Favorite painting?

Originally posted by Mimor
Bob Ross. He had that sleepy, quiet voice and said that there were no mistakes, just happy little accidents. I always had the urge to get some supplies and follow along with him sometimes.

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After The Shriek and Garden of Earthly Delights, I recall a piece of art I saw photographed in college. The class was Philosophy of Art, and the prece was called "State Hospital", but just from a black&white photo, I couldn't tell the medium. I liked it, though.

Originally posted by pawnhandler
Those shows kill me: splat, splat, mix, splat ... and there you have it. A forest.

Wait a second, are you bad mouthing my favorite artist? 😠

Originally posted by whodey
Wait a second, are you bad mouthing my favorite artist? 😠

No, I'm immensely jealous! I splat splat splat and all I have are splats!

Originally posted by Palynka
So true. Because of this, I'll just go with one of my favourites from Bosch (although my choice could change depending on the day)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights

The right side panel of Hell pre-dated Surrealism by 400 years. Pretty impressive.

The focus on the 'pains of Hell' really took off in the few centuries before Bosch. Although
he captures it in the most dramatic fashion, there is a lot of similar stuff (though not as surreal,
as you say) as early as three hundred years before. The invention and refinement of the doctrine
of Purgatory and the subsequent money-making sale of indulgences as a reprieve for sins made
such artwork a very effective marketing ploy for the Church.

You can find a myriad of illuminations in 12th-century Church manuscripts with scary monsters
swallowing (evil) souls and the transfigured bodies of the 'saved' floating up to heaven. They
are also quite beautiful (though far cruder and less ornate than Bosch).

Nemesio

Originally posted by pawnhandler
No, I'm immensely jealous! I splat splat splat and all I have are splats!

They are not just splats, rather, they are "happy little splats".

Originally posted by pawnhandler
No, I'm immensely jealous! I splat splat splat and all I have are splats!

Perhaps you'd have better luck trying to emulate Jackson Pollock.

Originally posted by Mimor
Perhaps you'd have better luck trying to emulate Jackson Pollack.

Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock?

Originally posted by rbmorris
Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock?

The Mad Splatter? 😉

Originally posted by pawnhandler
The Mad Splatter? 😉

Here's another Mad Splatter:

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Originally posted by pawnhandler
The Mad Splatter? 😉

Make your own! (click to change colors)

http://www.jacksonpollock.org/

Originally posted by Nemesio
The focus on the 'pains of Hell' really took off in the few centuries before Bosch. Although
he captures it in the most dramatic fashion, there is a lot of similar stuff (though not as surreal,
as you say) as early as three hundred years before. The invention and refinement of the doctrine
of Purgatory and the subsequent money-making sale of indulgence ...[text shortened]... . They
are also quite beautiful (though far cruder and less ornate than Bosch).

Nemesio

Sure, but what I admire isn't really the pains of Hell, but the surrealism of his representation.

It's also interesting that one of the first examples (the first?) of surrealism is in the representation of Hell.