The Silver Screen Oasis

The Raft of the Medusa by Gericault

Execution of Torrijos and his Companions on the Beach at Málaga, by Antonio Gisbert Pérez

Hello Dali.

The Spirit of Lenin Interacting with a Late Blooming Heliotrope.
W. Kandinsky 1925.

Ya know, when it comes to Art, I've never been able to tell if I more like this painting...



...or this one...



...or this one...



(...and so perhaps the very reason I don't have any one these hangin' on the walls of my house)

OK Dargo, I know your post is supposed to be funny, but as you know I'm an art conservator and the paintings you posted all have artistic value.
The above was one in a series of commissioned paintings by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge for tobacco advertisements. They became so popular, prints were and still are offered.
I own one, it hangs in my studio.

"Velvet Elvis" paintings are also "every man" art and use a traditional "Alla Prima" technique of painting used by Rembrandt to Bob Ross. These assembly line production paintings have taught many artists, you'll see various skill levels among them.
I own one of these too.

And Thomas Kincaid paintings like the last one are beloved by many for the exaggerated luminous quality, also a learned technique. Before you make fun of it, I'd like to see YOU try it.

Although a relatively modern movie poster, this video shows the meticulous work involved to re-line it for hanging and gives you an idea of the type of work I do 8 hours/day-

https://youtu.be/GuXCYVIRrm8

I just recently saw a retrospective on Edward Hopper here in NY, this is one of my favorites-"New York Movie"

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TikiSoo wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2023, 6:44 am
OK Dargo, I know your post is supposed to be funny, but as you know I'm an art conservator and the paintings you posted all have artistic value...

So basically here Tiki, what you're saying is that Kitsch Art does have a degree of intrinsic value as well. Or something along these lines anyway, right?!

Alright, I'll buy that.

(...although personally, I still wouldn't buy any of the above paintings)

Autumn Dragon by David Revoy



available on: redbubble.com

I own one

Dargo wrote: ↑March 23rd, 2023, 11:22 am So basically here Tiki, what you're saying is that Kitsch Art does have a degree of intrinsic value as well.

Kitsch is in the eye of the beholder. At best; art reflects the society of the time and as we all know, it takes all kinds....

Masha, that dragon illustration looks like one of MrTiki's tattoos-one of 4 dragons. (not a fan of tattoos)

This is actually the picture I own:


It's an authentic Artist's Proof and worth some money, found in a dumpster. It's been fully cleaned, archival framed & on display in my studio until it sells. How can you not love the doggie Pin Up girls over the bar? Maybe not high art, but fanciful & fun.

Detective Jim- Hopper is one of my top ten favorite artists. Someday I'm going to see one in person.

I have this on the wall, the only thing I have up that isn't a movie poster:

Here are a couple more paintings by Goya, in his Black phase:

The Death of Marat ou Monsieur Marat, He Dead.
Jacques-Louis David 1793.