Comments on: Oh Mr Hart!

Oh Mr Hart!

tellurian — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:30:15 -0800

has died. Hart used DNA in his paintings to foil counterfeiters. Sometimes he painted with a cannon, other times with a plane.

By: undule

undule — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:39:45 -0800

I think I saw this guy on the old show That's Incredible! -- he was tossing paint into a jet engine. Is this that guy I wonder? Nice hook, I guess. Also, Duchamp put DNA into his work.

By: wilful

wilful — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:42:37 -0800

. Google images

By: Effigy2000

Effigy2000 — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:42:40 -0800

I lost a lot of my respect for him as a person when he championed Pauline Hanson's cause. I still thought his artwork was decent, though. May he R.I.P.

By: Jimbob

Jimbob — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:54:12 -0800

. (reads Effigy2000's post) !!? Pauline Hanson? Really?

By: Effigy2000

Effigy2000 — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:17:16 -0800

Yep. At the height of One Nation and Paulin Hanson's popularity, Pro Hart gave Hanson a couple of his paintings. One as a fund-raiser and another as a personal gift. My Google-fu can only find this link which briefly mentions the painting he gave her as a gift, and this link (admitedly not the most impartial site) which briefly mentions Pro Hart donating a painting to One Nation.

By: Jimbob

Jimbob — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:26:41 -0800

Oh Mister Hart...what a mess!

By: tellurian

tellurian — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:32:12 -0800

This painting [scroll down]?

By: Wolof

Wolof — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:36:30 -0800

Awful awful dauber. Apologies to those who disagree with me.

By: a.

a. — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:37:39 -0800

It's kinda funny, I'm going to miss the Maid more than the Artist.

By: tellurian

tellurian — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:14:23 -0800

a. you can still get a maid dose with a helping of Les here.

By: tellurian

tellurian — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:26:46 -0800

You know what Effigy2000, I wish you hadn't jogged me into looking for that painting because it's haunting me now. The dark storm clouds gathering, Parliament House looming on the hill. The crying bishop in the ABC mitre (who is that?) The flaxen-haired girl looking on (who is that?) as Pauline is burnt at the stake like Joan of Arc :_-|

By: pompomtom

pompomtom — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 20:59:18 -0800

Curse you Jimbob - far too quick....

By: anthill

anthill — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:26:22 -0800

DNA in the paintings, huh? So if you *ahem* on your work before you sell it, the value goes up?

By: a.

a. — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:56:53 -0800

Ohhh bless you tellurian! *wipes tear from his eye*

By: eatdonuts

eatdonuts — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 07:47:15 -0800

personally, i can't for the life of me figure out how a painter wouldn't get their DNA into their paintings. over the course of work (admittedly i work very slow compared to others), i've inadvertently lost a strand of hair or so, sneezed, possibly drooled a hot cup of tea or two, and i'm sure i've lost more than my share of skin cells in the mix lying on my platform over my own paintings - and i know it gets stuck in the paint (having spent arduous minutes trying to pick out a lost hair or two). therefore the idea that someone is claiming to be unique in leaving their DNA print in their artwork is... a bit silly to me really.

By: emf

emf — Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:01:56 -0800

I own a couple, a painting of a Broken Hill pub on Saturday night and an enamel of Bradman. The gallery is well worth a visit. I believe "Pro" is short for "Professor", which the miners dubbed him.