I've never seen anything like the wood art here.

http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l317/foggytown/

So simple yet so . . . I dunno. You supply the missing word.

FoggyTown

"foggytown" wrote in message
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I've never seen anything like the wood art here.

http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l317/foggytown/

So simple yet so . . . I dunno. You supply the missing word.

FoggyTown


Very nice. you may also be interested in,

http://home1.gte.net/fraser/photos.htm

My wife is a quilter, I work with wood, he apparently does both.

Leon wrote:
"foggytown" wrote in message
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I've never seen anything like the wood art here.

http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l317/foggytown/

So simple yet so . . . I dunno. You supply the missing word.

FoggyTown


Very nice. you may also be interested in,

http://home1.gte.net/fraser/photos.htm

My wife is a quilter, I work with wood, he apparently does both.

Wow! Does she get time to do anything else?

FoggyTown

"foggytown" wrote in message
ups.com...
I've never seen anything like the wood art here.

http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l317/foggytown/

So simple yet so . . . I dunno. You supply the missing word.

I would love to be able to do work like that. I wouldn't do it because it
is ridiculous, but I wish I could.

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:00:44 +0000, Tim wrote:



I would love to be able to do work like that. I wouldn't do it because it
is ridiculous, but I wish I could.

He's getting as much as $38,000 for one piece. Still ridiculous?

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Here is more info on the wood artiste:

http://craftsmanshipmuseum.com/DeMarchi.htm

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Bill wrote:
On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:00:44 +0000, Tim wrote:



I would love to be able to do work like that. I wouldn't do it because it
is ridiculous, but I wish I could.

He's getting as much as $38,000 for one piece. Still ridiculous?

I would love to be able to do work like that. I wouldn't do it
because it
is ridiculous, but I wish I could.

He's getting as much as $38,000 for one piece. Still ridiculous?

I agree that it's rediculous. I think wood is a perfectly legitimate medium
for sculpture, but for dead-to nuts representational art it does not leave
much opportunity "follow" the medium. IMO, it's as if the sclpture was
executed in spite of the medium rather than coming forth from the meduim.

Which is not to diminish the craftsmanship... it's just not my cup of tea.

-Steve

I agree that it's rediculous. I think wood is a perfectly legitimate
medium
for sculpture, but for dead-to nuts representational art it does not leave
much opportunity "follow" the medium. IMO, it's as if the sclpture was
executed in spite of the medium rather than coming forth from the meduim.

Which is not to diminish the craftsmanship... it's just not my cup of tea.

-Steve


Referring specifically to the quilts rendered in wood: Art representing art
is a bit too removed for me. My wife makes some awesome quilts, I can't
imagine rendering them in another medium that exceeded the original. I guess
I can get my mind around that as a specific "concept piece" but not as a
career.

This is coming from the guy who used to write software that ran on computers
for the sole purpose of helping to make more computers.... I found that a
bit unsastisfying too.

-Steve

foggytown wrote:
I've never seen anything like the wood art here.

http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l317/foggytown/

I'm curious. Why did you put his pictures on your Photobucket account
instead of just linking to his web site?
http://www.liviodemarchi.com/ukmain3.htm Or at least mention Livio De
Marchi by name?

R

RicodJour wrote:
foggytown wrote:
I've never seen anything like the wood art here.

http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l317/foggytown/

I'm curious. Why did you put his pictures on your Photobucket account
instead of just linking to his web site?
http://www.liviodemarchi.com/ukmain3.htm Or at least mention Livio De
Marchi by name?

R

I didn't have his website address. I didn't even know who he was. I
saw the pics in a mass e-mail I received from a friend who knew I was
interested in wood but she had only received it from someone else and
then forwarded it to me.

Now I know who the artist is!

FoggyTown

C & S wrote:
I would love to be able to do work like that. I wouldn't do it
because it
is ridiculous, but I wish I could.

He's getting as much as $38,000 for one piece. Still ridiculous?

I agree that it's rediculous. I think wood is a perfectly legitimate medium
for sculpture, but for dead-to nuts representational art it does not leave
much opportunity "follow" the medium. IMO, it's as if the sclpture was
executed in spite of the medium rather than coming forth from the meduim.

How is his work ridiculous? His humorous pieces, like the VW boat, are
terrific. It's not a "serious" piece but it's nice to look at,
exhibits a lot of skill, is functional and puts smiles on peoples'
faces. His more straightforward pieces take everyday items and makes
you look at them again.

I also don't know that the medium dictates such "form follows function"
type of rules. Those are the artist's choices. The David would have
been a far different work in sandstone, limestone, granite or whatever.


This http://www.liviodemarchi.com/ukmain3.htm is an amazing work. The
wood choice certainly doesn't interfere with the representational art
part.

