Comments for Art & Critique

Comment on Alvin Richard: Still Life with Coca-Cola by Unknown

Unknown — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:19:26 +0000

I really like the realism of these pictures! I would give them a 10/10.

Comment on Cindy Revell: Still Life by Molly

Molly — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:53:39 +0000

I love your work. Its absolutly fantastic. I enjoy painting still life and am working on raising my skill level. But your work amazes me and I love it. You can tell the amount of passion you have in your work and that you really enjoy what you do. You inspire me to pursue my art career.

Comment on Vincent van Gogh: Sunflowers by Jaime

Jaime — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:56:50 +0000

This is really great; thanks. I like what was said about the way Van Gogh showed each and every deformity, even if it didn’t come out to be conventionally “pretty.” I would like to see something about technique on here– like, a description of his brushstrokes, or the way the eye is drawn around the paintings for balance? Thanks again. :)

Comment on M Collier: Still Life with Artichokes; with Figs by elizabeth Farley

elizabeth Farley — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:00:04 +0000

I think M Collier’s paintings seem anticeptic, unapproachable. Is the artist using photography? Technically, they are very good!
Liz

Comment on Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa (La Gioconda) by elijah

elijah — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:32:35 +0000

Thank you for sharing your fascinating theory, Mr. Pezzutto.
It seems that the journal you linked to requires registration (allowing partial free-preview access), so for those interested here’s an overview from arthistorynews.com:
http://arthistorynews.com/articles/598_Exclusive__The_Mona_Lisas_mystery_solved

Comment on Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa (La Gioconda) by Donato

Donato — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:18:50 +0000

For a different aspect to the painting, see “Leonardo’s Val di Chiana Map in the Mona Lisa”, Cartographica, 46:3, 2011, at http://digital.utpjournals.com/issue/43517/6# . The article describes how two copies aligned side-by-side form a new landscape that matches an actual place, the Val di Chiana, as mapped by Leonardo. Two juxtaposed paintings also form a stereoscopic arrangement which is something Leonardo was studying, as described in his Notebooks under “Differences in perspective by one eye and both eyes”. The article presupposes the existence of a simultaneously available copy as seems to be the case with the Prado Mona Lisa.

Comment on Sandra Flood: Still Life with Grand Piano by Elizabeth Garlick

Elizabeth Garlick — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:42:46 +0000

These are really good paintings. Hope you don’t mind but I saved them and used them for pictures respectively; Beethoven, Brahms and Mozart Piano Sonatas on my iPad :) Well done.

Elizabeth

Comment on Nicolas Poussin: The Judgment of Solomon by ben

ben — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:29:20 +0000

Poussin’s work is remarkable indeed. I like his balanced approach to composition. I think studying his use of color and composition is useful in graphic design.

Comment on Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper by ben

ben — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:25:06 +0000

Sometimes we over analyze the works of the artists. That’s just what we do. I’m sure all of those things we conceptualize about in Da Vinci’s painting, and trying to dissect it to bits and pieces, were intended by the artist, nevertheless it is fun to do. Truth be told when Da Vinci himself comes back from the dead and explains his art to us.

Comment on Andrea Kowch: Magical Realism and Real Problems by elijah

elijah — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:29:30 +0000

Hi Kristin,

Thank you for your comment. I would recommend reposting it at the artist’s blog as well.