MetaFilter posts tagged with fineart

Nineteenth-century lithography, in America and elsewhere

thomas j wise — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:06:34 -0800

America on Stone: 19th Century American Lithographs is a browsable collection of lithographs on topics from advertising to uniforms. The viewer includes pan and zoom functions. (Harry T. Peters, who amassed this collection, was particularly interested in Currier & Ives.) Lithography became popular very quickly after its discovery at the end of the eighteenth century, rapidly finding its way into such commercial uses as sheet music covers. Needless to say, it also came in handy for far more exalted applications. (For previous MeFi adventures in lithography, try these posts.)

Bikes as art as bikes as art as etc

ardgedee — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:01:29 -0800

The bike racing world has a tradition of attention-getting designs, but some spectators at this year's Tours of California or France might have done double-takes at some of the art on Lance Armstrong's rides. As it turns out, Trek and Nike have commissioned custom designs promoting Livestrong, and as I write this Lance is cycling into Paris on a bike covered with butterfly wings, courtesy of Damien Hirst. Along with the Hirst piece, TdF fans have been able to see Armstrong riding art by Shepard Fairey, Yoshitomo Nara, and Mark Newson. If you happen to be in Paris, you can attend the Stages (warning: Autoplay Flash video/audio) exhibition, which opened on the 17th and features some of the bikes and commissioned art by Ed Ruscha, Raymond Pettibon, Andreas Gursky, and more. After the show's over, the bikes will be auctioned off with proceeds benefiting the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

"You Are Not Clever"

crossoverman — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:23:27 -0800

FineArtFilter: Taco Photography. Plus Hatemail and Critiques. And you can buy them on this recommendation - "Probably the best fine art taco photography I've seen".

Making their mark

bwg — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:21:37 -0800

Lightmark Cenci Goepel and Jens Warnecke of Germany create fabulous fine art images via light painting. In a word: beautiful. "Once we started to figure out that there is more light in the dark than we thought, we wanted to see more of it. So we continued to take pictures at night."

Performative utterances

electric water kettle — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:43:00 -0800

To the august company of "I now pronounce you man and wife" and "I bet you sixpence it will rain tomorrow," artist Sean Landers adds a new utterance for study, albeit one that perhaps he alone is capable to perform: "I am vastly underappreciated . . . as an artist . . . in my time." [MP3]

Plagiarists are stupid, throw rocks at them

Rev. Syung Myung Me — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 18:40:52 -0800

Please God, make everyone die. Amen. Todd Goliath, the creator of the infamous "Boys Are Stupid, Throw Rocks At Them" t-shirts/paintings/flash games/etc. (previously x2) has been discovered to have a piece in a gallery show which is remarkably similar to this Purple Pussy cartoon by Dave Kelly (a/k/a Schmorky) of Keenspot and SA. Not only that, but he's got another character, Eve L. who bears more than a passing resemblance to Lenore, The Cute Little Dead Girl by Roman Dirge. (other examples in the main link -- a surprisingly on-topic thread for SA)

Tabitha Vevers Is Not Allowed to Eat At Red Lobster Ever Again

jonson — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:09:52 -0800

If you're one of those types who could never get into so called "fine art" because it didn't feature enough images of women having sex with cephalopods & crustaceans, then Tabitha Vevers is the artist for you.

Nivbed's artwork

nthdegx — Sat, 05 Aug 2006 04:49:51 -0800

Nivbed's artwork

Fine Art- For Free!

ThePinkSuperhero — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:10:16 -0800

The Fine Art Adoption Network works to "place artworks by committed artists into deserving homes and institutions, as well as to offer a channel for new audiences for contemporary art. It is the intention of FAAN to engage art enthusiasts who never thought of themselves as art collectors, and to introduce them to the experience and pleasures of owning and caring for contemporary art." Amazing. via Gothamist

photaes

sgt.serenity — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 07:58:43 -0800

Women Photographers.

Decameron Web

hama7 — Wed, 19 May 2004 13:46:59 -0800

Decameron Web: A Growing Hypermedia Archive of Boccaccio's Masterpiece.

Sistine Condition

nthdegx — Wed, 25 Jun 2003 05:48:06 -0800

Vatican Art is now viewable online at the Vatican website. View the Sistine Chapel and Raphael's Rooms in all their glory (sort of).

MiguelCardoso — Thu, 29 Nov 2001 11:17:12 -0800

Tune In To The Fine Art Search Machine: Artcyclopedia continues to be too good to be true. It's updated regularly and all you have to do is follow your favourite artists around the many participating museums, going "Aaah..." at every click. My particular obsession is Milton Avery. I first saw a painting of his at the old Tate Museum in London, when I was about 12, and have been intrigued by him ever since. Is he an American Matisse or just a less obviously picture-postcardish Raoul Dufy? To cut to the chase: what painter keeps you unable to make your mind up about him or her?