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Modern Art

a: Modern art ~
b: Roy Lichtenstein's Bull Profile Series

What: Generally , Art over the last 100 years or so has been characterized by a transition from representational to NON-representational form. What does this mean? The series of prints from Roy Lichtenstein's "Bull Series" has 6 pieces. The first being a Bull and then the next prints showing the Bull being abstracted into basic geometric elements of line and circle and also basic color elements of yellow, blue and red. This series not only demonstrates how this artist can imagine, but encapsulates what many artists believe art is as such.

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Writer: mattyflynn
LCC: NC
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Jan 9 2010 10:28 AM


Jackson Pollacks.... A Bed Of Roses

a: Looking at his paintings ~
b: Looking at a bed of roses

What: This is an approximation of a line from the movie "Pollack". It very a simple idea that says a lot about his work.

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Writer: lucretiagermanica
LCC: NC
Where:
Date: Jun 22 2011 6:16 AM


Painting Is Like Composing A Jazz Song

a: Painting for me ~
b: composing a jazz song

What: "My work is for the creative intellect. Chance, spontaneity, lyrical and rebellious are qualities in the work. Painting for me is like composing a jazz song... direct, romantic, unconventional and individualistic. Non-idiomatic improvisation and rhythmic motion of the unconscious are how I attack the canvas. The process of making art for me is emotionally charging and spiritual."

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Writer: PHILIP TAYLOR
LCC: NC
Where:
Date: Jul 18 2011 2:12 AM


Painting Is Like Boxing

a: Painting ~
b: Boxing

What: "Couldn't get the legs to behave, she was getting tired and her right knee started to droop. The sun came in lower and lower through the west-facing window changing all the colors every 20 minutes. I felt I had met my match. Then time was up. I look at it now and maybe it wasn't such a smack down after all. Judges will decide."

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Writer: Ross Skoggard
LCC: NC
Where:
Date: Jul 18 2011 2:17 AM


Art And Money Go Hand In Hand......

a: Modern art ~
b: a stock market bubble

What: "When i was making serigraphs i got an uncanny feeling that i was printing money. And my show was an IPO (Initial print offering) There are huge parallels between art and money. Money is resource based or should be and art is a resource or may be. However contemporary hyped up modern art is like a stock market bubble...Prints are like small denomination notes...We have to survive while we train in the classical arts...:)"

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Writer: arjuna
LCC: NC
Where:
Date: Oct 20 2011 11:03 PM


The Mona Lisa Is Like A Rockstar

a: The mona lisa ~
b: a rockstar

What: "Anyway, as my dad said, the Mona Lisa is like a rockstar: it is so famous and practically burnt into the back of every ones mind that it is somewhat anti-climactic." This is a travelogue about a trip to Louvre and an analysis of the trip to the museum and the walk to actually look at this painting.

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Writer: Mayumia
LCC: NC
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: Dec 8 2011 7:00 PM


Modern Art Museum As

a: A modern art museum ~
b: being on Chatroullete

What: "Walking through a modern art museum is like being on Chatroullete, you can pretty much go in expecting to see a penis."

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Writer: corey
LCC: NC
Where:
Date: Feb 7 2012 9:29 PM


The Cover Knows

a: Web page design ~
b: book cover

What: "Web page design is like the front cover of a book, where by quality of web design layout and creative graphics can determine the sucess of failure of any e-business venture."

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Writer: Not Stated
LCC: NC
Where:
Date: Feb 14 2013 11:11 AM



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