Paul Klee

[Gman1524]

I said that Bluebird’s montage of current members reminded me of the works of Paul Klee - a Swiss-born painter and graphic artist whose personal, often gently humorous works are replete with allusions to dreams, music, and poetry. Here are some examples of his works.













So, in the spirit of this newly renamed forum - ART & Photography - I thought I would invite people to post some pictures of their favorite artists, or artists’ works that intrigue them.

[bluebird]

Frank Lloyd Wright was a hero of mine. I had always wanted to be an architect, but just never had the necessary aptitude for the discipline...so, you can say I admire him from afar

Frank Lloyd Wright, Master of the Organic Architecture, was one of the most prominent and influential architects of the first half of the 20th century. He not only developed a series of highly individual styles over his extraordinarily long architectural career (spanning the years 1887-1959), he influenced the whole course of American architecture and building. To this day he remains probably America's most famous architect.

The rest of biography here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright

FALLING WATER at Bear Run, Pennsylvania




GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM in NYC




HILLSIDE HOME SCHOOL in Spring Green Wisconsin




DARWIN D. MARTIN HOUSE

[Gman1524]

The Guggenheim is an architectural marvel, but it makes for a lousy art museum. You cannot get close enough to the paintings to see them. On the other hand, Falling Water may just be the most perfect residence ever designed.

[Bravo]

One of my favorite artists is CM Russell. the other is probably Frederick
Remington. Given the money, I would happily fill my house with their work.

1864-1926

Charles Marion Russell was many things: consummate Westerner, historian,
advocate of the Northern Plains Indians, cowboy, outdoorsman, writer,
philosopher, environmentalist and conservationist, and not least, artist. Born in St.
Louis in 1864, he came to the Judith Basin of Montana in 1880 a few days after
his 16th birthday. Working briefly tending sheep, he realized that his dreams of the
West were not to be fulfilled in this manner. He soon teamed up with a local
hunter, Jake Hoover, with whom he spent two years sharing a cabin on the South
Fork of the Judith River. But Russell wanted to be a cowboy, living the exciting life
of men on the range, and was shortly thereafter working as the night wrangler for
the Judith Basin Roundup.

This was exactly what Russell wanted and needed; it gave him time to observe the
cowboys at work during the day and to sketch and document all the activities and
excitement of the cow camp. He continued to work as a cowboy and wrangler for
11 years before retiring to become a full-time artist.

Russell greatly admired the American Indians, especially those of the Northern
Plains, and spent the summer of 1888 visiting often with the Blood Indians in
Alberta, Canada. This experience affected him for the rest of his life, and can be
seen in the many detailed works he created of Plains Indians.

Charlie married Nancy Cooper in 1896. He painted and sculpted in his log studio
adjacent to their home, filling it with his collection of Indian clothing, utilitarian
objects, weapons, cowboy gear, “horse jewelry,” and other western “props”
useful in accurately depicting the scenes of the Old West of which he was so fond.
It was here that Russell completed all of his major paintings after the studio’s
construction in 1903.

Charlie’s love for Montana kept him here for 46 years and the life he observed and
participated in greatly influenced his art and personal philosophy. He painted in a
time when there was considerable interest in the West. Charlie’s works were
popular because of their narrative subject matter, unique style, and dynamic action.
In addition, he had the ability to accurately depict specific times or events in
western history.

Charlie Russell completed approximately 4,000 works of art during his lifetime. He
was the first “Western” artist to live the majority of his life in the West. For this
reason, Charlie knew his subject matter intimately, setting the standard for many
western artists to follow.

[bhen13]

Originally Posted by Bravo

I think I saw these pics at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.. I love that place

[Bravo]

I think I remember a few of them being there, and I agree...the place is awsome.
I believe two of these paintings from the bottom row hang at the Amon G Carter
Museum of Wester Art in Fort Worth, TX. I love that place, it is the one art
museum in all the world I would choose to go back to...in fact, I do go back every
5 years or so.

[redwing]

I posted this picture, because it is better than the one I took.

This rendition of "The Last Supper" can be found in the town of Wieliczka, in southern Poland. What makes this different from the many re-creations of Da Vinci's masterpiece is that it is not a painting, but rather a sculpture. A sculpture, several hundred feet below the Earth's surface, on one wall of an enormous cavern in the Wieliczka Salt Mine. The cavern art is the creation of three men, who worked over a period of 68 years.

During the tour, we learned that every time the miners would find a new passageway, they would carve a small altar, and would pray each day before beginning work. The Chapel of Saint Kinga however, is much more than an altar. It is a lifetime of work, three times over, and has to be seen to be appreciated.

Here are some of the pics I took on my visit in 2002.

[swss]

Paul Klee's works are an inspiration to me........love his work, along with Frank Llyod Wright's.....

[fRedEcs]

I really like the art of Juan Miró and Wassily Kandinsky. In Miró's pictures you can find yourself as a kid. Sitting there, not thinking about anything in the world but the paintig you're actually doing right now.


Juan Miró

[fRedEcs]

In Kandinsky's pictures there is both:
The graviness (?) (gravity?) and pain in the world and also the light at the end of the tunnel. Also I see a sense of humour in his pictures (especially in the very geometric ones)


Wassily Kandinsky

[Arc Ba]

Excellent posts!