Favourite piece of art?

[PinkFlower]

Hello everyone! :) What’s your favourite piece of art? Is it a painting, a sculpture, or perhaps a stunning building?

Personally, I adore:

Painting: Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Photography: Fireflies, Japan 2016 by Yu Hashimoto
Sculpture: Mademoiselle Pogany by Constantin Brancusi
Architecture: The Taj Mahal

And there are so many more that I love!

[Altair]

Not really a particular favourite, more styles I like,

Paintings: Ones from the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Landscapes, hellscapes, town squares, tables with food. There's a museum in Brussels that is full of these kind of paintings.

Architecture: Art Nouveau.

[PinkFlower]

Hi Altair :) That’s a fascinating mix of interests! The Late Middle Ages and Renaissance periods produced some truly captivating art.
Art Nouveau architecture is equally enchanting. I love Gaudi’s work; his buildings always remind me of Christmas sweet gingerbread houses.
Do you have a particular building in mind?

[Honza]

I love the Impressionists and the Renaissance paintings. In literature I love fantasy and maybe a bit of sci-fi.

[PinkFlower]

Hi Honza :), I love the Impressionists too! I am just reading about them and thier art.

[AngelBlue]

I love art
But I cannot abide dull, dark, depressing ....
I need colour, light, vibrancy ......
I need art to fill my soul with love and magic.
I need it to speak to me....

I've got to admire Michael Angelo . He's on another level.
But I think my favourite has got to be Salvador dahli .
I love him.... His art is quirky , stupid, brilliant, unique , and Sooooooo me .
And if I'm honest, he's almost , and I say "almost" , as mad as me !!!!!

Modern day I LOVE Banksey .... Adore that street art.

On a different note, and I don't like to brag, but just this once I will !!!

But a family member is an art crime fraud detective .

My son is a fine artist.

My brother is a collector of original art and a famous gallery in New York are in regular contact with him to "hire" his paintings for their exhibitions ....

[PinkFlower]

Hello AngelBlue :), I also adore Banksy's work, particularly the latest piece featuring the two elephants. Art crime fraud detective? wow, impressive! how do you become one?

[AngelBlue]

Originally Posted by PinkFlower

Hello AngelBlue :), I also adore Banksy's work, particularly the latest piece featuring the two elephants. Art crime fraud detective? wow, impressive! how do you become one?

Hi.. you become one by years and years and years of hard work and study .
It is a very specialist subject...

Oh... You love Banksey....
Wow .. are you British ???

[PinkFlower]

Hello AB :), I'm not British, but the artist does show up in my newsfeed.

[FairyCrystal]

Originally Posted by AngelBlue

But I cannot abide dull, dark, depressing ....
I need colour, light, vibrancy ......
I need art to fill my soul with love and magic.
I need it to speak to me....

This!!! ^^^

That's why I love much of Vincent van Gogh's work.
I can feel his emotions through his work. It really moves me.
I somehow came across him & his work when 13-14 and when I had to do my annual mandatory lecture at school -age 14- I did it on Vincent.

I've once been told my work resembles Thomas Kinkaid in the way I play with light & shadow. That was in the time I still worked with oils.
So I looked up Kinkaid's work, loved it!