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Old 04-02-2003, 06:45 AM
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Default Favorite Painter

Hi guys,
I was having a e-mail conversation with a fellow Jovitalk friend (you know who you are!) and I was wondering who is his favorite painter. So I'm now forwarding the question to all of you!

I have actually three favorite artists, two are well-known Quebec painter and the other is my Dad. My dad went to art school in the same time then my two other favorite painter, so his style his quite similar.

Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of my father's painting but I'm posting here picture of some work done by my two other favorite painter. It will give you an idea of what I like.

So here is a picture of Jean-Paul Riopelle "Autriche" done 1954.



the picute doesn't quite render the texture of the work, but Riopelle used to paint with spatula instead of a normal brush.



My other favorite painter is Paul-Émile Borduas. Also of the same school and same period of Quebec art. He was one of the artist in Quebec that started a manisfesto know as Refus Glogal (tanslation total negation) that advocated for the rejection of the strict constrait the Chruch used to put of Quebec people!
the following work is called Translucidité(1955).


You can also see that Borduas used to paint with a spatula instead of a brush.

My other favorite painter are Jackson Pollock, this is a 1952 work called Convergence.


and JMW Turner, the following work is called SnowStorm(1842)




well, so basically you can I'm a fan of Modern Abstract Art. I just love abstract art, particularly the abstract expressionist like Pollock, Boardus, Riopelle. But I have to admit I'm really attracted to anything done by Piet Mondrian, and his neoplasticist style.
here is one of the Composition in red, yellow and blue-(1921)


Well, now you can see my favorite style of painting. What is yours? Who his your favorite painter?
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