this painting in their living room.

Except maybe fans of ping pong.

Canpakes, I would not care to pressure you to change your preferences in art. I gather your enjoyment is real and I can share your appreciation of Carravagio.

Just sharing my own thought, there is abstract art in which the very point is that it is not depicting any sort thing. It is aiming at experience of its own kind. I wonder if I am slipping into enjoying these Barnett Newman paintings. Flat paint and masking tape, hmm.

[canpakes]

Except maybe fans of ping pong.

Canpakes, I would not care to pressure you to change your preferences in art. I gather your enjoyment is real and I can share your appreciation of Carravagio.

Just sharing my own thought, there is abstract art in which the very point is that it is not depicting any sort thing. It is aiming at experience of its own kind. I wonder if I am slipping into enjoying these Barnett Newman paintings. Flat paint and masking tape, hmm.

No worries on preferences. Mine are pretty wide, I’d wager, as I prefer to first look for elements within an art piece that amuse or amaze, as opposed to approaching a work of art first as a package. I find that it engages the senses better that way, for myself at least.

But I do think that ping pong fans could definitely find function in Newman’s painting, given that it’s just a touch longer than a standard pong table with a generous addition of width. Like Super Pong. : )

Newman has a number of paintings of similar style. Their contrast, straightforward geometry and bold colors are interesting in their apparent simplicity. As for their price on the market … to each his/her own. A person has one shot at life and if they want to hang a Newman in their home, and can handle the cost … then I won’t question their choice.

[huckelberry]

Canpakes, I would not care to pressure you to change your preferences in art. I gather your enjoyment is real and I can share your appreciation of Carravagio.

Just sharing my own thought, there is abstract art in which the very point is that it is not depicting any sort thing. It is aiming at experience of its own kind. I wonder if I am slipping into enjoying these Barnett Newman paintings. Flat paint and masking tape, hmm.

No worries on preferences. Mine are pretty wide, I’d wager, as I prefer to first look for elements within an art piece that amuse or amaze, as opposed to approaching a work of art first as a package. I find that it engages the senses better that way, for myself at least.

But I do think that ping pong fans could definitely find function in Newman’s painting, given that it’s just a touch longer than a standard pong table with a generous addition of width. Like Super Pong. : )

Newman has a number of paintings of similar style. Their contrast, straightforward geometry and bold colors are interesting in their apparent simplicity. As for their price on the market ... to each his/her own. A person has one shot at life and if they want to hang a Newman in their home, and can handle the cost ... then I won’t question their choice.

Canpakes, those prices are a bit over home decorating budgets. Well they are beyond any reason I know.

There is some investment hope, some desire for placeholder of money, status of course. I have seen youtube presentation about money manipulation strategies, not all level but I do remember the details. Stuff way out of my league, I cannot even see that league.

[dantana]

Gerhard Richter, Betty, 1988

Wow, that is a beautiful painting.

All arguments for defense of a statement abasing the work of anything other that realism would more closely resemble, to some, excuses for making the statement.

It's just that I have a dislike for posers. In any form or fashion. For instance, the line - those who can, do; those who can't, teach - probably appears as a slight on teachers. My wife thinks so. I personally have always had it as aimed at posers. Blowhards, know-it-alls, fakers. Every construction crew has one on it. My Faceplant feed is prob about 20% u-tube feeds of wanna-be influencers trying to show you how to nail two boards together, put on make up, play chess, etc. In the old days know-it-alls did it just for fun, now it appears there is money in it.

I have/rate drawing something freehand and having it come out looking like what one is intending as the hardest discipline of any hand-eye coordination type endeavor. Bar none. As a builder I can sketch out a perspective to allow someone to catch the gist, but I could take art classes and practice for the rest of my life and never acquire the talent to paint a pic to photographic realism quality.

And so when I see an artist hang a can of paint above a tarp and swing it back and forth to create an interesting pattern and then put it on display in the gallery I question if this artist should be given the accreditation of a master. Yes, I get it, everything we do has a little bit of art in it. All except for that.