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Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: cosine on March 12, 2006, 05:44:57 PM

Okay, I'm trying to remember the name of a certain Russian surrealist artist. I saw some of his work, which included a painting of a male and female, each person as a blade of a pair of scissors, and another painting which included a setting (or rising) sun which looked like an egg, while below it was a field with a pond that looked like a frying pan.

Anybody know what I'm talking about? Could someone just give me a fairly comprehensive list of Russian surrealist artists?

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: K Frame on March 12, 2006, 05:55:59 PM

Hum...

Interesting.

In the Russian surrealist movement the biggest names were probably Marc Chagall, Pavel Tchelichew, and recently, Victor Bregeda.

But... the descriptions don't ring a bell with me, but then again, I'm not all that fond of the surrealists.

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: cosine on March 12, 2006, 06:04:26 PM

Thanks for trying Mike, but it wasn't any of those three guys. I ran across a particular web page a couple of months ago with the works I've described, and very quite impressed with the paintings. But, I lost the link, and forgot the artist's name. :banghead:

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: cosine on March 12, 2006, 06:07:52 PM

In fact, I learned about this artist lurking on Sigforum. Does anyone remember a post from a couple of months ago on Sigforum with a link to an artist like the one I've described?

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: K Frame on March 12, 2006, 08:02:47 PM

OK, do you know when he worked? That could narrow it down considerably.

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: Dannyboy on March 13, 2006, 03:23:35 AM

Kandinsky, perhaps.  Pre-Surrealism, he was an Expressionist.

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: cosine on March 13, 2006, 04:07:16 AM

He worked sometime in the 20th century. I'm thinking like recently; maybe forty for fifty years ago.
I also think his first name started with a V.

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: K Frame on March 13, 2006, 04:57:49 AM

His first name started with a V?

Cripes.

You're going to have to search Sigforums, or ask over there. There's simply not enough on which to construct a search.

Are you even sure that he's Russian?


Kandinsky never painted anything like what is being described.

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: cosine on March 13, 2006, 05:14:23 AM

Quote from: Mike Irwin

You're going to have to search Sigforums, or ask over there. There's simply not enough on which to construct a search.

I think I will. I'm getting desperate.
It wasn't Kandinsky. Thanks for the help, everybody.

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: cosine on March 13, 2006, 06:06:54 AM

Okay, I found what I was looking for. Here's the link: http://www.vladimirkush.com/showcase.php?category_id=3

I was off with the date, he's a very recent artist who's still working. I was also mistaken in asking for surrealism, his art is called metaphorical realism.
Thanks for the help, everybody.

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: K Frame on March 13, 2006, 06:44:35 AM

Yeah, trivial details like that make a difference.

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: cosine on March 13, 2006, 07:01:05 AM

Quote from: Mike Irwin

Yeah, trivial details like that make a difference.

Yeah, I know. I was trying to remember info about the artist that I didn't memorize because I didn't think I would need it memorized. Well, I was a bit off.

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: Justin on March 13, 2006, 08:01:01 AM

Oh wow.  That's some really cool work.

Thanks!

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: Antibubba on March 13, 2006, 04:09:31 PM

Not so much surreal as visual punning.  

The Russians, BTW, saved most of their surrealism for politics.

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: grampster on March 13, 2006, 05:52:49 PM

I like it.

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: cosine on March 13, 2006, 05:55:37 PM

Quote from: Antibubba

Not so much surreal as visual punning.

Yep. I realized that as soon as I found the site again. My memory didn't work as well as I had hoped it would. But, that "visual punning" is why I absolutely love that guy's work. It's really cool. And in some of the paintings I found some interesting (at least what I saw) Catholic Christian philisophies painted out in a remarkable, thought-provoking manner. I don't now if that's intentional on the part of the artist, but it really led me to think the first time I saw his work.

Man, he's got to be my favorite artist. Visual punning: I'll have to remember that as a way to describe his work.

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: Harold Tuttle on March 13, 2006, 07:16:14 PM

Well hello dali

Title: Help with an artist's name
Post by: Balog on March 14, 2006, 01:21:50 AM

I like it. Generally I prefer the older, more realist styles, but that's nifty.