What are your favourite works of Art?

[Fez]

Auguste Rodin - The Thinker

[Misawa]

Wow, thats brilliant.

Vincent Van Gogh - Sunflowers

That's a van Gogh? Looks like hell.

EDIT: Just Googled van Gogh's work. I'm surprised by how terribly average they are. That stuff would never fill space in a gallery if painted today.

[Skittle]

The Monah Lisa i dont no much art work because i dont pay attention in my Art classes

[Neversoft]

THE FLIPPIN' SCREAM!



and of course the icing on the cake...



Oh my God Rosie your original name is back when did this happen!!!!!

[Catzsy]

THE FLIPPIN' SCREAM!



and of course the icing on the cake...



Oh my God Rosie your original name is back when did this happen!!!!!

I like the scream and a couple of weeks ago.

[Manhattan]

That's a van Gogh? Looks like hell.

EDIT: Just Googled van Gogh's work. I'm surprised by how terribly average they are. That stuff would never fill space in a gallery if painted today.

I believe this was the key to his success. Vincent Van Gogh laboured so hard and was persistent in his art, he never reached the point where he felt he was ever good enough. Possibly this is what people liked about his paintings, the simplicity and how homely they feel when they are viewed. It's odd since it's somewhere inbetween real likeness and how a child would interpret his surroundings.

I'm reading through his letters to his brother, and no doubt they're very touching. It's clear that Vincent was mentally ill, possibly due to alcholism, however, there's a feeling that he was constantly struggling to better himself.

He said alot of heartfelt stuff in his letters too, for example "Look for light and freedom and do not ponder too deeply over the evil in life. "

[Teabags]

Really like anything by Erwin Wurm. He's more of a sculptor than a painter, but love the surrealist edge.

e.g. http://www.artlet-blog.com/?p=788

[Misawa]

I believe this was the key to his success. Vincent Van Gogh laboured so hard and was persistent in his art, he never reached the point where he felt he was ever good enough. Possibly this is what people liked about his paintings, the simplicity and how homely they feel when they are viewed. It's odd since it's somewhere inbetween real likeness and how a child would interpret his surroundings.

I'm reading through his letters to his brother, and no doubt they're very touching. It's clear that Vincent was mentally ill, possibly due to alcholism, however, there's a feeling that he was constantly struggling to better himself.

He said alot of heartfelt stuff in his letters too, for example "Look for light and freedom and do not ponder too deeply over the evil in life. "

Fair enough. I know absolutely nothing about van Gogh, nor paintings, but I was surprised at how average his work appears.

[Hollie.]

I personally just like pencil drawings.