so again - is it the intensity of your response that leads you to rank the works as you do - and have you ever found your to wane?
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 5:55 PM, caldwell-brobeck < [email protected]> wrote: > 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] > > -- S a u l O s t r o w *Critical Voices* 21STREETPROJECTS 162 West 21 St NYC, NY 10011 [email protected]
