Stone Water Oil
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer . By Gustav Klimt; Large Norwegian Encyclopedia; https://snl.no/art_nouveau
Welcome to StoneWaterOil
Stone, water, oil refer to the most popular media used to make artworks: stone for sculpture, water for water-based paints, and oil for oil-based paints. This website is a resource for those who wish to learn more about this complex subject called "art." -Janice Nguyen
Photo by Brando Makes Branding; inspired by Maurizio Cattelan's provocative artwork, Comedian, 2019
What am I looking at?
Have you ever looked at an artwork and just shook your head? I don't blame you. Art can be confusing if you are new to "reading" art. It requires some effort and detective skills on the viewer's part.
Mauricio Cattelan's 2019 "Comedian" is such a piece. Multiple versions of this piece sold for around $120,000 to $150,000 a pop. A banana and duct tape. Can this be art? Explore more Spotlighting Art and The Art World on Comedian and other artworks.
Sources
Most images used on this site are from Open -Source scouces. They will be labeled accordingly.
Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon , MoMA, Flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
2. Gustav Klimt, Kiss, Pixabay https://pixabay.com/illustrations/klimt-gustav-klimt-kiss-love-4359075/
3. Seated Guanyin, Bodhisattva, Google Commons
4. Louvre, Google Commons