The Art Thread

[zabu of nΩd]

A few more by Cole:

 

[Susperia]

When you say "Cole", I thought you were talking about Thomas Cole....and then I thought "wtf those aren't Cole's works". I probably wouldn't refer to a Contemporary artist who has the same surname as an old master by his surname. It's confusing.

Also, I know it's just my shitty little opinion, but I like the original TC better.

The Voyage of Life: Old Age

The Voyage of Life: Manhood

Expulsion: Moon and Firelight, 1828

The Course of the Empire - Destruction 1836

Mount Etna, 1844

I've seen this painting in person AS WELL AS been the the actual place and painted the same exact spot as he did, but it's a sketch in watercolor. It's Mount Etna in Sicily. It was incredible. Looks similar still to this day except in the distance it's covered in buildings and such, of course.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

When you say "Cole", I thought you were talking about Thomas Cole....and then I thought "wtf those aren't Cole's works". I probably wouldn't refer to a Contemporary artist who has the same surname as an old master by his surname. It's confusing.

Also, I know it's just my shitty little opinion, but I like the original TC better.

Yeah, that occurred to me, but I did have the guy's full name in the post immediately before that.

Thomas Cole is definitely the shit. I've got a print of The Voyage of Life - Youth in my room. I saw the whole series in the national gallery a few years ago; it was fantastic.

 

[witchhunterni]

I don't know what I can say about Beksinski, other than a lot of his paintings just appeal to me immensely. The colours, the mood, the scale, the detail. I don't even know what he's trying to...'say', but it looks beautiful.

This is fucking amazing:

Makes me feel inept and useless. I've wanted to purse art, or design...all the way to engineering and architecture as a career, but anything I've done is so shallow. Plus, I hate 'topics' that are set in Art&Design in school as I usually end up thinking 'wtf?' and doing something bad. Oh well. It's a useful subject to keep my options open.

And it's 1am over here so I probably ranted.

 

[Susperia]

^^Oooh, you know your stuff, I apologize. =)

edit: To above- Beksinski is on every other page of this thread...... Is there any other artist Metalheads like? =\

 

[Susperia]

My favorite sex position.

 

[witchhunterni]

No. He's just too metal.

And hey...don't put ideas into my head.

Edit: Well, I do love Escher. Mindfuckery.And surreal art. And religious art. Basically anything that instantly 'works' for me, gets my spine tingling. I like pretty things *_*

Oh, and a few sci-fi artists. I wish I knew why most people who do 40k art seem to be UNABLE TO DRAW OR PAINT A FUCKING BOLT PISTOL PROPERLY.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Terry Winters:

Metal Virus

 

[Έρεβος]

I've never liked that sort of art, but those two pieces are gorgeous.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Indeed...I had the chance to see an entire gallery full of monolithic works of his. Very breathtaking "abstract" impressionism. Though they don't particularly represent anything concrete, there is a great deal of structure put into his pieces in terms of space, choice of color, and form.

 

[Unfaithfully Metalhead]

The Voyage of Life: Old Age

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I take it the same artwork on Candlemasse's Nightfall album? ... Great painter... like his work... I'll be going to a museum in NYC very soon.. though not sure which one yet. Perhaps the Met again...

 

[witchhunterni]

I loves my Warhammer illustrations. Unfortunately, Games Workshop don't sttribute artists to particular images throughout their books most of the time. And only some of them have websites

Adrian Smith:

Karl Kopinski:

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

I've always thought Warhammer-style art was better than the game it represents.

 

[Susperia]

^ I like that first Karl Kopinski there.

 

[Triton]

The Voyage of Life: Old Age

Candlemass-Nightfall ftw

 

[Matt]

That reminds me of the sarlaac

 

[Divine Victim]

Thought this article raised some interesting points about art and morality, and about the relationship between artworks and their creators.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6979731.stm

 

[Divine Victim]

I love this one by the way, it really sums up the scene of total good versus total evil. Which is which depends on your stance I suppose!

It's pretty awesome to see the Emperor pre-invalid though, in all his battlegear. Poor old Sanguinius.

 

[Hell Awaits Us All]

what an awesome thread, I have been looking at the last few pages

 

[Unfaithfully Metalhead]

I don't know how to post pictures/paintings but I have always liked A Viking's Last Journey by Sir Frank Dicksee on Bathory's Hammerheart album...