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Artwork

posted 19 years ago by xdontletitfadex
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can anyone tell me the name of the artist that created the painting hanging on the living room wall(i think) of their apartment? it is mostly white canvas with multi colored drawings all over it?

[–] jgravely 19 years ago

KANDINSKY

[–] bluedanelb 19 years ago

From what I can remember, it was a two sided painting by Kandinsky. Can you or anyone recall the title of that piece/pieces? I think the dark side was referred to as "chaos" but I can't think of the other.

"Flan" (showing them to Will's character) stood there and flipped the paintings back and forth repeating their names.

Any help with their names would be appreciated

[–] eds-poofed-hair 19 years ago

A Kandinsky is always painted on two sides.

I don't think they were the names, but Ouisa said something like "We flip it around every now and then to shake things up a bit". Chaos, control, chaos, control.

[–] phkasenetz 18 years ago

There is no such thing as a double sided Kandinsky.

[–] eds-poofed-hair 18 years ago

That's not really the point.

However, I know for a fact that the "geometric, somber" side is actually one of Kandinsky's paintings. The other side could be as well, I don't know. It was probably just Guare's idea to slap them back to back like that.

[–] jg67 18 years ago

"A Kandinsky is always painted on two sides."

"That's not really the point."

LOL

"Girl,you betta bash Mister upside the head and think about heaven later!" - Sophia

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[–] CharlieRoxbee 19 years ago

there was another painting on the wall that looked like a jean dubuffet. this is the mostly white one w/ the drawings. they never talked about it, it was just in the background.

[–] walkaboutcomics 18 years ago

I believe the 2-sided Kandinsky was not an actual Kandinsky, but an imitation created especially for the movie and destroyed immediately following the movie. I dont remember if I read that in the DVD's special features or the liner notes.

I think the Cezanne was an imitation too, but I dont recall.

[–] room217shining 18 years ago

the kandinsky painting of the circles is hanging in the permanent display at the guggenheim in nyc. it is not double sided and is titled, "several circles".

We all know that art is not truth, art is a lie that makes us realize truth.

[–] BQQ 18 years ago

Here are the paintings if you want to study them closely:

Several Circles: http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/8541/fall05arts4910kandinskyzo0.jpg

Black Lines: http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/8826/file1qu6.jpg

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[–] randerson370 18 years ago

I also believe there was a Joan Mitchell painting in the gallery scene (did you notice Chuck Close?)

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