A Mark In Time
Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: foma on October 30, 2012, 11:18:37 PM
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Check this out! Outstanding, awesome, brilliant!
http://www.facebook.com/MarkKnopfler
http://www.facebook.com/colindavidsonart
(also check-out drawings from 6-th september!)
(http://cs319026.userapi.com/v319026999/31fb/EREwzwSVsy8.jpg)
http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/220911_490971804266059_130912061_o.jpg (1884x2048)
(http://cs319026.userapi.com/v319026999/320f/YWtsSaBY4bU.jpg)
http://sphotos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/329902_492318297464743_787770067_o.jpg (1883x2048)
(http://cs319026.userapi.com/v319026999/31f2/1IEWMjXh-h0.jpg)
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looks older than he really is...
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Yeah, I think it's a feature:)
Interesting, Portrait was posted on 3 september. Why 'Mark' posted it on FB only a hour ago?!
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I don't know... I think he'll look better than this even in 30 years :-\ But what do I know about arts anyway :think
I guess the technique is ok ;). Oh, and there is resemblance so that's at least something.
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Ooh, good job its not 3d, the nose would have you ducking.
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I like it. Look at his eyes... Brilliant! :)
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Pretty good, but very ageing and I think the eyes are a bit dead. The real MK, standing next to the painting, looks much younger and his eyes smile.
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This is oil... you take baby, draw it with oil and he'll be like 30 years old Mark :D
What about eyes? On the picture he's sad, on the photo he's kind of proud to pose as I think.
I think this thing really stand out from all this portraits taken from the 'stock' MK photos, which we all already know anyway.
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Pretty good, but very ageing and I think the eyes are a bit dead. The real MK, standing next to the painting, looks much younger and his eyes smile.
I agree, the painting looks very ageing indeed. Look at Mark standing next to it, his face absolutely looks younger than in the painting........
Oh well, maybe I just don't know too much about art........
Maaike
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Maybe it's because he looks a little concerned in the painting. I think he looks in a more relaxed state in the sketch.
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Very lively! But the real MK seems to be a bit irritated though.... :hmm
(head lice smiley ...lol)
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Well, as it's Halloween tonight, here's a gothic thought . .
Maybe MK will keep this picture in his attic and it will age for him, while he will stay just as he is..... whoo-hoo-hoooo!!! ^v^ ^v^ :o
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Dunno why this sprung to my mind... ;D
(http://www.actclassy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/WeirdJesus.jpg)
(totally called it)
No seriously, the paintings looks ok I guess...
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I think the pics are awful. Mark looks anxious and depressed and v old.
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Wow, its heroic scale alone is impressive; I did not expect it to be so big! Formally, I think the color choices are great. The subdued yellows of the face cause the saturated blues of the eyes to stand out intensely. I agree that it does make him look too old and worn, but that may come merely from all those lines created by the loose and aggressive application of paint which, on the bright side, also creates a dynamic sense of movement. That may just be the artist's technique that would cause anyone's face to look more rugged. Perhaps it wasn't the best decision for the painter to give him such an insecure and anxious look on his face, but I have to admit that the eyes have a real psychological presence to them -- something that's pretty tough to create in a portrait.
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Amazing, awesome portrait! I wonder HOW the artist could paint the picture which was supposed to be so big. It's bloody difficult I guess. I love the colours, these wide brushstrokes and the Mark's eyes being so natural. I can't realize how this portrait looks when you're watching at it staying as close as Mark does on the photo. It's incredibly finely performed. And the age is not the point this piece of art is about. It's a painting, not a photograph after all. Staring at this on my wide screen right now and can't stop admiring it. Marvellous.
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It's the redness in the lower lids that make his eyes look old. I like the sketch better.
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Just looked at Davidson's facebook page. Tremendous brush technique. But all his subjects, including MK, are so somber. Not even a little grin? If I were rich enough to have him do a portrait of my husband, I would want it to be happy.
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Just looked at Davidson's facebook page. Tremendous brush technique. But all his subjects, including MK, are so somber. Not even a little grin? If I were rich enough to have him do a portrait of my husband, I would want it to be happy.
IrisRose I agree with you about having a happy portrait, there are enough pictures where you can see Mark smiling! However I assume that Mark choose a picture where he is not smiling! :lol
BUT having said that, I like this portrait also because this is Mark as well! We see a picture from nearby, but just like with many
famous painters like Rembrandt and Vincent van Gogh you should see it in real. Standing in the gallery with the right light and distance,
then I am sure many of you would like this painting too even when he looks a bit older. ;)
Btw I wouldn't complain if Mark wants me to have this painting in my living room. .....Although I am not sure if my husband would agree with that! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/Fieneke2/Emoticons/Roflbig.gif)
Fieneke