Monster Dave's Internet Find of the Day

[SacDuc]

so the idea of camouflage has become art

who was that guy who painted the red square?

this is kinda like that

Taking the first step towards looking at art:

There are three things you should do when looking at art. 1) Never ask, "what is it?" It does not matter what it is. Art does not have to be representational. It is "for its own sake."  2) Do not stop your critical thinking about it when you answer the question "Do I like it?" whether you like it or not does not matter. Sure it may matter to you, but it does nothing to help determine the quality of the art. 3) Realize that art is not craft. Having technical expertise in a certain area has nothing to do with being a great artist. You don't have to know how to weld to make metal sculpture. There are fabrication shops all over LA that will do that for you. Certainly those great Renaissance masters were spectacularly talented painters. But those master pieces you see in museums bearing the name of the master, many of them were painted by students. This does not lessen the art nor does it make it such that Rembrandt shouldn't have his name on it. Most museum quality artists incredibly intelligent and educated individuals who are extremely proficient in there craft as well as there art. Guys like Basquiat who relied on talent and vision and work alone are the exception. But again, that doesn't really matter.

Once you master these to basic steps when viewing art you can take the first step towards being a complete douchebag art snob. Start learning the historical significance of the piece of art. To maintain pure douchebag art snob status make sure the "historical significance" is limited exclusively to Art History, as though art is produced in a vacuum and "the art world" (use that phrase often) is a rare place only for elites. when talking about the historical significance of a piece of art make sure to name drop as many artists as possible. Use their names as descriptors as though you are tasting wine. And of course never drink the wine at show openings. Clearly that would be beneath you.

If you don't want to take the snob route then still do the first three steps, but then just simply read up on what catches your fancy. And, like every other endeavor in life, get a little outside your comfort zone. If a painting irks you a little, read about it. Perhaps there is a reason it irks you. Perhaps it is supposed to irk you. Perhaps the artist was intentionally vague about what he/she as trying to invoke.Perhaps the artist found a way to intentionally strip away all emotional content from the canvas. And yet there you are feeling something about it. Perhaps quite a strong feeling. Certainly art can invoke more emotions than just the sublime. Or none at all. You may even become a little fascinated by those guys who seemingly just painted a canvas a single color and left it at that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimir_Malevich

Critics derided Malevich for reaching art by negating everything good and pure: love of life and love of nature. The Westernizer artist and art historian Alexandre Benois was one such critic. Malevich responded that art can advance and develop for art's sake alone, regardless of its pleasure saying that "art does not need us, and it never did".


sac

[mitt]

I saw this and thought of this thread for some reason


That's the Most Illegal Thing I've Seen in the History of Wrestling!


mitt

[Rameses]

Where in the hell did you find that??

[Randimus Maximus]

That was AWESOME!

[GAAN]

Taking the first step towards looking at art:

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sac

Did I ever mention that I had the opportunity to go to a little art college in Savannah Georgia?

I decided to learn how to blow shit up instead

[Monster Dave]

Ooops!!! 

a Fighter Jet Gets Too Close to a Bomber

[sisca77]

I saw this and thought of this thread for some reason


That's the Most Illegal Thing I've Seen in the History of Wrestling!


mitt

WTF was that?

[erkishhorde]

WTF was that?

And some people say that wrestling isn't fake. 

[SacDuc]

Did I ever mention that I had the opportunity to go to a little art college in Savannah Georgia?

I decided to learn how to blow shit up instead

SCAD? And you didn't go? Why not?

And art and blowing shit up do not have to be mutually exclusive. One could reasonably argue that there needs to be more shit blown up, you know, for art's sake.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Cai+Guo-Qiang&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a


sac

[GAAN]

SCAD? And you didn't go? Why not?

And art and blowing shit up do not have to be mutually exclusive. One could reasonably argue that there needs to be more shit blown up, you know, for art's sake.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Cai+Guo-Qiang&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a


sac

because I am stupid

my creative spark has died in the 15years of non use as well

a large part of me hopes that with a real home and a shop (key term SHOP) I can find a medium that keeps the voices quiet

[ducpainter]

because I am stupid

my creative spark has died in the 15years of non use as well

a large part of me hopes that with a real home and a shop (key term SHOP) I can find a medium that keeps the voices quiet

They never shut up...

[cbartlett419]

this thread just got alot more interesting

[badgalbetty]

the wrestling video...... I have not seen acting that bad since I saw ghostrider 

[Monster Dave]

X-47B - Unmanned Stealth Bomber:



Last Friday (Feb 4), the Northrop Grumman-built U.S. Navy X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) aircraft successfully completed its historic first flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The era of the unmanned  combat plane is fast approaching.



Taking off under hazy skies, the X-47B climbed to an altitude of 5,000 feet, flew several racetrack-type patterns, and landed safely at 2:38 p.m. PST. The flight provided test data to verify and validate system software for guidance and navigation, and the aerodynamic control of the tailless design.





The Navy awarded the UCAS-D prime contract to Northrop Grumman in August 2007. The six-year contract calls for the development of two X-47B fighter-sized aircraft. The program will demonstrate the first-ever carrier launches and recoveries by an autonomous, unmanned aircraft with a low-observable-relevant platform. Autonomous aerial refueling will also be performed after carrier integration and at-sea trials.

[cokey]

Yea, go ahead and just give skynet better weapons..