paintings

Reports this morning indicate that after selling for a record 1.4 million dollars, a painting by underground artist Banksy “self-destructed” when a shredder concealed in the frame shredded the work in front of shocked auction patrons...

I have for some time been interested in the architecture of ancient Egypt, and some well known watercolorists of their time, who have depicted these structures since the late 1800's, namely David Roberts, and Hector Horeau, there are others, such as Edward Lear, who penned the “Owl and the Pussy...

Discussions elsewhere about what is art got me thinking What do you like? What are you favourite pictures. What would you have on your wall? Some of mine are Edward VI and the Pope - Unknown Artist http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/king-edward-vi-and-the-pope King Edward VI...

I don't understand the appeal of Pollock's paintings. Is there a technique on how to view them so they actually resemble an artistic endeavor?

Gallery: http://imgur.com/a/9vsBA Yup, he's worse than Hitler. Okay, most would agree that his paintings are, well, terrible. And there's nothing wrong with that - learning to paint is a good hobby and good for him to have started. And I kinda like the self-portrait in shower. In has a touch...

Mysterious woman is mysterious. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-09-28/mona-lisa/4284918 Forensic specialists declare it is the same woman. But an Oxford art historian says it does not have the same "elusiveness" or "subtlety". Anyone care to form a conclusion?

There's quite an interesting article (well, review of an exhibition) in today's Observer's New Review section on René Magritte. I must admit, I rather prefer his work to other Surrealists (Dali, de Chirico etc), even with his bowler-hat fetish. Not sure why - maybe a second reading of the...

And not just the fact that no-one outside the Netherlands can pronounce his name! It would appear that the chrome based yellows in his paintings are turning brown, probably due to exposure to light. A shame, means that they will have to be kept in the dark and only brought out for occasional...

Not sure if this should be here or in the Medicine section... Anyway, according to some expert, La Giaconda suffered from high colesterol. I suspect that the experts may be reading too much into these paintings. Artists are known to filter what goes down onto the canvas (or panel, in the case...

So, is this horse an Abstract Expressionist, or is it just impossible to differentiate random doodles from Abstract Expressionism? :D http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/10/16/horse.painting.exhibit.ap/index.html It actually isn't half bad. That being said, I think I won't spring for...

Apparently, the world loves a realist. :) At least these were discarded by the artist himself.

Some very...uh, interesting...paintings on this site:http://www.brandonbird.com/paintings.html There is one of "L. Ron Hubbard on the couch eating Funyuns and pizza" (http://www.brandonbird.com/ron.html) Also look for Rod Stewart as a Star Wars stormtrooper, and Bo and Luke Duke as cave art...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa Nowhere in this article does it mention the possibility that Mona Lisa has her strange expression just because she is a model sitting for a long period of time trying not to move while her portrait is being painted. If you've ever had to wait too long to...

Hello, o people of the Forums! Can anyone think of the name of the painting depicting a woman in an mask, composed of all sorts of plants/birds/other things and extending way above and over her head?.. It might've been an oil painting, quite elaborate.. Mostly green/blue, and I -think-...

A four-year-old girl is wowing the New York art world with paintings that are drawing comparisons with Jackson Pollock and Wassily Kandinsky. Marla Olmstead, from Binghampton, in New York state, has been painting since just before she was two years old. Using brushes, spatulas, her fingers and...