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Manly Abstract Art

Postby biggerry on Sat Jul 14, 2012 1:15 am

pure arT
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Re: Manly Abstract Art

Postby Mr Darcy on Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:11 am

Absa-bloody-brilliant.

Art? Yes! Quite Turneresque.
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Re: Manly Abstract Art

Postby Remorhaz on Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:21 am

:) - did you get your description from Google Descriptions (TM) :)
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Re: Manly Abstract Art

Postby surenj on Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:18 pm

I agree with some of the things that have just been said (especially the big mac comment), but the reductive quality of the Egyptian motifs endangers the devious simplicity of the distinctive formal juxtapositions.
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Re: Manly Abstract Art

Postby biggerry on Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:56 pm

:biglaugh:
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Re: Manly Abstract Art

Postby Steffen on Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:29 pm

surenj wrote:reductive quality of the Egyptian motifs


Suren, what are you talking about? Gerry habitually uses angular fragmentation of pigment in order to consummate his all-pervading theme of hermetic anarchy. It's as simple as that.
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Re: Manly Abstract Art

Postby sevencolours on Sun Jul 15, 2012 1:02 am

I have no idea what the comments mean, but the image is wonderful

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Re: Manly Abstract Art

Postby Remorhaz on Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:07 am

sevencolours wrote:I have no idea what the comments mean, but the image is wonderful


I have no idea what the image means but the comments are wonderful :)
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Re: Manly Abstract Art

Postby gstark on Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:38 am

Gerry,

You do realise that you've posted this image upside down?
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Re: Manly Abstract Art

Postby Reschsmooth on Sun Jul 15, 2012 10:50 am

gstark wrote:Gerry,

You do realise that you've posted this image upside down?


No, but the horizon needs straightening.
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Re: Manly Abstract Art

Postby zafra52 on Sun Jul 15, 2012 2:28 pm

It's quite interesting.
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Re: Manly Abstract Art

Postby biggerry on Sun Jul 15, 2012 8:55 pm

Steffen wrote:
surenj wrote:reductive quality of the Egyptian motifs


Suren, what are you talking about? Gerry habitually uses angular fragmentation of pigment in order to consummate his all-pervading theme of hermetic anarchy. It's as simple as that.


nioce..thats very sweet.

sevencolours wrote:I have no idea what the comments mean, but the image is wonderful

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Remorhaz wrote:
sevencolours wrote:I have no idea what the comments mean, but the image is wonderful


I have no idea what the image means but the comments are wonderful :)


all bases covered there..

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gstark wrote:Gerry,

You do realise that you've posted this image upside down?


dang...i knew i was doing something wrong here...

Reschsmooth wrote:
gstark wrote:Gerry,

You do realise that you've posted this image upside down?


No, but the horizon needs straightening.

zafra52 wrote:It's quite interesting.


:D :up:
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