De Stijl!! What style of art do you favor and why?

Noncommittal Musings...

I must say I just don't like cubism. I know everyone thinks Picasso was brilliant, but I just can't look at women with eyes all over their heads and breasts coming out from under their armpits, and not shake my head.

I know it's supposed to be this veddy highbrow redistribution/rethinking of space and mass... My answer won't be cubism. Just a warning for concerned parties...

The Pre-Raphaelites - I'm a sucker for that pseudo-Medieval history and all that long flowing hair.

Favorite artist: Burne-Jones for stained glass, Margaret Camerron (sp?) for photography, Waterhouse for painting and William Morris for just thinking outside the Victorian box.

I think you should also prepare yourselves that I won't be choosing Dada, neo Dada or Conceptual Art--which I like so much I forgot to list.

Oh yeah. Not minimalism, and I hate Pop.

OK. I've weeded out the ones I really don't like.

If it's easier to choose the ones you DON'T like, have at it.

I did say I hate Pop...?

Will mull.

I'm definitely of the I know what I like school.

I do know I don't like the throwing paint at canvases type of art.

I mean, it doesn't have to be realistic, but give me a clue, dude.

Green Witch--

I love that period/style. Thanks!! I'll definitely check out your artists. Maybe I can bring back some samples.

ehBeth--

LOL!!!

I snickered at Pollock, too. He dripped paint on a canvas, and got paid. <shrugs> I KNOW I could do that!

Looking forward to your thoughts.

I just found out (because you MADE me look it up, Lash), what type of art one of my favourite paintings is.

It's called "purism".

I'm not sure I like all Purist work, but I do tend to like things with clean lines. None of my furniture has carved bits on it. I've got a couple of pieces of old Mission Oak, some reproduction Shaker pieces, some 1930's curved, but undecorated blonde wood pieces, so the Purist pieces I do like make sense.

http://www.lacma.org/info/press/purism.htm

The Leger painting "The Mechanic", mentioned in the article is probably the one thing I'd steal, if I was an art thief. It reminds me very much of hamburger's brother - both in the way he really looked, and in the sense of being a guy who did hard physical work nearly all of his working life.

According to what I've just looked up - he is "post-Cubist" <shrugs>

The Mechanic

http://cybermuse.gallery.ca/cybermuse/search/artwork_zoom_e.jsp?mkey=6966

i may not know much about art, but i know what i like

A pre-Raphaelite.

I wasn't familiar with the genre, but the ethereal look ...I really like it.

Oh dang. I can't enlarge it. Ah. I'll keep trying.
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Wonder why they call the Mechanic post-Cubist. His eyes are in the right place...? Maybe it's the time period, rather than an influence.

I love Mission furniture, as well. Thanks for the links. I hadn't heard of purism. Going to investigate!!

djjd62--

What do you like? What about it do you like?

oh yeah, and what i like is anything and everything

in one of my apartments i had one of those intercom things for the front door, but it never worked, so one day i made a little sign like you see in the art gallery, describing the piece and the media used to create it, and stuck it underneath

if it couldn't function on a practical level, it could at least function on an artistic one

There is a style called Austrian or Viennese Secession - sort of a cousin of Art Nouveau - that I quite like. Lots of flowy, curvy lines





And of course, that brings us to Art Nouveau

i'm a very big fan of the breughels (sp), please don't ask me tell the elder from the younger, i probably could if i had to, but i like both artists works

That's hilarious!! I like your sense of humor.

Can you give me any more identifying info on the Breughels? What kind of stuff did they do---what country? Era? I'd like to see what you like.

ehBeth--

I recognised Le Corbusier, who they said founded Purism, and it turns out Purism is also International Style. That one is really interesting. It centered mostly on architecture. There's a famous house in Ultrect, Netherlands that sort of embodies it. The basic shapes and colors are like you said. No frills. I didn't know anything about the art that went along with the architecture. Glad you brought it up.

You must have been very fond of hamburger's brother--for the painting to have such appeal. It is a nice strong image.

Boy, I'm not finding good images---but is it Pieter Breugels?

This is, I think, The Netherlandish Proverbs.

This is a painting by Pieter Breughel the Younger called "Netherlandish Proverbs."

the Breughels were 16th century Flemish Painters

you can find more info here

Now, I've found them. It is amazing two people could paint so identically.
So cheerful!

This one is Peasant's Dance. Forgot if it was the Older or the Younger.
I'd never heard of them. Thanks for introducing me to these guys.

(Your Netherlandish Proverbs looked a bit better than mine.)

Thanks, dj!!