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09-04-2007, 04:21 PM
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What is you favourite piece of artwork?
It could be a sculpture, painting, etc. What is your favourite piece?
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09-04-2007, 04:24 PM
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Although considerably bigger than a mere painting, I would have to go with the wonderous Sistine Chapel. The whole thing touches the soul of the viewer in a way that other artists can only imagine. Here is one small section. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is the king of the hill... with Da Vinci a few steps behind.
 I am also a huge fan of William Blake and Roger Dean (of Yes album cover and stage set fame). What makes Blake so incredible is that he normally work with wood block and printed his final works. That, of course, means that he created the images in REVERSE. To me, that is no small feat. Plus anyone who liked to sit in the nude with his wife, out in the garden, gets my nod of approval, lol. Click here for an online tour of some of his incredible works... William Blake  Roger Dean is a fantastic modern artist who deserves far more recognition than he has received in my humble opinion. Click here for a sample of his stunning works... Roger Dean 
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Last edited by YmirGF; 09-04-2007 at 04:39 PM.
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09-04-2007, 04:30 PM
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I'm a particular fan of Goya's "Saturn Devouring One of His Children" and Picasso's "Guernica".
 
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09-04-2007, 05:02 PM
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When I was in school at the Art Institute in Chicago, I used to regularly go and visit this painting in the museum. I don't have any idea why I liked it so much, though.
 A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte Last edited by PureX; 09-04-2007 at 05:07 PM.
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09-04-2007, 05:46 PM
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I really like Alberto Giacometti's drawings, too, though.
 Diego  untitledLast edited by PureX; 09-04-2007 at 05:58 PM.
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09-04-2007, 05:50 PM
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Hard to say. The first three things that come to mind are:
 Duerer's Self-portrait at 26  Dali's Santiago el Grande and David Bolger's Route 666, of which, unfortunately, I don't have a copy.
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09-04-2007, 05:50 PM
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I'm with Aqualung on Picasso's "Guernica" as well. That's one of the most powerful works I've seen. PureX: What is the artist's name that does the sculptures with life-sized human figures wrapped in gauze and plaster? There's a particular one of a firing squad that was excellent, but I'm having a brain fart moment and can't recall his name, but I know the Art Institute had some of his work for a while. Do you remember? Last edited by Booko; 09-04-2007 at 05:53 PM.
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09-04-2007, 06:02 PM
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