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Relevent . Zoom in to the kids playing in the background, see the details...Blew my mind..
Then you will probably appreciate Google's Art Project. Here is another of Van Gogh's Sunflower paintings: http://www.googleartproject.com/collection/philadelphia-museum-of-art/artwork/sunflowers-vincent-willem-van-gogh-dutch-1853-1890/810037/
Holy shit, I didn't think of that... that's amazing! But now that you mention it, the paintings on the side of the building are a little... odd? It's like they SHOULD be skewed 2D paintings of straight view perspectives, but on all the paintings you see the right side of whatever building or structure is drawn, as if the viewer (us) had a different perspective. Almost as if the paintings were 3 dimensional.
Look at those paintings on the side carefully, see if you pick up what i mean:
It almost makes it seem like they are windows to other worlds as opposed to actual 2D paintings... do you think the artist meant to do that?? absolutely amazing piece of art though.
I knew that google art stuff would be useful someday.
If only more people knew about Google Art Project whenever people talk about the internet with discontent and say how it is going to lead to the downfall of "civilized civilization" I show them this.
The picture in the thumbnail (at least for me) is The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger. Take a look at the thing on the floor, it's a skull in perfect perspective if you stare at it from the bottom left hand corner of the painting.
Oh wow, thank you! These two are my favorites: I have a 1920x1080 monitor. http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/tate/llyn-y-cau-cader-idris-70 http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/tate/caligulas-palace-and-bridge-300
This is very competently painted - well done. I am inclined to think that some of these comments are offering somewhat unnecessary insight. The painting might be slightly overworked, but it is worth killing a painting to learn something.
One of the most important things in painting is the willingness to try new things and abandon what "worked" last time. This can be hard as you get older and set in your ways (or you are deliberately developing a specific idea), but it is paramount when you are young and starting out. It is a great idea to look into all of the artists listed in the comments and spend some time looking at the paint qualities (hit the museums or at least super-hires images like Google Art Project) and, when possible, reading about their approach to painting. Many beginning painters make the mistake of finding one artist they can fetishize and superficially imitate.
I am also inclined to think that internet critiquing has some major shortcomings. I don't intend for that to be an inflammatory statement, so much as a warning - - only you can really know what you are going for in a painting. Again, it is better to fail, destroy a painting, and/or noodle it to death and learn something. Of course, criticism can still be very worthwhile and you don't want to be conceited about your work.
Here are a few of my crappy self-portraits from the first year of painting. I was 21, I think.
It is very cool to be able to walk through the museums like Google Street View. I think it would be amazing to have an entire museum done like this and then have gigapixel imagery of the artifacts....not just art museums.
Same here. If you liked that, you may like google's art project as well. You can take a virtual tour of several museums and the zooming opportunities are simply insane:
Don't get me wrong, it's still larger and clearer as a lot of the other images floating around. But both the one on wiki and the zoom version on haltadefinizione are quite low resolution compared to most stuff on http://www.googleartproject.com :D
(I just wanted to add that link to the conversation in a clever way - don't take it the wrong way ;p - something pretty to browse through at a [anything] ..unfortunately I can't find the last supper on it ;D )
And we'll never capture the "warmth" or "depth" or "danceability" of finely aged vinyl, right?
Seriously though, http://www.googleartproject.com would like to have a word with this "paper" you speak of.
(infinite)x(infinite)@96ppi > 4"x6"@300dpi
There's also this van Gogh piece at the Met on Google Art Project - Wheat Field With Cypresses
I feel awkward posting this when everyone else is marveling at paintings of Jesus but I've always been captivated by Le génie du mal. The little details get me, the tear, the star on the sceptre, and just his expression.
I also like the Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel.
I'm a huge fan of stained glass as well, but I don't really remember any specific pieces unfortunately.
And the even larger Google Art Project image. :) Surikov is one of my favourites. Each and every character on his canvases tells a story.
If you're going to argue that games are art in an of themselves, I really think the gameplay has to be a part of it. Otherwise, it's just a container for art and nothing more. In that case, it's not much different from the very-cool-but-not-art Google Art Project. Movies are also containers, yes, but at this point the general consensus is that a movie is (or can be) more than the sum of its parts.