Which is not to diminish the craftsmanship... it's just not my cup of tea.

It's well beyond craftsmanship, certainly art and astonishing
regardless of what criteria you use to view it.

R

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:01:23 -0000, "Bill" wrote:

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:00:44 +0000, Tim wrote:



I would love to be able to do work like that. I wouldn't do it because it
is ridiculous, but I wish I could.

He's getting as much as $38,000 for one piece. Still ridiculous?

Yep. If I wanted something that looked like a coat hanging on the
wall, I'd hang a coat on the wall.

Not to say he isn't a very talented carver- he obviously is.

Prometheus wrote:
On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:01:23 -0000, "Bill" wrote:

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:00:44 +0000, Tim wrote:



I would love to be able to do work like that. I wouldn't do it because it
is ridiculous, but I wish I could.

He's getting as much as $38,000 for one piece. Still ridiculous?

Yep. If I wanted something that looked like a coat hanging on the
wall, I'd hang a coat on the wall.

Not to say he isn't a very talented carver- he obviously is.

Hell, if I wanted a work of "art" that looked like a filthy, unmade bed
I could do that myself every day. So who needs Tracey Emin? Yet there
she is. This guy has it over her ANY day!

FoggyTown
"If you can't create, your life will consist of nothing but your
opinions and other people's facts."

On 29 Oct 2006 10:52:59 -0800, "foggytown"
wrote:


Prometheus wrote:
On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:01:23 -0000, "Bill" wrote:

On Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:00:44 +0000, Tim wrote:



I would love to be able to do work like that. I wouldn't do it because it
is ridiculous, but I wish I could.

He's getting as much as $38,000 for one piece. Still ridiculous?

Yep. If I wanted something that looked like a coat hanging on the
wall, I'd hang a coat on the wall.

Not to say he isn't a very talented carver- he obviously is.

Hell, if I wanted a work of "art" that looked like a filthy, unmade bed
I could do that myself every day. So who needs Tracey Emin? Yet there
she is. This guy has it over her ANY day!

Don't know who Tracey Emin is, either- but that doesn't sound very
appealing. There are a lot of things in the world that people with
too much disposable income will pay outrageous sums of money for- and
they're not always easy to create. But IMO, calling some of this
stuff "art" is slapping the faces of the old masters.

But I never got it, and probably won't. I suppose it's my loss- but
it's easier on the bank account.

Prometheus wrote:

Don't know who Tracey Emin is, either- but that doesn't sound very
appealing. There are a lot of things in the world that people with
too much disposable income will pay outrageous sums of money for- and
they're not always easy to create. But IMO, calling some of this
stuff "art" is slapping the faces of the old masters.

An old guy with a big beard sitting down and holding a book - not very
appealing.
http://www.askmichelangelo.com/images/5670a.jpg It's all how you look
at it.

But I never got it, and probably won't. I suppose it's my loss- but
it's easier on the bank account.

If you had the money, would you buy the work, or buy the tools and
develop the skills to make your own?

R

foggytown wrote:

Hell, if I wanted a work of "art" that looked like a filthy, unmade bed
I could do that myself every day.

Your bed is filthy every day? You're either having way too much fun or
you need more discipline.

R

On 29 Oct 2006 19:34:54 -0800, "RicodJour"
wrote:

Prometheus wrote:

Don't know who Tracey Emin is, either- but that doesn't sound very
appealing. There are a lot of things in the world that people with
too much disposable income will pay outrageous sums of money for- and
they're not always easy to create. But IMO, calling some of this
stuff "art" is slapping the faces of the old masters.

An old guy with a big beard sitting down and holding a book - not very
appealing.
http://www.askmichelangelo.com/images/5670a.jpg It's all how you look
at it.

All things considered, if I were decorating a place and had unlimited
cash, I'd prefer any one of Michelangelo's works to a rumpled overcoat
made of knotty pine or a boat that looks like a car. Doesn't make me
right, just a personal preference- based on Michelanglo's depiction
of the heroic in man, as opposed to depictions of the common.

I actually do really admire the skill of the artist who sparked this
thread- I just can't understand why that skill was applied to
reproduce such common objects. Kind of like making a model of a
toaster from Italian marble- even if it is flawless, it serves no
purpose (unless it can toast bread, too)

But I never got it, and probably won't. I suppose it's my loss- but
it's easier on the bank account.

If you had the money, would you buy the work, or buy the tools and
develop the skills to make your own?

Neither, really. If I had some extra money, I'd probably use it to
finish making my own furniture for my house. If I had enough to go
beyond that, I'd buy machine tools and use them to make tools and
parts. It'd take a lot of scratch before I ever got around to buying
or making "art", unless you lump turned objects in that category. I
find functionality and good engineering more aestetically appealing
than most art, new or old.