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Art The Modern Art Thread

Post-modern = (apporximately) 'weird for the sake of weird'. So in many cases there isn't much to get. If it looks good, then it's good. Modernist art is a bit older and is closer to 'weird to try and answer an unanswerable question'.

/me prepares to get a new one torn by Pander Bear. Duck and cover!
 
IcebergSlim said:
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wow! fractint version 1.0 for the win.

i see they're on version 20 now :)

alasdair
 
Dave said:
Post-modern = (apporximately) 'weird for the sake of weird'. So in many cases there isn't much to get. If it looks good, then it's good. Modernist art is a bit older and is closer to 'weird to try and answer an unanswerable question'.

/me prepares to get a new one torn by Pander Bear. Duck and cover!
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I don't know how old you are, but somewhere on life's journey, quoting the simpsons doesn't get traction anymore. Try this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-François_Lyotard

I don't think the last two or three things I've posted were expressly postmodern. One of the most important characteristics of postmodern culture is that it resists being collected into a coherent movement or style.

I generally gravitate towards (a/A)rt, or "things" that are somewhat sublime-- big things-- and things that are unexpected. Things that change your perceptions, and the way you relate to the world, immediately.

Your understanding of modernism is pretty much on point-- its about achieving and addressing concepts that nature itself is incapable of answering. Words like "Weird" or "Crazy" are you evidence that the speaker/writer is too close-minded or stupid to appreciate them.
 
Pander Bear said:
I don't know how old you are, but somewhere on life's journey, quoting the simpsons doesn't get traction anymore.
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This is simply not true. :p
 
^ Agreed :)

Thanks for clarifying PB. I just like the expression for its succinctness mostly. Oh, and I'm 27. I don't usually quote the Simpsons in real life, just online, and only when appropriate ;)
 
mariacallas said:
Lovin it. By Japanese illustrator Ryohei Hasei. (click to enlarge)
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That one is my new desktop background. My desktop is spanned across two monitors so its even better cause its so wide.
 
Its a passage from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, which is far from minimalist, but I could see how the repeating thirty-two second notes in this particular part could convey that message.
 
^Wow!

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Walking through an Eliasson passageway is a great experience. Do it once whilst normal and another after ingesting something appropriate. Inside the veins of the living universe, indeed.
 
Pander Bear said:
I've been reading up on vertical gardens, and I came across this living sculpture at the guggenhiem in spain. <3

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Back view photo :)

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They change the flowers according to season too... It's cute :)
 
I can always count on you to reaffirm my excellent taste, Beatrice (use the italian "Divina Commedia" accent" ;)
 
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