Question of the Day, September 15, 2010
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Starry Nights. It shows the abstract forms that take place inside our heads and communicates with us in a weird way. But I'd rather save Mozart's musical genius.
[/thread]!Hubilub said:
Jokes aside: I voted for Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali but I had a [short] struggle deciding between that and Starry Night by Van Gogh.
Of the list, I would say the Chapel.
Depending on your perspective, it can be seen as either a great contribution to Christian art or an insult to the religion.
Depending on your perspective, it can be seen as either a great contribution to Christian art or an insult to the religion.
See, I read the question as "Which piece of Art would save YOU from destruction." and found the poll immensely more deep and personal then in reality it is. The prior question would force me to pick musical art.
If I limit myself to art on the list to avoid picking music or games it would almost be a tie between "Starry Night" and "Persistence of Memory" due to Dr.Who's most recent season... But Dali still wins.
This is a far more difficult question for me then it is meant to be... I couldn't necessarily continue living without more then one piece of art in my life so picking ONE to save doesn't work. I depend far to much on Visual, Musical, Video, and Interactive media to keep me going.
If I go back to which one would go above and beyond towards saving me. I would have to say perhaps "How to Disappear Completely" by Radiohead.
If I limit myself to art on the list to avoid picking music or games it would almost be a tie between "Starry Night" and "Persistence of Memory" due to Dr.Who's most recent season... But Dali still wins.
This is a far more difficult question for me then it is meant to be... I couldn't necessarily continue living without more then one piece of art in my life so picking ONE to save doesn't work. I depend far to much on Visual, Musical, Video, and Interactive media to keep me going.
If I go back to which one would go above and beyond towards saving me. I would have to say perhaps "How to Disappear Completely" by Radiohead.
If it weren't already destroyed I'd save Casper David Frederick's Cluster graveyard in the snow. Damn WW2.
From the list, probably the Mona Lisa. I'm not fond of abstract art and the Sistine Chapel never appealed much to me.
From the list, probably the Mona Lisa. I'm not fond of abstract art and the Sistine Chapel never appealed much to me.
This.The_root_of_all_evil said:
But if forced to choose between painted works... I'd be unable to decide between the Sistene Chapel and the Mona Lisa.
All this makes me think of is:
"I wanted to breathe smoke. I wanted to burn the Louvre. I'd do the Elgin Marbles with a sledgehammer and wipe my ass with the Mona Lisa. This is my world, now. This is my world, my world, and those ancient people are dead."
"I wanted to breathe smoke. I wanted to burn the Louvre. I'd do the Elgin Marbles with a sledgehammer and wipe my ass with the Mona Lisa. This is my world, now. This is my world, my world, and those ancient people are dead."
If we're talking destruction, like, it's the end of the world and I can only save one piece of artwork in my small escape vehicle, I would argue a painting or statue would be too big and cumbersome to take with me. I'd rather bring a book, music, or maybe even a game... you know... other things that can be considered art.
As it stands, however, I would probably bring a katana. Why? Because a well crafted katana is just as beautiful as any painting, perhaps more so! And it also serves a purpose if we're in a apocalyptic scenario. /thread
As it stands, however, I would probably bring a katana. Why? Because a well crafted katana is just as beautiful as any painting, perhaps more so! And it also serves a purpose if we're in a apocalyptic scenario. /thread