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The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: bns on June 20, 2013, 04:27:59 pm

Title: Painting the wall?
Post by: bns on June 20, 2013, 04:27:59 pm

While visiting the World Press Photo 2013 exhibition in the "Old Church" in Amsterdam I noticed this little piece of wall. Unfortumately I only carried a point and shoot. What do you think?

Boudewijn Swanenburg

Title: Re: Painting the wall?
Post by: wolfnowl on June 21, 2013, 01:55:28 am

I'm no art expert, but it does look like a lovely abstract.

Mike.

Title: Re: Painting the wall?
Post by: francois on June 21, 2013, 02:45:36 am

The colors remind me of the Lascaux cave paintings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lascaux).

Title: Re: Painting the wall?
Post by: bns on June 23, 2013, 04:23:37 am

Quote from: francois on June 21, 2013, 02:45:36 am

The colors remind me of the Lascaux cave paintings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lascaux).

Thanks for reminding me some fifty years after seeing those in person.
In this 'abstract' I helped the colors a bit by applying a split tone similar to the “golden light” recipe demonstrated by Jeff Schewe in one of the tutorials on this site. Those historic painters were on their own!

Boudewijn

Title: Re: Painting the wall?
Post by: nemo295 on June 24, 2013, 12:28:15 pm

I keep thinking that wall would make a fabulous backdrop for still lives and portraiture.

Title: Re: Painting the wall?
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on June 24, 2013, 01:59:19 pm

Quote from: wolfnowl on June 21, 2013, 01:55:28 am

I'm no art expert, but it does look like a lovely abstract.

Abstract? No. Moldy cheese? Yes! ;)

Title: Re: Painting the wall?
Post by: RSL on June 24, 2013, 04:35:18 pm

If Jackson Pollock's "No. 5, 1948" can pull down 140 million, you ought to be able to sell this for at least three bucks.