Abstract Art

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blunthead

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How about a thread for examples of Abstract Art? I guess the thread can include just about anything a person deems "abstract", including not only paintings nor those artists considered masters in the genre. Here's one for starters...

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Lucifer - Jackson Pollock
 

skimom2

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I'm not a huge fan of abstract art, especially in painting, but I discovered Richard Diebenkorn when I was doing research for my last book. He did both representational and abstracts, but this painting really grabbed my attention. I'd love to have a print :)
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Dana Jean

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How about a thread for examples of Abstract Art? I guess the thread can include just about anything a person deems "abstract", including not only paintings nor those artists considered masters in the genre. Here's one for starters...

lucifer-1947.jpg

Lucifer - Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock is known as "Jack the Dripper" for his technique of dripping and slinging paint onto the canvas. My cat is named after him because he has this little dark spot right by his nose that looks like a paintbrush just dripped on his face. ANd, it fit also because I love reading about Jack the Ripper. lol.
 

blunthead

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Jackson Pollock is known as "Jack the Dripper" for his technique of dripping and slinging paint onto the canvas. My cat is named after him because he has this little dark spot right by his nose that looks like a paintbrush just dripped on his face. ANd, it fit also because I love reading about Jack the Ripper. lol.
Have you read the Patricia Cornwell's non-fiction book Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper -- Case Closed ? I liked it.
 

Dana Jean

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Have you read the Patricia Cornwell's non-fiction book Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper -- Case Closed ? I liked it.
Absolutely. I personally think she got the guy, but many don't agree at all with her. I felt she supported her opinion, but others felt she didn't. It's just one of those mysteries....
 

SusanNorton

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Absolutely. I personally think she got the guy, but many don't agree at all with her. I felt she supported her opinion, but others felt she didn't. It's just one of those mysteries....

I think she got him, too, but I had difficulty finishing the book. If I remember correctly, I didn't finish it. For some reason, I became very stressed out while reading it, and the writing seemed choppy, not her usual style. Anyway, I applaud her dedication in finding the killer. There were too many similarities between the paintings and the murders, and his history made him a good candidate (I thought).
 

blunthead

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Absolutely. I personally think she got the guy, but many don't agree at all with her. I felt she supported her opinion, but others felt she didn't. It's just one of those mysteries....
I remember feeling convinced at the end of the book that Walter Richard Sickert was the Ripper. There's as much controversy surrounding some of her claims as there's a Ripper mystery in the first place, however. I like mysteries. In my way I've studied the Kennedy Assisination, Ripper, the Bermuda Triangle, alien abduction, and other things.