tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post1866258666298969367..comments2024-02-11T03:50:53.613-05:00Comments on Counterlight's Peculiars: Visiting the Art Institute of ChicagoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-69495585963594329522013-03-19T10:52:53.149-04:002013-03-19T10:52:53.149-04:00The Art Institute is one of my favorite museums. ...The Art Institute is one of my favorite museums. Along with its wonderful collection, the museum is manageable and not overwhelming as are the Met, National Gallery, and the other great national museums, where I know I will miss much that I want to see.<br /><br />I've always thought El Greco's paintings were quite modern and out of their time, and I can well understand Picasso's fondness for his work. I see the influence of El Greco in Picasso's paintings.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-71976657676035214442013-03-18T01:36:47.747-04:002013-03-18T01:36:47.747-04:00I love the Art Institute of Chicago! And like you...I love the Art Institute of Chicago! And like your study of the La Grande Jatte by Seurat, I can spend hours looking and studying that painting. Pointillism fascinates me. But I absolutely love any paintings by Mary Cassatt! I enjoyed all that I saw at the institute while I was last there, but those two paintings captured my attention the longest (as well as of course the armor collection).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01203286781888444548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-73327935543109635272013-03-16T08:04:22.507-04:002013-03-16T08:04:22.507-04:00Well, at least my tastes are more catholic.Well, at least my tastes are more catholic.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-91367037352514152002013-03-16T02:23:02.035-04:002013-03-16T02:23:02.035-04:00Random Thoughts---
* How do we (you) know the Dav...Random Thoughts---<br /><br />* How do we (you) know the David picture is unfinished?<br /><br />* Don't get the Hesse "Hang-Up" at all [Reminds me of the joke where, at the modern art exhibit, a guy offers to purchase the gallery's fire extinguisher off the wall]<br /><br />* "The big Turner show ... thoroughly drubbed by all the critics." Why? [I swear, Wojnarowicz's little mouse serves a greater purpose than do critics!]<br /><br />* "I'm one of the few people I know who genuinely loves Poussin." Oh reeeeeeeeally? Must.Not.Make.Bad.Lesbian.Joke! ;-p <br /><br />* El Greco. Love, love, love, love! [Also, reminds me of my mom, who intro'd him to me.] Kinda fitting, that one of the few Western religious artists I love, is "The Greek". Just can't take the Byzantine out of JCF! ;-)<br /><br />Thanks so much, Doug. [I know I have visited the AIC, but it was so many years ago, and I think I was just overwhelmed] You really brought it into, um, focus!JCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-83331522821890642022013-03-15T16:26:41.781-04:002013-03-15T16:26:41.781-04:00--and I love the crowd of men looking at the "...--and I love the crowd of men looking at the "most famous painting" --it's like they are part of it....<br /><br />thanks for the tour Doug. This is great.it's margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577280471100732619noreply@blogger.com