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There is no must in art because art is free.
~Wassily Kandinsky

i just found my program from AMOA's "New Art in Austin: 15 to Watch, February 26- May 22, 2011" and remembered how mush I loved Debra Broz:
http://www.debrabroz.com/feeding%201.jpg

One person's trash is another person's art:

http://www.nemomatic.com/nemomatic/portfolio.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemo_Gould

I love people who can think, feel and see outside the box.

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Originally Posted by Debby (Post 370252)

One person's trash is another person's art:

http://www.nemomatic.com/nemomatic/portfolio.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemo_Gould

I love people who can think, feel and see outside the box.

OOOO good catch, Debby! Here's a trash-to-treasure out-of-the-box jeweler that turned up on my twitter feed:

http://homemade-speed.com/

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Originally Posted by T4Texas (Post 38401)

Wow! What a great lot of art lovers you are! I have enjoyed the posts and the wide variety of art represented.
Several years ago I went to a traveling MOMA exhibit that came to Houston. There were many famous paintings including Starry Night by Van Gogh. I had seen the painting many times in books and frankly wasn't a huge Van Gogh fan. But as I stood in front if it, you could see every single brush stroke and suddenly I felt overwhelmed with emotion. It was like I was standing there watching him paint it and you could feel the raw power, love, pain and desire for perfection all in one moment. I actually started to tear up right there in the museum. I have never felt that way about a piece of art before or since, and feel it was one of those rare moments in life when your soul is truly touched by something.

I felt very similarly when I saw Il Davide (I actually saw all three, but I am speaking of the one in the Accademia). Standing in front of it was very moving. There is a reason it is such an art cliche.

Wow, love this thread! So many artists came to mind, here's only a few:

Caravaggio: for his dramatic use of chiaroscuro
Munch: well, b/c, who hasn't felt like that guy in The Scream?
Michelangelo, Bernini, Rodin: I think sculpture is magical (Come on now, Ecstasy of Saint Teresa--amazing!)
O'Keeffe: she was just pretty damn cool. Strong. Brilliant.
Kahlo: one of my absolute favorites. Her work touches me deeply.
My kid: I am biased, but I think she is brilliant!

Oh, I haven't even gotten to the photographers. And don't get me started on dancers...

The stunning reality in his work..

Frederic Remington *

http://www.artbronze.com/images/broncho_slider.jpg
Sculptures

History
Frederic Remington (1861-1909) cast 22 different subjects. The first foundry with which he worked was the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company in New York. Four different sculptures were cast in bronze, starting in 1895, using the sand-casting method. They were The Broncho Buster, The Wounded Bunkie, The Wicked Pony, and The Scalp. In 1900 Remington began working exclusively with the Roman Bronze Works, New York. They produced his bronzes using the lost-wax bronze casting process until his death in 1909. Remington's widow, Eva, authorized the foundry to continue casting Remington's bronzes, until her death in 1918. By direction of Eva Remington's will, the foundry destroyed the molds shortly after her death

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Originally Posted by dark_crystal (Post 371737)

OOOO good catch, Debby! Here's a trash-to-treasure out-of-the-box jeweler that turned up on my twitter feed:

http://homemade-speed.com/

This is some fun stuff :)

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Originally Posted by Violette (Post 371872)

Il Davide as photographed illegally from inside my purse

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._6465090_n.jpg

Dale Chihuly - love the bright colors and the way the light bounces.

http://www.chihuly.com/Data/Sites/2/..._Chihuly_B.jpg

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Originally Posted by Debby (Post 372041)

Dale Chihuly - love the bright colors and the way the light bounces.

http://www.chihuly.com/Data/Sites/2/..._Chihuly_B.jpg

oh, yes! Chihuly. Love Chihuly!!

art gets me really excited

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Originally Posted by Violette (Post 372117)

oh, yes! Chihuly. Love Chihuly!!

art gets me really excited

I see art in most everything. I put my partner is brain overload sometimes. lol

I am reading this right now:

http://www.woostercollective.com/cov...5295-thumb.jpg

And it is amazing. What does everyone else think of (i love it) graffiti?

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Originally Posted by dark_crystal (Post 373189)

I am reading this right now:

http://www.woostercollective.com/cov...5295-thumb.jpg

And it is amazing. What does everyone else think of (i love it) graffiti?

I love some graffiti. Not tagging. My back fence gets gang tagged all the time. Wish they would paint the good stuff.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-_OMl505-t...oll_3_OTIS.JPG

I love the troll under the Fremont Bridge in Seattle.