Morten Andersen paintings

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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