Art Appreciation

skysidhe · 05-25-2006, 10:16 AM

Shocker · 05-25-2006, 02:35 PM

interesting...

05-26-2006, 04:00 AM

The bowl is upside down. It wouldn't hold air that way.

This is why we don't permit fish to become pet owners!

skysidhe · 05-26-2006, 08:56 AM

You all are suppose to post your own art. I don't expect you to appreciate that thing. haha. I just happened to like it for a day.

Where is it btw?..it's not showing up.

skysidhe · 05-26-2006, 09:22 AM

BigV · 05-26-2006, 10:40 AM

The glass is even more evocative than her eye.

Clodfobble · 05-26-2006, 11:13 AM

It fills me with an overwhelming desire to push her hair back before it gets in her drink.

Tse Moana · 05-26-2006, 02:28 PM

I like it, but it fills me with an overwhelming urge to go and get a drink...

footfootfoot · 05-26-2006, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

It fills me with an overwhelming desire to push her hair back before it gets in her drink.

It's the mom hormones kicking in. Or you're a virgo.

Kagen4o4 · 05-27-2006, 07:07 AM

mmmmm Escher

Tse Moana · 05-27-2006, 11:20 AM

*drools*

I absolutely love Escher! My favourites are Villa Belvedere (I think it's called that) and Waterfall though.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-27-2006, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by NoBoxes

The bowl is upside down. It wouldn't hold air that way.

This is why we don't permit fish to become pet owners!

The rim is round which means it's not against the wall, which means the person in behind and not in the bowl, which makes your points moot.

05-28-2006, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

The rim is round which means it's not against the wall ...

The rim appears elliptical; because, the bowl is canted towards the viewer to offset the weight of the man leaning against the inside of the bowl in the opposite direction.

The bowl isn't against a wall: it's against a mirror. This is why you don't see any fish through the bowl. Some of the fish are viewed directly; but, some of them are just reflections in the mirror. Fish think it's funny to confuse their pets that way.

The "window" the man is looking "through" is a reflection of a picture the fish have put on an opposite wall. The scene never changes, the clouds don't move. Fish like to torment their pets by giving them false hopes of escape.

It's disconcerting that you didn't recognize this trick done with bowl and mirror. It's a fish classic. You seem to be in denial! Have you ever been abducted by fish? I'm sure you'll talk about it when you're ready.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-28-2006, 10:05 AM

You win.

skysidhe · 05-31-2006, 12:37 AM

The Escher drawing is cool. How can I send it to someone?

About the fish bowl.....

I respectfully think .....it's just surrealist art and it is up to the viewer to decide what it is to them although I am pleased to see it spurred discussion.

05-25-2006, 10:16 AM	#1
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Art Appreciation

05-25-2006, 02:35 PM	#2
Shocker Knight of the Oval-Shaped Conference Table Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Your Mom's house Posts: 378	interesting... __________________ “I live only for posterity. Death is nothing, but to live defeated and without glory is to die everyday." - Napolean Bonaparte

05-26-2006, 04:00 AM	#3
NoBoxes Guest Posts: n/a	The bowl is upside down. It wouldn't hold air that way. This is why we don't permit fish to become pet owners! Last edited by NoBoxes; 05-26-2006 at 04:05 AM.

05-26-2006, 10:40 AM	#6
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	The glass is even more evocative than her eye. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-27-2006, 07:07 AM	#10
Kagen4o4 The Sheriff of Nothingland Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne, Aus Posts: 1,794	mmmmm Escher __________________ something we both can enjoy??

05-26-2006, 08:56 AM	#4
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	You all are suppose to post your own art. I don't expect you to appreciate that thing. haha. I just happened to like it for a day. Where is it btw?..it's not showing up.

05-26-2006, 09:22 AM	#5
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828

05-26-2006, 11:13 AM	#7
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	It fills me with an overwhelming desire to push her hair back before it gets in her drink.

05-26-2006, 02:28 PM	#8
Tse Moana You're just jealous 'cause the little voices talk to me Join Date: May 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 203	I like it, but it fills me with an overwhelming urge to go and get a drink...

05-27-2006, 11:20 AM	#11
Tse Moana You're just jealous 'cause the little voices talk to me Join Date: May 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 203	drools I absolutely love Escher! My favourites are Villa Belvedere (I think it's called that) and Waterfall though.

05-28-2006, 10:05 AM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You win. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-31-2006, 12:37 AM	#15
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	The Escher drawing is cool. How can I send it to someone? About the fish bowl..... I respectfully think .....it's just surrealist art and it is up to the viewer to decide what it is to them although I am pleased to see it spurred discussion.

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