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Post by chainsaw on Jul 19, 2017 17:53:22 GMT
Lol... I can see that catholic crucifix in urine would cause severe mixed emotions in the protestant bible belt..
Its not one I had heard about, but in 87 I had no TV or internet.
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Post by IggyWiggy on Jul 19, 2017 18:48:55 GMT
don't mean to do such an obvious one, but this piece still moves me every time I see it  Obviously, the historic context is what drives it's power, but I've always loved it just as much (if not more) for another reason... this was Norman Fucking Rockwell, Mr. Saturday Evening Post, the image of Coca-Cola, the guy who has a painting in every doctor and dentist in America, waking up one day, looking around, and realizing that the status-quo aint right, and he's in a strong position to actually do something about it it might be one of the most daring, fuck you paintings of all time... ... it's an artist standing up for what they beleive in, even if it may cost them fame and fortune. It's Mr. Rockwell looking deep within himself and deciding that all of his artwork before it was meaningless and that his new cause was Civil Rights. Anyone know if there's any truth that the painting was used to "dress" the OJ Simpson house by defence attorney Johnnie Cochran before a tour of the house by the jury during the 1995 murder trial? |
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Post by sean on Jul 19, 2017 18:58:25 GMT
don't mean to do such an obvious one, but this piece still moves me every time I see it Obviously, the historic context is what drives it's power, but I've always loved it just as much (if not more) for another reason... this was Norman Fucking Rockwell, Mr. Saturday Evening Post, the image of Coca-Cola, the guy who has a painting in every doctor and dentist in America, waking up one day, looking around, and realizing that the status-quo aint right, and he's in a strong position to actually do something about it it might be one of the most daring, fuck you paintings of all time... ... it's an artist standing up for what they beleive in, even if it may cost them fame and fortune. It's Mr. Rockwell looking deep within himself and deciding that all of his artwork before it was meaningless and that his new cause was Civil Rights. Anyone know if there's any truth that the painting was used to "dress" the OJ Simpson house by defence attorney Johnnie Cochran before a tour of the house by the jury during the 1995 murder trial? It was. It's talked about in the recent documentary 'O J Simpson; Made in America.' Recommended viewing. |
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Post by ouroboros on Jul 20, 2017 8:36:16 GMT
One pice of art? Can i do 2?  if that works, Its by Patricia Tew from the early 50's (link from below) thedecoratedschool.blogspot.co.uk/2011_05_15_archive.htmlA mural I saw most days at school before I was 12...... the closest thing to street art apart from scrappy tags where I grew up, for some wierd reason it has always stuck in my head. Based on a local legend. the other bit is this  David Hepher - Albany Flats, 1972 I remember the scale, texture and realism from skiving off of school to go to art galleries (and a record shop off of Carnaby street) in the early 80's I just wanted to run my hands over it and drink in the almost photo realitic detail, the skill in creating it, and the almost anarchic subject matter compared to anything "taught" in school at the time. Both have stuck with me ever since, one i can't access now, and one i'll need much deeper pockets than i'll ever have to own, but i could go 300 miles to see now. Anyway thats two which have always struck a tone. Now then,. Hepner is still round and living in camberwell grove in SE London.lectured at Camberwell art college for years and I know of a few of his ex-students. go and s ee his stuff in the flesh is you can, it is remarkebale |
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Post by broke on Jul 20, 2017 10:48:10 GMT
a number of years ago my girlfriend dragged me along to a lecture by a British political artist and photographer called Peter Kennard. i reluctantly went along thinking i would be bored out of my mind as i had absolutely no interest in politics at the time. little did i know, this hour long lecture would influence my artistic practice from that point onward. As soon as he started flicking through his slideshow of images i was transfixed. The way create such depth in such simplistic imagery really moved me. my practice before Kennard's lecture focused on geometric pattern and line, far far away from the stuff i am doing now. this progression is mostly down to Kennard, so i have a lot to thank him for. kennard worked on a series of medals as a direct response to the Iraq war. i have only ever come across this image in my books, (couldn't even find it online) so i actually don't really know much about it. correct me if i'm wrong, but i believe the medal has been scanned and digitally printed, the other medals in the series have also been worked over with oil's. Visually the rich black on black paired with strong messages about glorification and loss really does something for me. 
This video was also on display at the Imperial war museums recent exhibition, People Power: Fighting for Peace, that featured some of Kennard's work. An incredibly powerful video that i urge you to watch.YOUTUBE |
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Post by randomname on Jul 20, 2017 15:07:07 GMT
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Post by chainsaw on Jul 20, 2017 15:11:05 GMT
$277k .... ouch.
Broke... your youtube link doesn't link to youtube.
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Post by broke on Jul 20, 2017 18:47:52 GMT
$277k .... ouch. Broke... your youtube link doesn't link to youtube. Thanks for the heads up. all fixed now |
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Post by Still Hate Thatcher on Jul 25, 2017 18:55:34 GMT
In the late 80's I did my A levels. School wasn't really mandatory then, so I used to spend a lot of time in Leeds museum, gallery and library. The library had a really quite extensive record lending facility. I borrowed Hendrix, VU, Violent Femmes, Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, a smorgasbord of off centre music, taping it on my second hand record/tape deck. My knowledge of art and sculpture was cursory, to say the least, but I must have known every piece in the gallery. The Brickman was a 6 foot tall sculpture, made of thousand of tiny little bricks. I loved it because the contours felt right. I didn't usually bother reading the typed explanations of work so I'd probably seen it half a dozen times before I noticed, at the back of the heels, a small arch way. Then I realised the scale of the thing. It was to be 120ft tall, in a piece of wasteland bordered by three railway lines. Leeds rejected Gormley's proposal and, twenty years later Gateshaed got the Angel. Bugger...   |
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Post by chainsaw on Jul 25, 2017 20:05:58 GMT
I remember when that was planned, south of the city centre so you'd see it when arriving by train and by car from the m1
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Post by thugs on Aug 24, 2017 11:20:36 GMT
stumbling upon stenciled graffiti on the streets of london at the turn of the century would often put me in mind of magritte's 'le barbare' (the barbarian) painting from 1928. sadly the painting was lost after a bombing raid during ww2.  |
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Post by chainsaw on Aug 24, 2017 11:33:30 GMT
maybe someone should recreate it
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Post by adman on Aug 24, 2017 11:44:38 GMT
maybe someone should recreate it Yeah, but everyone's too busy right now crashing the Laz website  |
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Post by IggyWiggy on Aug 24, 2017 19:32:53 GMT
stumbling upon stenciled graffiti on the streets of london at the turn of the century would often put me in mind of magritte's 'le barbare' (the barbarian) painting from 1928. sadly the painting was lost after a bombing raid during ww2. That photo has something of Tony Hancock about it |
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Post by adman on Aug 24, 2017 20:09:14 GMT
stumbling upon stenciled graffiti on the streets of london at the turn of the century would often put me in mind of magritte's 'le barbare' (the barbarian) painting from 1928. sadly the painting was lost after a bombing raid during ww2. That photo has something of Tony Hancock about it Ha! Thanks Iggy – that's been bugging me all day! The Rebel, 1961 . Perfect for a vaguely hungover Sunday afternoon! |
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Post by Still Hate Thatcher on Aug 24, 2017 22:12:02 GMT
I remember loving that film.
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