Krestny Khod v Kursk Gubernia - Ilya Repin
By far my favorite artist; seeing it like this is just mind-blowing.
http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/rijks/the-milkmaid-48
You can see how much details Caravaggio was putting in his paintings, look at his foot nails. You can see dirt: http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/gemaldegalerie/cupid-as-victor-116
Really cool find. The width of the paintings makes for some really interesting scenes, and the detail is special.
Was curious and some of Lopez's work is on google art and wiki, though sadly not at great detail. http://www.googleartproject.com/artist/candido-lopez/4125297
Neither of these are specifically Roman, but google art project is a fantastic resource for examining museum collections in detail, whilst the internet archive has a huge range of books (generally published pre-1970's), including good translations of ancient and modern classical authors. http://www.googleartproject.com/en-gb/ http://archive.org/
Here is the Google Art Project link, with an HD version http://www.googleartproject.com/collection/museum-of-fine-arts-boston/artwork/picture-gallery-with-views-of-modern-rome-giovanni-paolo-pannini/567028/
Della Valle, Angel 1852-1903
Malón is the name given to the raids of Mapuche bands into Spanish, Chilean and Argentine territory from the 17th to the 19th centuries, as well as to attacks to rival Mapuche factions.
EDIT: for a higher resolution there is the googleartproject
Moore was an English painter, known for his depictions of langorous female figures set against the luxury and decadence of the classical world. His style belongs halfway between the aestheticism of Whistler and the Victorian classicism of Alma-Tadema. Starting with large narrative works loosely based on pre-raphaelite ideals, he later developed a very specific kind of style which ignored any type of narrative content and instead focused on purely pictoral and aesthetic goals achieved through means of abstraction inspired by Japanese prints and ancient Roman art. He used the human form as a means to achieving a visual effect, rather than telling a story. "A Musician" is a typical representative of his style and presents an idealised, classical (yet not archeologically correct) scene that more closely conveys a mood rather than any kind of action. A much higher quality image of this painting is available on Google Art Project.
You are so welcome, thank you for appreciating it. I have told several redditors so far so I hope no one will mind the repetition, but I recommend google's art project if you liked this one. You can take a virtual tour of several museums and the zooming opportunities are simply insane: Here you are!
You're welcome! In case you haven't come back to the thread, I recommend google's art project. You can take a virtual tour of several museums and the zooming opportunities are simply insane: Here you are!
All right, since these were your goals:
Better - Say and do something kind every day. Help others when you can, compliment people when you feel they deserve it.
Get a camera and take a few pictures every day on your way to/from work; you'll start picking up on a lot of interesting/beautiful things in your daily life that you never saw before.
Healthier - If you don't know how to cook, learn that. Start with simple recipes. Then buy a cookbook/visit a recipe site and try something new each day. It doesn't have to be a whole new dish, it can be as simple as adding new spices, exotic fruits or something else that's different to your regular meals. Every now and then, make something unhealthy but fun, like a superhero cake.
Smarter and more sophisticated - Hit up Wikipedia and read up on a subject you don't know much about. If you lack ideas, pick a subject you've seen mentioned in the news. For instance, the civil war in Libya made me realize that I know embarrassingly little about Libya and other countries in Africa, so now I'm making an effort to fill the gaps in my knowledge. You don't need to become an expert on every country, but you should at least know some basic facts. The same goes for art, music, and literature. Listen to some classical music on YouTube. Through Google's Art Project you can explore a number of museums from around the world. A lot of things I found incredibly boring in school turned out to be enjoyable to me as an adult. Not that I'm planning to subject myself to War and Peace anytime soon, but you might discover that that Mozart dude wasn't half bad after all.
This poem is beautiful even without the visual.
(Hope I did that right!)
And, no offense to Hans, I was more moved by the poetry than the inspiration.
Wait, so you are cute (as far I can judge from one picture), like art, do fundraisers/charities and are actually looking for a relationship?
I do not know you, but these are factors I'd look for.
