Notes on life, art, photography and technology, by a Danish dropout bohemian.
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
Grey/green
On the surface, this has to be the world's most boring picture and subject. ... And yet, after looking a couple of times... I sorta like it. As a picture. Am I the only one?
Thanks. Mondrian, yeah. Very bold artist. Somebody told me that in real life his paintings are much more three-dimensional, because they have thickness and texture in the paint, not flat like you might think.
I like this very much. But I would also give credit to whoever painted the truck ...
I've long ago noted that the culture in painting vehicles is slightly different in the UK, at least when compared to northern Europe. You would not see such a subtle combination of pastels in so large areas over here.
Of course, it does take an observant master photographer to capture the effect for us all to enjoy.
uHere in the U.S. I've seen very few painted vehicles. Some businesses, like "Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream" have nice graphics on their trucks. But basically it's all business. Maybe I'm wrong?
I'd love to see a show of Piet Mondrian's paintings. A beautiful combination of luscious thick paint filling in geometric precision. Actually, I like Rothko's paintings better, more easy on the eyes.
English lorries generally are more colourful than their likes here in Germany. You hardly ever see eg intensive red ones with yellow wheels, whereas you'll see lots of them in the UK. The Dutch are more colourful, too, tending to use yellow/orange pretty often. German lorries are mostly pastel, and the smaller vans usually are white.
I like this one a lot. It reminds me of Piet Mondrian's paintings, which I've always loved. The colors here are interesting.
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Thanks. Mondrian, yeah. Very bold artist. Somebody told me that in real life his paintings are much more three-dimensional, because they have thickness and texture in the paint, not flat like you might think.
ReplyDeleteI like this very much. But I would also give credit to whoever painted the truck ...
ReplyDeleteI've long ago noted that the culture in painting vehicles is slightly different in the UK, at least when compared to northern Europe. You would not see such a subtle combination of pastels in so large areas over here.
Of course, it does take an observant master photographer to capture the effect for us all to enjoy.
uHere in the U.S. I've seen very few painted vehicles. Some businesses, like "Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream" have nice graphics on their trucks. But basically it's all business. Maybe I'm wrong?
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see a show of Piet Mondrian's paintings. A beautiful combination of luscious thick paint filling in geometric precision. Actually, I like Rothko's paintings better, more easy on the eyes.
Do you mean to say that trucks in the US do *not* typically have a company logo writ large on the side?
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ReplyDeleteDo you mean to say that trucks in the US do *not* typically have a company logo writ large on the side?
Nearly all trucks have logos on them from the huge companies on down. (US trucks) Never seen any that looked like the truck you photographed.
English lorries generally are more colourful than their likes here in Germany. You hardly ever see eg intensive red ones with yellow wheels, whereas you'll see lots of them in the UK. The Dutch are more colourful, too, tending to use yellow/orange pretty often. German lorries are mostly pastel, and the smaller vans usually are white.
ReplyDeleteI dont like it at all :) completely boring and badly framed....
ReplyDeleteThanks, I hear you.
ReplyDeleteBelieve me JC, it's not pleasant being framed!
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