17 May 2008

Figurative Art

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For those interested in figurative art, particularly the human form. Modern portraiture. If you spend your off-time poring over the work of Freud, Saville, Fischl, Currin, Close, Yuskavage, Akkerman, etc., then lets talk.

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Created By: John Collier
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Who's your favorite???
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OK, I'll get things started here. My hands down favorite is Lucian Freud. I love the texture of his thick impasto style (which I try to emulate) and the color of his painted flesh (which I cannot e... Continue

Started by John Collier. Last reply by Matthew Foster 12 May.

Figurative Art
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You've got to be kidding. Is this the 21st century or the 18th. How many more artists are going to get caught up in the stupid act of painting human beings? Mimesis is for photographers and video a... Continue

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Started by Etienne Plantegenet. Last reply by Samantha Thompson 30 Apr.

Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery - Call for entries
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The call for entries for the 2009 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition runs from June 2 to July 31, 2008 What Is Today's Portrait? A portrait can communicate much more than a likeness. Is it a m... Continue

Tagged: figure, figurative, call, portraiture, competition

Started by John Collier. Last reply by John Collier 25 Apr.

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Comment by Claire Marie Gosselin 1 day ago: Hello,

I'm very impress by the attitude of your work.
Thanks to add me as a friend.

Comment by Ekaterina Alexander on 14 May 2008 at 2:55pm: It is often very difficult to draw the line between abstract and figurative painting, for example, Turners lanscapes, one of which incidentally he was happy to put upsidedown!

Comment by Ivona Pleskonja on 9 May 2008 at 5:08pm: Hi!

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