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Aug 15, 2019 12:46:39 #
Both Renoir and Picasso painted nudes.
Picasso was a great admirer of Renoir.
#1 by Renoir
# 2 &3 by Picasso
Picasso was a great admirer of Renoir.
#1 by Renoir
# 2 &3 by Picasso
Aug 15, 2019 20:26:53 #
If I were an intergalactic alien looking for a good time on a vacation and the travel brochures showed Picasso's nudes as examples of Female Earthlings, I would look at brochures for Mars or maybe even something in the Andromeda Galaxy.
Aug 15, 2019 20:56:38 #
JohnFrim wrote:
If I were an intergalactic alien looking for a good time on a vacation and the travel brochures showed Picasso's nudes as examples of Female Earthlings, I would look at brochures for Mars or maybe even something in the Andromeda Galaxy.
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Aug 16, 2019 09:12:00 #
How times have changed. In today's world many men would think the women, in the first painting, were fat or obese.
Aug 16, 2019 09:23:51 #
travelwp wrote:
How times have changed. In today's world many men would think the women, in the first painting, were fat or obese.
Thanks for the comment, most of Renoir’s adult female models would be considered overweight by our standards
Aug 16, 2019 09:35:53 #
travelwp wrote:
How times have changed. In today's world many men would think the women, in the first painting, were fat or obese.
Agreed. But there is more than just a hint of realism in his work.
So what do YOU think of the paintings 2 & 3? Is that truly art?
I feel that once a reputation is established, then anything produced by that person is considered a work of art. But to me they are grotesque distortions of reality, and they are not pretty. It takes talent to achieve an accurate rendition of reality, but there are an infinite number of ways to distort it. Of course, if I painted MY distorted version of a nude woman it would be junk; but when Picasso does it... well...
Aug 16, 2019 10:19:12 #
John, thanks for commenting.
NO I do not see #2 & #3 as art, but what do I know??
and I fully agree with your third paragraph.
NO I do not see #2 & #3 as art, but what do I know??
and I fully agree with your third paragraph.
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Aug 16, 2019 10:55:14 #
JohnFrim wrote:
If I were an intergalactic alien looking for a good time on a vacation and the travel brochures showed Picasso's nudes as examples of Female Earthlings, I would look at brochures for Mars or maybe even something in the Andromeda Galaxy.
But, who knows, to them these might be beautiful women. "Hey, doesn't that look like your sister, Xrtivahast?"
Aug 16, 2019 11:00:26 #
tommyII wrote:
But, who knows, to them these might be beautiful women. "Hey, doesn't that look like your sister, Xrtivahast?"
Aug 16, 2019 12:14:01 #
foodie65 wrote:
Both Renoir and Picasso painted nudes.
Picasso was a great admirer of Renoir.
#1 by Renoir
# 2 &3 by Picasso
Picasso was a great admirer of Renoir.
#1 by Renoir
# 2 &3 by Picasso
Never heard that before about Picasso and I can't see why Picasso would admire Renoir anyway. Renoir's nudes look like the Michelin man to me and this is one of his major pieces. He didn't paint many. While in comparison those aren't Picasso's best nude paintings. All 80,000 pieces of his work can't be masterpieces.
BTW, art isn't supposed to be about being pretty.
Aug 16, 2019 16:11:54 #
bertloomis
Loc: Fort Worth, Texas
I have always wondered why Picasso's paintings were so admired and expensive. These paintings make me wonder even more.
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Aug 16, 2019 16:58:18 #
bertloomis wrote:
I have always wondered why Picasso's paintings were so admired and expensive. These paintings make me wonder even more.
Aug 16, 2019 16:59:44 #
Fotoartist wrote:
Never heard that before about Picasso and I can't see why Picasso would admire Renoir anyway. Renoir's nudes look like the Michelin man to me and this is one of his major pieces. He didn't paint many. While in comparison those aren't Picasso's best nude paintings. All 80,000 pieces of his work can't be masterpieces.
BTW, art isn't supposed to be about being pretty.
BTW, art isn't supposed to be about being pretty.
Art like beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Aug 16, 2019 17:29:44 #
Aug 16, 2019 17:49:35 #
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