I was really influenced by Franz Marc in that too. He wasn't a tribal artist, but he was an expressionist who was very much eager to express a personal colour symbolism in his artworks, and then to use animal symbolism on top of that to indicate male/female and so on. I always loved how moving and evocative his artwork was, even though I didn't understand his take on what he drew, I understood my take on it, and how it made me feel. He's pretty much remained my favourite artist ever since. I sometimes ponder how art would have been changed if he had lived past the age of 25 (he was killed in the second world war, from memory); because his works were already just icnredible. One of his paintings fetched 20 million+ a few years ago, so at least the world knows how awesome he was.
it invites the viewer in to wander around and ask, "What does this mean?" and listen for an answer in the picture.
Yes! I really love this. I love art's ability to do this. I mean all artistic mediums do it to a degree. But art is something your brain consumes in an instant, it makes judgements in seconds, it speaks to the body and the eye and the brain in a moment. And while repeat viewings yields greater internal growth and interpretation, there is nothing quite like the instant 'process' of visual art.
Although it's less instant on my end, with all those freaking tiny details. :D
>>I sometimes ponder how art would have been changed if he had lived past the age of 25 (he was killed in the second world war, from memory); <<
Sooth. People often overlook the cultural cost of war. Everything the casualties would have done, now cannot be done by them -- and much of it can't be done by anyone else. It doesn't take much of a firefight to start wiping out things that can't be replaced.
>>Although it's less instant on my end, with all those freaking tiny details. <<
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Re: Wow!
Date: 2010-10-04 01:01 pm (UTC)it invites the viewer in to wander around and ask, "What does this mean?" and listen for an answer in the picture.
Yes! I really love this. I love art's ability to do this. I mean all artistic mediums do it to a degree. But art is something your brain consumes in an instant, it makes judgements in seconds, it speaks to the body and the eye and the brain in a moment. And while repeat viewings yields greater internal growth and interpretation, there is nothing quite like the instant 'process' of visual art.
Although it's less instant on my end, with all those freaking tiny details. :D
Re: Wow!
Date: 2010-10-04 06:37 pm (UTC)Sooth. People often overlook the cultural cost of war. Everything the casualties would have done, now cannot be done by them -- and much of it can't be done by anyone else. It doesn't take much of a firefight to start wiping out things that can't be replaced.
>>Although it's less instant on my end, with all those freaking tiny details. <<
I sympathize. I'm a fan of detailed art, though. You might like:
http://haikujaguar.dreamwidth.org/
... who is currently painting an intensely detailed picture:
http://haikujaguar.dreamwidth.org/9573.html