I lived on the Moon is amazing piece of art. Beautifully animated with charming characters and a great song to surf along with the great imagination of Yannick Puig.
Can we give him an Oscar for this one?
I lived on the Moon is amazing piece of art. Beautifully animated with charming characters and a great song to surf along with the great imagination of Yannick Puig.
Can we give him an Oscar for this one?
If there is a King of Pop (aka Michael Jackson) then Jeff Koons is the King of Kitsch. The official label for people like Mr Koons is conceptional artists which I find pretty strange. So far I haven’t figured out if he is just trying to provoke people with his kitsch art or he is playing the (art) system against itself or if he truly is a kitsch person.
But he certainly is a success. His art has been displayed all over the world and his books sold well. Cheap imitations of his work have sold well - because many people like kitsch (but probably wouldn’t like Mr Koons).
And shagging Ilona Staller for arts sake can’t be that bad either? Although I am sick and tired by all this shock art that tries to provocate people by displaying sexual acts, poo or simply something dead and rotten.
Great website: Jeff Koons - A Collection of Images and the Wikipedia entry.
If this is a portrait - it’s not very flattering - but very funny. I just love it!
The great Gabrielle Münter - she was once the student of Kandinsky and later his dedicated partner.
She was one of the first members of the expressionist group ‘Blue Rider’ (Blauer Reiter), who tried to express the spiritual transformation of modern society thru their paintings.
What I like about Frau Münter are her vibrant colors and strong expressions. She started Painting in the age of 20 in the Ladies School of Art in Düsseldorf. Frist she just wanted to be an art teacher, but went for the real thing. She was lucky to be able to visit one of the first art school ‘Phalanx’ that was open to women as well. This is where she met Kandinsky.
Her paintings are full of vibrant colors. Life is an orgasm of light and intensive moment in her work.
More? Wikipedia entry
Either Mr. Chagall was constantly on drugs or this was the most wonderful village ever! Great painting …
Usually I am not a big fan of such shots - but in this case I like that almost graphical style of the image processing. Very cool!
Soviet Realism - an interesting movement. To bad it was mostly used for propaganda and depicting the usual suspects.
A classic moment of modern surrealism. Maestro Magritte rules!
The powerful magic of Mr Klimt’s colors. He just mixes them like nobody else …
I have only one thing to say about this building: fucking amazing!
I rest my case! 
Seriously: this great piece of art and many buildings of Maestro Gehry are my main argument against boring modern architecture. Buildings don’t have to be straight and boring - the ‘box’ model should be a thing of the past. We can design and build better houses today: more interesting on the outside and environmentally friendly on the inside.
More? Wikipedia entry, Official Website and don’t miss to explore all these great shot on Flickr.
If there is one photographer that has shaped the 80’s visual landscape it’s Herb Ritts (together with Robert Mapplethorpe and . His strong black and white portraits and composition lead to a new cool and extremely pleasing aesthetic style.
When I flip thru some of his books or online galleries it’s amazing how many pictures you will recognize, either from magazine covers, pop albums or videos: Herb Ritts at Stanly Wise or a small biography.
Too bad he already died in 2002. Another sad loss.
Images: by the groundbreaking Herb Ritts
The great thing about abstract art is - that you can tell the audience almost anything and they believe it. 
Still a great art by maestro Picasso.
To be honest I am still surprised about Mr Warhols fame. He certainly was a great artist, but his work (in my eyes) are not as breath taking and special as Picasso’s. But I guess ‘The Factory’ which was not only just a cool place, but a celebrity hang out that played an important role. He was well connected and created his own fans and market in one go. I guess at a certain point he simply was a social anchor as well as Godfather to anything related to art in New York?
Another part of his fame is his commercial ’soup art’ - his understanding how to create mass media compatible mass art. I think in that respect he was truly groundbreaking:
In the future, everyone will be world famous for 15 minutes.
I think in this quote he summed up everything you need to know about today’s media society (although today it’s 15 seconds of fame on YouTube). His art reflected mass produced images of the same people / themes over and over again. Art was no longer an unique object, but a mass produced variation of an idea / topic.
Mr Warhol was not just a rich and famous person. He also did volunteer work for social institutions. He not only painted soup, he also handed it out. This - more then anything - honors him.
More? Wikipedia
Great eyes - and Mr. Stieglitz made sure that her beauty was caught for eternity.
John Singer Sargent has created many trivial paintings like family portraits - but he also created a few magical ones. Whoever Madame X was - Sargent has captured her beauty and fascination well. A dream on canvas.
Theme spotting for beginners - can you see Mr Hoppers ongoing objects and subjects?
Pictures from the old Soviet Union always feel alien and almost dadaistic. It must have been a strange society.
Douglas Fraser is one of my favorite illustrators and modern artists. I have seen his illustrations in many magazines - and I always enjoyed them. His style is strong, his characters larger than life - yet he always puts some emotion and sense of depth into his work. Make sure to visit his great gallery. Enjoy!
I like the geometric play between the pleasing female shape and already blocky & cubistic tendencies of Mr Picasso. But I have to complain that the positioning of the fan(ny) is way too vulgar even for a Picasso. On the other side you can’t be a genius everyday - and he was a ‘just’ another guy someday …
One more of these undefinable images from the great master. Still beautiful and fascinating.
Ed just sent me another great video link. This is pure beauty. It is always amazing to watch someone really able to play his instrument. Breathtaking!
Thanks Ed!
I love the mood of this painting as well as it’s colours. Landscapes are usually boring, but this blue coastal impression is very enjoyable and romantic.
More? Caspar Davi Friedrich @ Wikipedia
Thanks for that tip Stephen.
I love Julian Opie’s style. It’s kind of computer retro and still very modern. He uses classic poses with a comic styling. Very charming Feels like 1991 to me. Enjoy!
More? Official Website
