Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present
 

I happened upon this late last year and it took my breath away.

The premise is that the artist, Marina Abramovic, becomes the art. Living, breathing, reflective. She sits in a chair, either in front of a table or not, and those viewing her exhibit have the opportunity to sit across from her. She is stoic, silent, reflective.

I think what moved me most about this piece was the people who sat across from her. Some cried, some smiled. Their faces so were so open, so honest.

I have to stop and think of how I would feel in such a situation, or how she felt. To have locked eyes with so many people, to have shared their secrets without a word! Gah! I think the concept is so beautiful.

Here are a couple portraits that I fancied:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/...5e9c9ebe_m.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3391/...7f48f4ae_m.jpg

And the artist herself (isn't she beautiful?):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/...78072923_m.jpg

Here's a link to the flickr feed with portraits, as well as a link to the MoMA site.

Flickr.

MoMa: The Artist Is Present

Mark Ryden
 

I LOVE the work of Mark Ryden, for technique and for subject matter

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_thZYaOl96D...ark_ryden2.jpg

My favourite Artist
 

I love Trish Romance work. The winter scenes, the time frames of 1800/ early 1900. The old houses, huge fire places, horse and carriages. A much more simpler time.

http://clickart.homestead.com/tr.html

I love RC Gorman. His soft colors, paintings of native american women.

Recently I was shoping at the goodwill store bear by,I didnt really need anything but I often go just to brouse the place,As I was checking out the store I passed a large mirror with somethng behind it,I kept walking but I had he nagging feeling I should go back and see what was behing the morror..so I did.What I found was a hand painted water color of a native american woman rideing a paint horse draging a travios.It was a winter pic cause she was wraped in a colorful blanket with desert mountains in the back ground,it was well mounted and framed..I have no Idea who JC Madden is but the work is really good.

http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/296.../graphic-1.jpg

John Sloan The Cot, 1907

Gustav Klimt

I have The Tree of Life in my living room.

http://64.19.142.13/imgc.allpostersi...ee-of-Life.jpg

G.B. JONES- female Tom of Finland
 

AS I posted earler I bought a watercolor that was signed by jCMadden,well ive been doing some checking up on this picture,seems like jCMadden has works that have been soled in several art auctions..if the signature is really hers my $7.95 watercolor will be worth a fair amount of $$.Her history is amazeing she was born of slaves and ended up a millionair liveing in NYC,her family had a buisness of hair products for black men and women,she was born in Louisiana and passed in 1919 at age 58.I am still doing some reserch and have been in contact by email with the last auction house that sold a watercolor of hers that is very simular to the one I have.I dont know if it will pan out cause im not that lucky, but one can dream.Since she passed in 1919 there is no telling how old this picture is.

Rest In Peace Lucian Freud

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/201...anfreudss.html

Hyper-Realistic sculptor Ron Mueck

http://insomni-art.com/wp-content/up...on-mueck-4.jpg

I have a deep love of various Japanese artists and prints of landscapes. Most of them from about the 1700's but a few contemporary ones. I also love Tibetian, javanese, balinese and Indian (more so southern India) art.

western paintings can be cool and I have a few favourites but they just don't move me as much.

RIP Lucien
 

a painter's painter RIP Lucien Freud

vladimir kush

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...0oQY6vu0FzDp3g

http://www.reprogramacion.com/upload/vladimir-kush.jpg

http://www.paragonfineart.com/images...-the-ocean.jpg