God, I had so many dates with girls that were so shallow and just plain boring; I'd be excited to date a girl like you. :o
p.s.EDIT: If you like art, you might like this: Google Artproject
There are a lot of art and photography books around that already are luxury items in the sense that they are limited, expensive and well made. I doubt there will be less of these in the future, even with things like Google Art Project allowing people access to extremely high resolution images.
I guess you could also call other rare books luxury items. They certainly fit the criteria of being expensive, unique and in limited supply.
I think you are right about the paperback novel disappearing and being replaced by the e-reader eventually. It will be interesting to see what sort of books end up still being printed if that actually comes to pass.
It's true that museums set up "star" exhibit only to bring people in, but they usually try to emphasize the smaller lesser known works before they fall into oblivion; forgotten and neglected in a storage room never to be seen again. For example, At The Metropolitan Museum of Art there is a piece that looks broken so many people walk by it without giving it a second thought; they fail to see its beauty. It's actually my favorite the Fragment of the Face of a Queen, I spent nearly two hours admiring it. For some reason it fascinates me and its so hard to describe why it does.
You're probably sick of doing this, but any chance you could make me a screen shot of this image?
http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/reinasofia/it-is-dawn-in-spain-civil-war-poster-124-540
I want to make a poster out of it but can't find it for sale anywhere. Thanks!
Sorry I didn't realise that tumblr didn't change the url when you bring up a lightbox: http://www.googleartproject.com/collection/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art/artwork/ancient-rome-giovanni-paolo-panini-italian-piacenza-16911765-rome/680403/
have you ever seen it in real life, how about googles art project are they worthless simply because they are photo's
yes but the original (even before she worked on it) showed signs of decay, the painting would have been in need of repair long before she meddled with it
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19349921 she claims she did it in view of others and with the priest permission so its not like people wouldn't notice she was working on it
she wouldn't be the first who's art wasn't appreciated before her death
Yes! I was hoping someone would notice the similarity between the two, that's why I posted them together. I would have to say Hiroshige's work definitely had a significant influence on this one by Whistler. It's hard to deny the East's influence on Whistler when you see his <em>The White Symphony: The Three Girls</em>.
I'm glad!
I just answered a redditor above you who also liked it a lot, that he might like google's art project as well. You can take a virtual tour of several museums and the zooming opportunities are simply insane: Here you are!
I just answered a redditor above you who also liked it a lot, that he might like google's art project as well.
You can take a virtual tour of several museums and the zooming opportunities are simply insane:
I think what would be most important in this stage of developing your sense of art is just to expose yourself to more art, so try looking art up on the internet to get a good sense of how artists create different styles to portray different concepts and feelings using their style, and try to translate that into a style of your own. This is a good place to start: http://www.googleartproject.com/
I'm not sure which painting this might be, but it might be on the Google Art Project. Be sure to click the plus's next to the paintings to see them in high quality.
I can't wait! Did anybody come up with a solution yet? I tried inverting the colors, rotating/mirroring the picture, skewing it to every possible angle like the skull in Holbein's Ambassadors (http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/nationalgallery/the-ambassadors), to no avail. So, wtf is the hidden meaning?
What I am saying is that you might as well spend your money on digital pictures of a museum exhibit. It's nice that you don't think going to a museum is the same experience, though.
I know very little about art. As the old cliché goes "I may not know art, but I know what I like."
Start with this one. Starry Night
And then head over here to see more of his work.
Also, take some time to browse through the Google Art Project, it's quite amazing.
http://www.googleartproject.com/ For each mode, say the mode first, then the command (ex. Game mode-dance program)
For the characters, say "Do you remember (name)?" You have to press the red light cross (below the vents) to let him move-like a restraining bolt!
Cool find...my 4 year old nephew loves mine!
tl;dr tell it to "Be quiet"
Seurat's pointillism technique is quite interesting this close up. I never appreciated it too much up until now. Truly a different idea of forming color based on proximity. Enjoy!
http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/moma/evening-honfleur-10
I'm a weather junky and Sydney is in the middle of a heatwave.
Can't sleep, so thought I'd get up and bitch about it on Reddit. :)
Currently looking at artwork from around the world.