November 15, 2005

Seeing is sometimes not believing What, you may ask, is so special about a site dedicated to the photography of ketchup bottles, napkin dispensers and the like?

Perhaps the fact that they're not photographs, but oil-on-canvas paintings...

posted by planetthoughtful 18 years ago
  • Perhaps. Or perhaps that is what he WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE!
  • Ceci n'est pas une bouteille de Heinz.
  • Ceci n'est pas une bouteille de Heinz. "This is not a bottle of Heinz" sounds so much more lyrical in French. Mind you, "My Doctor told me if I take two of these pills the rash will go away" would probably sound more lyrical in French, as well.
  • @monkeyhumper If he's faking it, he's managed to convince a large number of art galleries, museums and critics that he's not. See
  • "...a true Photo-Realist (warning: REALLY boring link, even by art nerd standards) must use the camera or an existing photograph to gather information, use mechanical or semi-mechanical means to transfer the image to canvas and possess the technical ability to achieve a photographic quality in the completed painting." In art, no one can hear you ask 'What's the point?' I've always felt looking at this kind of painting was like listening to an Al DiMeola record. It's a showcase of awesome technical skill in the service of nothing. This is of course as subjective as anything in art; your mileage may vary.
  • Al DiMeola's work is at least original and, I think, quite creative, even if it's not really my thing. A more appropriate musical comparison would be a dead-accurate cover band -- why not just play a CD of the original band? I can appreciate the technical skill involved, but if you want photo-realistic results, why not just take a photograph?
  • nice link planet t. > "My Doctor told me if I take two of these pills the rash will go away" would probably sound more lyrical in French, as well. perhaps sound more lyrical, but a lot of french doctors recommend la voie anale rather than la voie orale for medication.
  • >Al DiMeola's work is at least original Okay, that was a little mean editorializing on my part- I withdraw the remark.
  • Mon physicien m'a dit que si je prennerai deux des cette pillules, cet irritation de ma peau va disparer. Mais, il m'a dit aussi que je doit placer les pillules dans ma voie anale, et je n'aime pas cette idee. Pillules pres de ma caca! C'est deguillasses!* *Subject to correction by fraise, of course.
  • This is not a Heinz ketchup bottle.