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  • corvette
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    • Oct 2001
    • 7880

    #1

    just got this painting

    local artist named reid richardson

    what do you guys think?

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  • InsaneGreen
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    • Aug 2003
    • 996

    #2
    looks like something you would hang in a garage
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    • Oracle Porn
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      • Oct 2002
      • 24433

      #3
      very nice


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      • JamesK
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        • Jun 2002
        • 16731

        #4
        looks good

        a bit too sad though
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        • Sifu
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          • Oct 2003
          • 1791

          #5
          actually its ver nice, seems to say alot
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          • doober
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            • Jul 2003
            • 6984

            #6
            its a very nice piece.
            I think the hardest part would trying to figure out where to hang it lol

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            • corvette
              Confirmed User
              • Oct 2001
              • 7880

              #7
              Originally posted by Wildcard
              looks good

              a bit too sad though
              thats what my roomate said as well

              i normally like more vibrant, expressionistic work, but this one grabbed me

              took me a few moments to realize what it was about
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              • TheFLY
                So Fucking Banned
                • Jan 2001
                • 11856

                #8
                Conceptually it's a little bit interesting but the realism doesn't seem part of the concept -- it looks a lot like an student's homework... perspective is off in some places... like at the top of the ladder... and I can tell it's not intentional either... In other words this artist is showing his weakness in elementary areas so it's difficult to give it the chance to engage conceptually -- use of the brush looks pretty weak except in the floor... It doesn't seem like he's addressing composition either...

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                • TheFLY
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                  • Jan 2001
                  • 11856

                  #9
                  In all fairness i'd need to see it up close to look at the color and brush strokes -- if there are any... It's not bad, but I wouldn't expect this guy to be famous or anything...

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                  • Mutt
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                    • Sep 2002
                    • 34431

                    #10
                    Originally posted by corvett




                    took me a few moments to realize what it was about

                    and what is it about?
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                    • boneprone
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                      • Jan 2001
                      • 34415

                      #11
                      Originally posted by TheFLY
                      Conceptually it's a little bit interesting but the realism doesn't seem part of the concept -- it looks a lot like an student's homework... perspective is off in some places... like at the top of the ladder... and I can tell it's not intentional either... In other words this artist is showing his weakness in elementary areas so it's difficult to give it the chance to engage conceptually -- use of the brush looks pretty weak except in the floor... It doesn't seem like he's addressing composition either...
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                      • Pete
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                        • Jan 2001
                        • 6617

                        #12
                        I think it looks stupid as hell. I wouldnt give you a squirt of piss for it.
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                        • blazi
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                          • Feb 2003
                          • 4321

                          #13
                          well done, I like it! and if I like it then it's GOTTA be good

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                          • TheFLY
                            So Fucking Banned
                            • Jan 2001
                            • 11856

                            #14
                            The "oh now I get it" factor doesn't (for me at least) really transcend the monotony of looking at the painting... But like somebody else said this might look nice on your wall if you can get the painting to respond to some colors or element in your house... My place has a lot of wood -- a neutral painting like that -- that doesn't really ask for a lot of attention would be nice to have in a chill environment... I could imagine that painting would look good in a Starbucks maybe hehe and sometimes I really like to chill in Starbucks...

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                            • corvette
                              Confirmed User
                              • Oct 2001
                              • 7880

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Mutt
                              and what is it about?
                              well, this might sound silly, but at first glance, i assumed that those were just windows on the left, not mirrors...which is what I was referring to

                              but the reflection of the ladder and the paint in the mirrors leaves it wide open from an interpretation standpoint?
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                              • KRL
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                                • Oct 2002
                                • 31429

                                #16
                                Interesting painting, but its energy is rather sad and bleak.

                                Makes me think of those ratty old buildings when I worked in the garment district downton LA. What a cess pool it was.
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                                • Lange
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                                  • Apr 2002
                                  • 472

                                  #17
                                  Well TheFly...nice catch on the ladder. If you look at the reflection of the top step (in the mirror), you can see the light coming down on the step. However, the ladder itself does not have it. Just made me take the time and really look at what's going on. Which I think is pretty cool....

                                  Perhaps the artist wanted you to feel sad and bleak. If that was the case, you did exactly what he wanted you to do.
                                  Last edited by Lange; 11-01-2003, 12:21 PM.

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                                  • Mutt
                                    Too lazy to set a custom title
                                    • Sep 2002
                                    • 34431

                                    #18
                                    art fag!

                                    yeah it took me a minute to realize those were mirrors and not windows.

                                    it's a melancholy piece of art, empty rooms,houses and buildings are sad, because you know there were lives lived inside of those walls - this looks like an office in an old building in a city that has seen better days
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                                    • corvette
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                                      • Oct 2001
                                      • 7880

                                      #19
                                      this one i got last year is happier

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                                      • TheFLY
                                        So Fucking Banned
                                        • Jan 2001
                                        • 11856

                                        #20
                                        if you feel sad looking at it -- that's your prob

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                                        • TheFLY
                                          So Fucking Banned
                                          • Jan 2001
                                          • 11856

                                          #21
                                          I did a similar ladder drawing in my first year of drawing class... Most people like it just because it looks very realistic -- and the usualy response is, "no... did you really draw that?" -- personally when i look at the drawing -- i just see a ladder in an empty studio that was the assignment...

                                          If you look at Picasso's real early stuff you'll see he started out doing realism too...

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                                          • TheFLY
                                            So Fucking Banned
                                            • Jan 2001
                                            • 11856

                                            #22
                                            I don't really like people to see my real early stuff -- because that stuff could come back to haunt you... Most of my crappy drawings are long gone in a dumpster... I only sell, trade or give away paintings that I wouldn't mind in a museum someday...

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                                            • DarkJedi
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                                              • Feb 2001
                                              • 28301

                                              #23
                                              yeah, the painting makes me sad

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                                              • Lange
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                                                • Apr 2002
                                                • 472

                                                #24
                                                TheFly....I would like to see some of your works. Do you have anything online?

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                                                • InsaneGreen
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                                                  • Aug 2003
                                                  • 996

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by corvett
                                                  this one i got last year is happier

                                                  that ones pimp. i have a few paintings in my pad kinda like that style.
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                                                  • corvette
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                                                    • Oct 2001
                                                    • 7880

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by Lange
                                                    TheFly....I would like to see some of your works. Do you have anything online?
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                                                    • DarkJedi
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                                                      • Feb 2001
                                                      • 28301

                                                      #27
                                                      in fact, that painting makes me want to jump out that window

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                                                      • strobi
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                                                        • Nov 2002
                                                        • 7383

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by corvett
                                                        this one i got last year is happier

                                                        A friend of mine is crapping these things out every week, but I like the first one. Not superb but nice....

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                                                        • reynold
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                                                          • Oct 2002
                                                          • 51271

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by corvett
                                                          this one i got last year is happier

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                                                          • Poo-Chee
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                                                            • Sep 2003
                                                            • 3560

                                                            #30
                                                            That painting makes me feel calm

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                                                            • JamesK
                                                              hi
                                                              • Jun 2002
                                                              • 16731

                                                              #31
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