Nothingness doctrine.

[70NPORT]

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Simply Stated.

That is VERY cool, never seen that before,lol.

I've always liked this guy. I have a stetson very similar to that one.

 

[commando1]

My wife is an artist, Gary. I have a feeling you might like her work.

 

[70NPORT]

My wife is an artist, Gary. I have a feeling you might like her work.

This is her work?

 

[Fratzog]

Thanks and Yes, but I cannot take credit for it. It is a picture of a painting named "Cathedra", by an American artist who went by the name of Barnett Newman. He was a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. This painting and another one he created, "Vir Heroicus Sublimis" are my two favorite pieces. Some of his contemporaries at the time were Mark Rothko, Agnes Martin, Marcel Duchamp, Joesph Albers and Donald Judd to name a few. The painting itself attempts to examine individuality.
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I've probably let out more about my personal self yesterday and this morning than I have during the entirety of the past two and a half years I've been active on this board. Not an easy thing for me to do.

Going off on non-automotive tangents is what keeps this board interesting and unique. I'd need to take an art history course to understand if not appreciate that kind of art. I got lost after impressionism.

 

[Fratzog]

My wife is an artist, Gary. I have a feeling you might like her work.

Those images are powerful and unsettling. Some real talent there.

 

[70NPORT]

Going off on non-automotive tangents is what keeps this board interesting and unique. I'd need to take an art history course to understand if not appreciate that kind of art. I got lost after impressionism.

Yep. I agree. The impressionists were interesting. If you can get up close enough at an Impressionist painting (Monet, Degas, Renior, blah blah) you can see the imagery is really comprised of just very short and tiny brush strokes, almost dots. That in itself is amazing.

 

[70NPORT]

Those images are powerful and unsettling. Some real talent there.

Indeed. Painting human faces (and capturing the humanity) is extremely difficult to do well. The third one gives me the chills. Were these actual people Stan? Amazing.

 

[tallhair]

Thanks and Yes, but I cannot take credit for it. It is a picture of a painting named "Cathedra", by an American artist who went by the name of Barnett Newman. He was a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. This painting and another one he created, "Vir Heroicus Sublimis" are my two favorite pieces. Some of his contemporaries at the time were Mark Rothko, Agnes Martin, Marcel Duchamp, Joesph Albers and Donald Judd to name a few. The painting itself attempts to examine individuality.

I've probably let out more about my personal self yesterday and this morning than I have during the entirety of the past two and a half years I've been active on this board. Not an easy thing for me to do.

Thanks for sharing Gary .. I definitely know who's comments they are and after reading this thread I've got a whole new found respect and understanding of where you are coming from

 

[Fratzog]

Yep. I agree. The impressionists were interesting. If you can get up close enough at an Impressionist painting (Monet, Degas, Renior, blah blah) you can see the imagery is really comprised of just very short and tiny brush strokes, almost dots. That in itself is amazing.

This summer my wife, daughters and I will be in Paris. One of my bucket list stops will be the National Museum of Modern Art. Hopefully I'll come away with more of an appreciation for the likes of Matisse, Braque and Man Ray.

 

[commando1]

Those three particular paintings are of some elders living in poverty in a village in remote Peru. She got to know them while she was doing missionary-type work every year in Peru. She became very endeared to them. Since becoming ill and unable to travel anymore, she started painting a long series of portraits of the the elders she met and loved.

Self portrait:

 

[Fratzog]

Stan those are amazing ... did she do any landscapes?

 

[70NPORT]

Thanks for sharing Gary .. I definitely know who's comments they are and after reading this thread I've got a whole new found respect and understanding of where you are coming from

Yep. I appreciate that very much tallhair.

 

[70NPORT]

This summer my wife, daughters and I will be in Paris. One of my bucket list stops will be the National Museum of Modern Art. Hopefully I'll come away with more of an appreciation for the likes of Matisse, Braque and Man Ray.

Nice, Im sure that will be enjoyable. Man Ray was a Dada hipster,lol.

 

[Big_John]

Stan, those pictures are incredible! Your wife is very talented!

My eye surgeon does a lot of charity type work in Peru. Ask her if she ever ran into Dr Mango from Syracuse.

 

[tallhair]

Stan, those pictures are incredible! Your wife is very talented!

My eye surgeon does a lot of charity type work in Peru. Ask her if she ever ran into Dr Mango from Syracuse.

I'm with Big John. Very nice and a very nice lady

 

[commando1]

Stan those are amazing ... did she do any landscapes?

Thank you guys. I'll pass it on. It will mean a lot to her that a lot of greasy car guys appreciate her work

She doesn't like landscapes. She finds it boring.

 

[detmatt]

beautiful work, Stan. Make sure you let her know how much we all appreciate her work.
I can see where Peru would be very inspiring to an artist. I went there on vaca about 12 years ago and would love to go back. Spent a night on Machu Pichu, talk about awe inspiring!
I have more fine art hanging in my 12' x 15' office than most people have in their homes...

 

[68Nwprt]

That's amazing Stan! Very talented girl you got there. My hat is off.

 

[70NPORT]

Thank you guys. I'll pass it on. It will mean a lot to her that a lot of greasy car guys appreciate her work

She doesn't like landscapes. She finds it boring.

She doesn't like landscape?.....that painting is very transcendental. I'd put it up for sure.

 

[70NPORT]

Omnipotence????