With respect to the Rubens drawing, I would say that I'm drawn to it because it stimulates (within me) a deep emotional response using an incredibly efficient mastery of means. Most of the others follow along the same lines. Cheers; Chris
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 5:35 PM, saul ostrow <[email protected]> wrote: > and what draws you to such works > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 4:11 PM, caldwell-brobeck < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I usually point to this one, by Rubens' drawing of Isabella Brant. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_Brant_(drawing) >> although there are a number of others that, for me, vie for top spot. >> especially Rembrandt's drawings, and certain works of Lautrec, Klimt, >> and Schiele. Also Cassatt's "Breakfast in Bed". The first painting I >> ever fell in love with was Raphael's St. George and the Dragon (in the >> DC NGA); I saved my pennies to buy a print in 4th or 5th grade. >> Obviously I'm a sucker for artworks with people in them, though I'm >> also very fond of landscape; the first picture that really opened my >> eyes to art in general was Turning Road at L'Estaque, by Derain. >> Cheers; >> Chris >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 4:30 PM, joseph berg <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 12:32 AM, joseph berg <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> Do you have one? >> >> >> >> Over time, did it change? >> >> >> >> If so, in what way? >> >> >> > >> > Is there a work of art that you can point to that best expresses your >> > aesthetic ideal? >> >> > > > -- > S a u l O s t r o w > > > *Critical Voices* > 21STREETPROJECTS > 162 West 21 St > NYC, NY 10011 > [email protected]
