My wife and I just argued over whether the subject of this painting was a left-handed player. What do you guys think?
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| Author: | Rod [ Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
My wife and I just argued over whether the subject of this painting was a left-handed player. What do you guys think?
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| Author: | Furious Styles [ Mon Sep 30, 2013 8:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
Drop V tuning. |
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| Author: | Rod [ Mon Sep 30, 2013 8:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
Furious Styles wrote: Drop V tuning.  Not much action here. I was going to ask bigfan for an art section but Mac beat me to the punch with fishing. Personally, I consider Balthus a cheap provocateur with a sophomoric sense of humor. |
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| Author: | IkeSouth [ Mon Sep 30, 2013 8:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
lesbian incest... hmmm.... |
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| Author: | KDdidit [ Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
Gauis Balthar? |
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| Author: | Rod [ Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
IkeSouth wrote: lesbian incest... hmmm.... Interesting, Ike. What leads you to conclude the two women are related? |
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| Author: | sinicalypse [ Mon Sep 30, 2013 9:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
i thought this thread was about baius galtar and i was getting all excited and ready to talk some battlestar galactica! #AdamaIsNumber7 |
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| Author: | doug - evergreen park [ Tue Oct 01, 2013 6:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
ah yes, a late 1800s interpretation of a molestuous act between teacher and student...quite stunning. |
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| Author: | Rod [ Tue Oct 01, 2013 7:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
doug - evergreen park wrote: ah yes, a late 1800s interpretation of a molestuous act between teacher and student...quite stunning. I think it's from the 30s. Anyway, I see it as little more than a naked attempt to incite. It's like that painting of Harold Washington in lingerie that Art Institute kid did. The only point seems to be to offend. I guess if you want to do that, it's your right as an "artist", but I don't think it's incumbent upon the viewer to seek some deeper meaning that probably isn't even there. Controversy for the mere sake of controversy, unlike the controversial yet thoughtful work of someone like, say, Neil Moore. |
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| Author: | doug - evergreen park [ Tue Oct 01, 2013 7:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
it's not like one thinks this shit up and paints it without some cause or trigger. |
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| Author: | Rod [ Tue Oct 01, 2013 7:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
doug - evergreen park wrote: it's not like one thinks this shit up and paints it without some cause or trigger. I would say in most cases you're correct, but sometimes certain people affect a far-out pose just for the sake of doing so. I believe Samuel Johnson said something about education being the ability to tell the good from the bad and the genuine from the counterfeit and to prefer the good and the genuine to the bad and the counterfeit. This particular painting doesn't strike me as genuine. |
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| Author: | IkeSouth [ Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: IkeSouth wrote: lesbian incest... hmmm.... Interesting, Ike. What leads you to conclude the two women are related? well the woman giving the "lesson" has a milk boob and the other girl looks to be about 12 judging by the vagina |
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| Author: | Rod [ Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
IkeSouth wrote: Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: IkeSouth wrote: lesbian incest... hmmm.... Interesting, Ike. What leads you to conclude the two women are related? well the woman giving the "lesson" has a milk boob and the other girl looks to be about 12 judging by the vagina Maybe there's more to the painting than I thought. |
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| Author: | good dolphin [ Tue Oct 01, 2013 1:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: doug - evergreen park wrote: it's not like one thinks this shit up and paints it without some cause or trigger. I would say in most cases you're correct, but sometimes certain people affect a far-out pose just for the sake of doing so. I believe Samuel Johnson said something about education being the ability to tell the good from the bad and the genuine from the counterfeit and to prefer the good and the genuine to the bad and the counterfeit. This particular painting doesn't strike me as genuine. The Martellus Bennett of painting |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Tue Oct 01, 2013 1:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Balthus' Guitar Lesson |
Its a commentary on how pupils will bend over backwards for their teachers |
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