Comments on: Morten Andersen paintings

By: Ralph

Ralph — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:40:02 +0000

Morten Anderson? I thought he was the place-kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs a couple of years ago.

By: Sid Morrison

Sid Morrison — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:30:48 +0000

I had a humorous putdown in mind for this piece of krap, but VonSkippy’s is better.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:23:26 +0000

As crass as my post sounded, I hope I didn’t come off like some raving artist-hate-mongerer. I just tend to get rather opinionated when art discussions come up here, and I honestly think the work is very poor (and I happen to adore Turner). But as we’ve both said, the beauty of it all is the subjective experience we can all draw. Poe-tay-toe, Poe-tah-toe.

By: Carruthers

Carruthers — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:01:46 +0000

Matt: I did say “…approach the subtlety of a Turner..”
To me one of the fundamental appeals of abstract art is the way it allows the viewer to make their own interpretations. And good abstract art rewards the viewer with continual reinterpretation.
Andersen’s paintings are busy, detailed, vivid and to me at least show a mastery of composition and color that you don’t see in “horseshit hotel giclee-bound abstraction”. I agree about the brushwork technique, but various paintings did evoke Turner to me in their dramatic use of color.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:24:09 +0000

My two cents? it’s more horse$hit hotel giclee-bound abstraction. the mentioning of a Turner similarity actually has me a bit fuming. The color palette on some pieces might be similar, but the brush work and layering – the actual pushing of paint is quite different. grrrr.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:23:09 +0000

My two cents? it’s more horseshit hotel giclee-bound abstraction. the mentioning of a Turner similarity actually has me a bit fuming. The color palette on some pieces might be similar, but the brush work and layering – the actual pushing of paint is quite different. grrrr.

By: Eric Drummond Smith

Eric Drummond Smith — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:34:40 +0000

Absolutely beautiful. Abstract expressionism as it was always meant to be.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:12:33 +0000

Hey! I did that when I was a small boy but they said not to draw outside the line

By: Jake D.

Jake D. — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:39:31 +0000

I’ve never been a fan of abstract art, as I’ve never had an eye for it, but that piece posted is magnificent. It’s one of the first times I’ve created a scene from art like that. On the picture posted I see a skyline, like a township on a hilly area. It’s really cool.

And the one in the link… it seems like a few people boating out into darkness.

By: VonSkippy

VonSkippy — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:09:51 +0000

As any Uni student will tell you, you can’t get vomit stains like that out, you just have to toss the shirt and get a new one.