Recent art that you liked

[joe1It]

that I have recently seen, discovered, recently rediscovered, Gustave Doré
maybe that was ok for the illustration post we prefer too, maybe it was already presented, mentioned there. now I do not remember, I have to review.
him because I think he is extraordinary and because lately I want to see, review works in ink.

 

[stlukesguild]

Just out of high-school I discovered all the books by Dover Publications on Gustave Doré's illustrations. I used to spend hours going over all their detailed images. He is sadly underrated as a "mere" illustrator.

 

[brianvds]

Just out of high-school I discovered all the books by Dover Publications on Gustave Doré's illustrations. I used to spend hours going over all their detailed images. He is sadly underrated as a "mere" illustrator.

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As I have often noted before, there is nothing "mere" about being able to do this. I find people who dismiss it are frequently people who can't do it themselves.

Some of his work reminds me a bit of Claudia's atmospheric sketches in Interview with the Vampire. Tried to find examples online, but nowadays you only find fan art of Claudia, rather than her own art.

 

[joe1It]

at first I would also have had the doubt if it was part of the illustrations, or if eventually this was true for part of his work.

Anyway I agree with Briands, there is nothing simple, gosh,
sorry for the labels and the fact that they belittled him then, I thought they just said he was a talented, fantastic artist, the work you posted makes us think only that,
however the illustrations, apart from the fact that those of this kind, so detailed and incredible, I find them as something incredibly complex and not at all easy to do, so I can only admire a lot who makes them and appreciate them that are often things in the genre that I I prefer and generally love illustrations very much.
Glad you like it, actually it's amazing,
it's a pity that Claudia's works don't come out (I didn't know them and actually there doesn't seem to be anything but references to the film), they must also be beautiful.

 

[brianvds]

at first I would also have had the doubt if it was part of the illustrations, or if eventually this was true for part of his work.

Anyway I agree with Briands, there is nothing simple, gosh,
sorry for the labels and the fact that they belittled him then, I thought they just said he was a talented, fantastic artist, the work you posted makes us think only that,
however the illustrations, apart from the fact that those of this kind, so detailed and incredible, I find them as something incredibly complex and not at all easy to do, so I can only admire a lot who makes them and appreciate them that are often things in the genre that I I prefer and generally love illustrations very much.
Glad you like it, actually it's amazing,
it's a pity that Claudia's works don't come out (I didn't know them and actually there doesn't seem to be anything but references to the film), they must also be beautiful.

Oh well, I made some screen prints from the film:

All night scenes - vampires don't do too well in daylight.

I should go look up who made these for the film...

 

[joe1It]

thanks, they are exceptional

 

[Enyaw]

thank you for the reminder of Edward Seago .. I prefer his tonalist approach

 

[Artyczar]

Dismissed as a "mere" illustrator.

Why is being an illustrator dismissive? And why say, "mere?" There is nothing second rate about illustration or being considered an illustrator. An illustrator is an artist too. Some are, actually most are, more skilled than those that are considered "fine artists." Their art can be amazing, stunning, moving, narrative, and be used for multiple purposes. That sounds more desirable for many artists, especially because you can make a really good living doing what you love. Furthermore, an illustrator can make anything in their imagination too, just like a fine artist, and sell it as "fine art" if they want to as well. Win, win.

 

[stlukesguild]

I don't know. "Illustrative" has been used as a pejorative for quite some time in certain circles. I can't count the number of times that something was dismissed as "merely illustration"... "oh! that's just illustration" in discussions over on WC. I never bought it. To me "illustration" is just one more genre of art... one of any number of purposes of art. There are good, bad, and mediocre examples of art found in every possible genre, form, etc...

 

[Artyczar]

Well, I don't run in silly circles, unless one of my feet are nailed to the floor.

 

[brianvds]

thank you for the reminder of Edward Seago .. I prefer his tonalist approach
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That's a nice one. I am rather fond of this sort of thing: impressionism without the garish colors.

 

[brianvds]

I posted this on Facebook almost ten years ago and have long forgotten about the post, but FB periodically reminds one of stuff you posted in the past. It's the picture I got my avatar from:

Irma Stern (1894 - 1966) - Two Arabs

 

[Hermes2020]

Did Irma Stern travel to any countries in the Middle East? I assume she was Jewish.

 

[brianvds]

Did Irma Stern travel to any countries in the Middle East? I assume she was Jewish.

She was Jewish, but was born in and lived in South Africa most of her life. As young woman she spent some time in Germany, where she came under the influence of the German expressionists, but when the Nazis came to power she returned to South Africa.

She did indeed travel extensively through Africa and the Middle East, and loved painting this sort of exotic subject matter. Nowadays she is sometimes accused of cultural appropriation, and that she used her subjects merely as exotic objects of decoration rather than attempting to really understand them or empathize with them.

The criticism may or may not be valid - I don't particularly care either way. I find her rich color and expressive brushwork quite seductive.

 

[stlukesguild]

I am rather fond of this sort of thing: impressionism without the garish colors.

I'm probably the opposite. I'm not overly fond of tonal painting. A lot of it ends up looking like mud. I love Rembrandt, Velazquez, and Courbet... but never in the sense that they inspired my own efforts. I lean more toward paintings that emphasize the linear, sculptural, and pattern and employ clean, saturated colors: The Renaissance, Rubens, Mannerism, Vermeer, Ingres, Degas, Vuillard, Bonnard, Klimt, Mucha, Japanese prints, Persian paintings, Matisse, Kirchner, Beckmann, Gauguin, Van Gogh, etc...

 

[JohnEmmett]

Melkor by Formenost

 

[JohnEmmett]

Ygritte by Dalisa

 

[JohnEmmett]

So beautiful it hurts…

 

[stlukesguild]

I just stumbled upon the work of Kaori Someya on Instagram. I posted a more in-depth exploration of her paintings over on the Non-Western Art thread under Art History.

 

[stlukesguild]

Another artist I stumbled upon on Instagram was the Victorian painter, Thomas Kennington. The painting posted was entitled Serena, Found of Savages.

I'm not certain what the narrative was. It strikes me like something akin to the theme of Nymphs and Satyrs or perhaps something like Titian's Fête Champêtre:

In this sense, its something of the antithesis to Manet's Le Dejeuner sur l'Herbe...

Manet's painting sought to undermine the use of mythological/Biblical/historical/faerie tale/literary narratives to justify paintings of the nude. And then just a generation later, Matisse would return to the fantastic:

As much as I like Manet and respect his "realism" I find I agree more with Nietzsche: "No artist tolerates reality."

I looked through Google image search for more paintings by Kennington. The only other painting that I stumbled upon in my brief search was The Ace of Hearts: