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View Poll Results: Do you like this portrait of Queen Elizabeth by Lucian Freud?
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yes
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no
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partially
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02-21-2002, 04:17 PM
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Location: Montreal, Canada
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I don't think professional fine art should be created unless it is aesthetically pleasing ...
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While agreeing with the majority opinion (which in younger days would have been reason enough to DISAGREE  ) I don't think the words "should be" have a valid place in art critque. (Does one absolute fighting another negate them both?)
I know what you meant Nathaniel, and I suspect your "should be" did NOT in fact mean "must be" (did it?), but that is what is too often meant when people trot out those two iron-plated words ...
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02-22-2002, 01:31 AM
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#52
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Joined: Feb 2002
Location: Columbia, MO
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David,
You're right. I certainly didn't mean "must be". We're talking about whether or not we like the portrait of Elizabeth and why, so I'm just giving my personal preferences. It's difficult to state these things clearly. I read somewhere that "talking about art is like dancing about mathematics".
Also, I don't consider myself qualified to give an "art critique". You won't see me post anything in the critique forum, but I thought I'd say something here, since we're just being asked what we think of the painting.
Nathan
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04-20-2002, 10:30 AM
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#53
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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
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Location: Peterborough, NH
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I feel a little guilty about this but I can't resist knocking Lucian Freud's work...
Here is a drawing by him...and I think the title should be:
"DON'T DRINK AND DRAW!"
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04-20-2002, 11:24 AM
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#54
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SOG Member
FT Pro 35 yrs
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OR!
"Don't drink and write humor"
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04-22-2002, 05:45 PM
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Juried Member
'02 Finalist, Artists Mag
Joined: Apr 2002
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 276
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I consider Lucian Freud a good, perhaps one of the best painters of today. Perhaps it's good to think about how intolerant many people are towards realistic art, let's not make the same mistake towards Lucien Freud. The portrait of the queen is not one of his best. I think it's not a good painting by Freud's standards. But he made some impressive works of art.
Thanks Karin, for showing us that beautiful drawing by Freud.
Peter
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04-23-2002, 08:19 AM
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#56
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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
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Location: Peterborough, NH
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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An old saying, but a true one, isn't it?  Thanks for another definition of "beautiful."
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04-24-2002, 09:56 AM
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Joined: Feb 2002
Location: Columbia, MO
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Wow, I just re-read this thread..........
I work the graveyard shift (11pm-7am) while in school, so I sometimes have to go 24 hours without sleep. It shows in some of my more regrettable posts!
Nathan
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04-24-2002, 01:39 PM
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#58
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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
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Location: Peterborough, NH
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I think it is unfair to judge an artist by only one or two works....it is helpful to see a whole body of work. So here is some more of Lucien's work...
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04-24-2002, 01:42 PM
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#59
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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
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Location: Peterborough, NH
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04-24-2002, 01:44 PM
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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Peterborough, NH
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