easy to critique painting.

[sybaritical]

Talk about Jean Michel Basquiat's work. That way it stays interesting cos you get to talk more about the lifestyle that influenced it, everyone loves you and your 15 minutes is up in no time.

[the_state]

Talk about Jean Michel Basquiat's work. That way it stays interesting cos you get to talk more about the lifestyle that influenced it, everyone loves you and your 15 minutes is up in no time.

co-sign. the story is so much more interesting than the art. someone should tell that to the investment bankers that gobble up his paintings for $10million at auctions.

[Chicken]

if i were r.ed.... i would do something contemporary like jeff koons or damien hurst where he could critique it from the angle of is it a painting at all and is the artist even the artist or more a director..

that's the type of stuff art school people love to eat up. red's presentation could turn into hours of debates.

[tg76]

i was walking round the tate modern with a friend i went to art school with and the only critique i made was " wow that made me cum in my pants"

i am not art school people

[Chicken]

are you happy to see me or are you just critiquing my composition?

[Servo2000]

Suprematism is good stuff. I don't know why people be down on the -isms these days.

[soraanaam]

this guy is the shit, watched this dude while i was growing up.

[Fuuma]

Suprematism is good stuff. I don't know why people be down on the -isms these days.

Because ignorance doesn't end in "ism"?

[Servo2000]

Because ignorance doesn't end in "ism"?

I'm not smart enough to know if I'm being slighted or not...

[Fuuma]

I'm not smart enough to know if I'm being slighted or not...

Just saying ppl not be down with knowing shit so anything that appears to be conceptually elaborate is dismissed first and err that's it.

[Servo2000]

Just saying ppl not be down with knowing shit so anything that appears to be conceptually elaborate is dismissed first and err that's it.

That's what I figured, but I was thinking for a minute that you were going for the "concatenating movements into -isms is bad because etc..." or for the actual suprematism manifesto of overcoming the aforementioned.

Anyway.

[red]

I'm not smart enough to know if I'm being slighted or not...

i am. and you werent.

you are now.

edit: late pass.

anyways, turns out that the project, no matter how important it was to our grade, was BS. we just have to show up to all three classes, present, and well get an A. and it doesnt even have to be 15 minutes. the people today had fucking horrible presentations as well. i could see my professors face crack with pain. one guys entire 5 minute presentation, if anything, showed his proficiency in rewording "the monalisa sucks. its just a painting of a lady."

[Fuuma]

i am. and you werent.

you are now.

edit: late pass.

anyways, turns out that the project, no matter how important it was to our grade, was BS. we just have to show up to all three classes, present, and well get an A. and it doesnt even have to be 15 minutes. the people today had fucking horrible presentations as well. i could see my professors face crack with pain. one guys entire 5 minute presentation, if anything, showed his proficiency in rewording "the monalisa sucks. its just a painting of a lady."

Do it for something beside the grade then, unless you can't be bothered which is also fine I guess.

[red]

oh, and thanks for the help guys.

[tg76]

i am. and you werent.

you are now.

edit: late pass.

anyways, turns out that the project, no matter how important it was to our grade, was BS. we just have to show up to all three classes, present, and well get an A. and it doesnt even have to be 15 minutes. the people today had fucking horrible presentations as well. i could see my professors face crack with pain. one guys entire 5 minute presentation, if anything, showed his proficiency in rewording "the monalisa sucks. its just a painting of a lady."

in that case i triple dog dare you to get up, throw up yer goats and yell " whatever football team rules"

[red]

Do it for something beside the grade then, unless you can't be bothered which is also fine I guess.

no, i will. cant let my professor suffer too much.

[datasupa]

in that case i triple dog dare you to get up, throw up yer goats and yell " whatever football team rules"

that reference is from wayyy before these kids' time....

[keagan]

Courbet

or

Kline

edit; ohh, it's over

[Servo2000]

Courbet

or

Kline

edit; ohh, it's over

Kline would be good because you could go on for a considerable length of time about the abstract expressionism movement / greenberg, etc...

[Servo2000]

Terry Rodgers would be pretty easy to do as well. He has some critical reviews of his work on his own site as well as his own artists statement. Themes are pretty easy to find in the works themselves as well, obviously. Maybe too easy.

Have you decided on what you're going to talk about yet?

[red]

yup. gonna talk about malevichs white on white, supleematist, russia, and all that jazz. should be pretty easy.

[red]

are there any other things i should make sure to talk about?

[wEstSidE]

Just saying ppl not be down with knowing shit so anything that appears to be conceptually elaborate is dismissed first and err that's it.

o shut da hell up

[datasupa]

yup. gonna talk about malevichs white on white, supleematist, russia, and all that jazz. should be pretty easy.

BOOYAH

i guarantee you top grade in the class

[Servo2000]

Make sure you actually talk about jazz.

[viv1984viv]

Duchamp is a really good suggestion, alot of suggestions have been great actually.

"Nighthawks" by Hopper could be a good one, very familiar. Or maybe "Olympia" by Manet? "Raft of Medusa" is brilliant.....

I guess im kinda looking into Lynch's paintings at the mo, just got a great book about his art ( the catalogue from his Paris show ) .... oh, red, maybe check out "vitamin P" by Phaidon - great starting point for contemporary painters.... or Saatchi's painting show catalogues - they'd be good too.