The Art Thread

[PragueBlue]

OK you arty types, we are putting the finishing touches to our new house. We have lots of walls with high ceilings to fill up and some corridors. It's Spanish style, so was thinking of series of the classics like Rembrandt, van Gogh, Monet, that sort of thing (not the originals obviously) :)

Any other ideas? Not ruling more modern stuff out. Abstract has an appeal being a mathematician at heart. Walls are all coloured between off-white and cream, if that's important.

Kandinsky might fit the bill.

Personally I prefer originals from lesser known artists with their own style and we have always decorated our house with those. We have our favourite and we currently have a few of his around our flat here to maintain a similarity of style/feel. Fortunately he's still alive, so if we need more we know where to go.

 

[BimboBob]

Do you want a painting of it?

Here's another of Bosham harbour.

Wish I could do you a deal on one, but we either get the oldies he can't sell or maybe the odd print which he doesn't cease telling us how much he could sell it for!

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Nice. My family has a lot of history there, years ago two great great etc etc Uncles ran pubs in the village (one was the Anchor Bleu) and the other Uncle was the vicar. Sadly since my Auntie died in 2010 no one else lives in the village. Same with the next village along, Chidham, loads of my family lived and worked there.

Has he still got the house one? It's an image I have burnt in my brain, leaving the Anchor Bleu or Yacht Club hammered and heading over the green.

 

[supercity88]

Nice. My family has a lot of history there, years ago two great great etc etc Uncles ran pubs in the village (one was the Anchor Bleu) and the other Uncle was the vicar. Sadly since my Auntie died in 2010 no one else lives in the village. Same with the next village along, Chidham, loads of my family lived and worked there.

Has he still got the house one? It's an image I have burnt in my brain, leaving the Anchor Bleu or Yacht Club hammered and heading over the green.

I don't know the area myself, but any place where you've got family running the pubs is going to live long in the memory! Looks like a nice part of the world based on his art! He's got prints of it online but assume he has sold the original. I will drop him a line and ask though. The originals are usually a couple of grand but prints are more reasonable.

nifty-frontend

www.niftygallery.com

Here's a link to his website and that painting. "Happy go Salty" it's called if the link doesn't work.

 

[PragueBlue]

If you are ever in Madrid a must visit.

https://www.cultura.gob.es/msorolla/inicio.html

Madrid is great for art. I have been lucky enough to visit what are IMO the finest galleries in Europe and Madrid has a number of those.

There are also some nice ones in Prague and I often spend my Winter days wandering around them.

 

[BimboBob]

I don't know the area myself, but any place where you've got family running the pubs is going to live long in the memory! Looks like a nice part of the world based on his art! He's got prints of it online but assume he has sold the original. I will drop him a line and ask though. The originals are usually a couple of grand but prints are more reasonable.

nifty-frontend

www.niftygallery.com

Here's a link to his website and that painting. "Happy go Salty" it's called if the link doesn't work.

Thanks mate, can you ask him if Salty is Bosham please. It looks right, jetty included, but conformation would be nice.

 

[bennyboy]

Madrid is great for art. I have been lucky enough to visit what are IMO the finest galleries in Europe and Madrid has a number of those.

There are also some nice ones in Prague and I often spend my Winter days wandering around them.

Vienna another brilliant City for art.
The churches in Venice another.

 

[supercity88]

Thanks mate, can you ask him if Salty is Bosham please. It looks right, jetty included, but conformation would be nice.

Will let you know.

 

[PragueBlue]

Vienna another brilliant City for art.
The churches in Venice another.

Definitely. I have spent many a happy hour in both.

 

[bennyboy]

I was at the Kith and Kinship Norman Cornish and LS Lowry exhibition at the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle.
A bit of a trek but easy enough by train from Newcastle to Darlington then bus from Darlington to Bowes Museum.
Great day out.Oustanding exhibition.One of the best.

 

[shemnel]

I went to Yorkshire Sculpture Park at the weekend, and i have to say i was impressed and enjoyed it very much.

Sculpture is one of my least 'understood' art forms, i know so little about it and dont really know what's going on. But all the same, there were some inspiring pieces by the like of Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth and Anthony Gormley, as well as some weird blobs and rabbit people that i didnt really get.

nice place, good grounds and a good set of two cafes. There's lots to see, even in one full day. Recommended.