tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post2290879081716239329..comments2024-03-26T16:11:44.515-04:00Comments on All Things Ruffnerian, a Design Blog and More: Art History Is Not Linear No. 2Mark D. Ruffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-89773029730302534532011-09-19T11:48:50.376-04:002011-09-19T11:48:50.376-04:00Thanks, Valerie - I often look at art from the dis...Thanks, Valerie - I often look at art from the distanct past (the work of El Greco, for example) and think that such artists would be very comfortable working in the present.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-82504284304110955612011-09-19T11:26:14.118-04:002011-09-19T11:26:14.118-04:00What an exciting post. Puts "modern" nar...What an exciting post. Puts "modern" narcissism in its place ( or it should).Valerie@DesignCallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465033055473383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-2814726300645517422011-09-01T07:06:15.397-04:002011-09-01T07:06:15.397-04:00Thanks for visiting, Julian! More comparisons are ...Thanks for visiting, Julian! More comparisons are under the same title in the sidebar ...Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-17031840200317667312011-09-01T00:17:40.946-04:002011-09-01T00:17:40.946-04:00I really enjoyed your post today. Thank You for s...I really enjoyed your post today. Thank You for sharing very intresting images......JulianTallulah's Antique Closethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463656971115675037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-13849874235968569782011-08-31T22:45:40.602-04:002011-08-31T22:45:40.602-04:00Thanks so much, Kevin! The teaching I referred to ...Thanks so much, Kevin! The teaching I referred to was in the distant past, but perhaps there are still some classes in the future — I'd love to teach art history!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-46590742119258451802011-08-31T21:37:48.039-04:002011-08-31T21:37:48.039-04:00Mark this all so true. and by the way I love that ...Mark this all so true. and by the way I love that you are teaching. I can't think of a teacher I would rather have. The Eskimo stool is a brilliant touch!Hollywood forever, Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16608998958466509181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-11321847297350683912011-08-30T15:18:31.943-04:002011-08-30T15:18:31.943-04:00Thanks, Scott.Thanks, Scott.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-57447885932309285602011-08-30T13:33:03.120-04:002011-08-30T13:33:03.120-04:00Well observed.Well observed.Scott Watermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811055807138445326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-15045978158779197292011-08-29T12:13:33.183-04:002011-08-29T12:13:33.183-04:00Thank you, Costin - I enjoyed looking at your styl...Thank you, Costin - I enjoyed looking at your style blog as well.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-82982272708338653262011-08-29T12:06:27.144-04:002011-08-29T12:06:27.144-04:00amazing post, i think you've chosen some great...amazing post, i think you've chosen some great examples.<br /><br />Costin M.Costin Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628450868002764589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-53318776090844313412011-08-28T22:35:03.199-04:002011-08-28T22:35:03.199-04:00Thank you so much, Theresa. You made my day!Thank you so much, Theresa. You made my day!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-21746965223025620542011-08-28T22:11:53.379-04:002011-08-28T22:11:53.379-04:00I am all over this post- You are a genius Mark Ruf...I am all over this post- You are a genius Mark Ruffner! Great comparisons!Theresa Cheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429069123185290732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-23292156248064228692011-08-28T21:15:10.207-04:002011-08-28T21:15:10.207-04:00Hi, David - You make the exact point that I was tr...Hi, David - You make the exact point that I was trying to get across to my students. There was Picasso, the Cubist master, looking back through all of art history.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-29125505997899449732011-08-28T20:45:12.512-04:002011-08-28T20:45:12.512-04:00Mark , another completely wonderful selection. In ...Mark , another completely wonderful selection. In an oblique sort of way it reminds me of a series of paintings Picasso did with Goya's Infanta ? as inspiration.David Tomshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181690917362173400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-53488456268815246822011-08-28T20:38:19.640-04:002011-08-28T20:38:19.640-04:00Hi, Yvette - The challenge for me will be to limit...Hi, Yvette - The challenge for me will be to limit how many times I make comparisons to da Vinci, he was such a universal and modern man!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-77198935837139308422011-08-28T20:00:37.405-04:002011-08-28T20:00:37.405-04:00Another intriguing comparison post, Mark. I love t...Another intriguing comparison post, Mark. I love these. Can't wait to see more. <br /><br />The Manet one is an eye opener.<br /><br />The DaVinci comparisons also.Yvettehttp://yvettecandraw.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-53391651487765594272011-08-28T16:44:23.948-04:002011-08-28T16:44:23.948-04:00Hello Jane and Lance: My example of Utagawa Kuniyo...Hello Jane and Lance: My example of Utagawa Kuniyoshi's work is a tame example. An apt description of his designs would be "fantastic," in every sense of the word! Looking at his blockprints, I am guessing that Kuniyoshi must have had a powerhouse personality.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-64545903927465671912011-08-28T12:11:29.290-04:002011-08-28T12:11:29.290-04:00Hello Mark:
What interesting pairings you delight ...Hello Mark:<br />What interesting pairings you delight us with here. Such fun to see compositions and designs reworked with centuries between them. Kuniyoshi iscompletely unknown to us so we shall investigate further.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-35689470742272104952011-08-28T09:39:34.897-04:002011-08-28T09:39:34.897-04:00Hi, Rosemary - the coffee table comes from Magis G...Hi, Rosemary - the coffee table comes from Magis Gallery, a Miami-based company that features a lot of retro furniture designs.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-65330914053588472662011-08-28T09:37:51.960-04:002011-08-28T09:37:51.960-04:00Hi, Gina - I'm already working on the next ins...Hi, Gina - I'm already working on the next installment, and of course the possibilities are endless!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-358926986154614402011-08-28T09:34:44.822-04:002011-08-28T09:34:44.822-04:00Hi, Parnassus - I agree that the Gaudi chimney des...Hi, Parnassus - I agree that the Gaudi chimney designs have a very primitive look – I could easily see them as African masks upon long necks.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-87188942362201757482011-08-28T07:27:28.392-04:002011-08-28T07:27:28.392-04:00Hello Mark, Fascinating subject. So glad you have...Hello Mark, Fascinating subject. So glad you have decided to continue with this theme. I look forward to seeing more. Have a great week. <br />GinaGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-27002425771361374542011-08-28T04:41:33.569-04:002011-08-28T04:41:33.569-04:00Another great selection, and yes you did surprise ...Another great selection, and yes you did surprise me with the Lascaux cave painting - I have never heard of Utagawa Kuniyoshi before, but good choice. Is the coffee table Scandanavian? it looks 1960s.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-65412793174531061032011-08-28T04:12:18.221-04:002011-08-28T04:12:18.221-04:00The Gaudi chimneys look like they in turn were der...The Gaudi chimneys look like they in turn were derived from some primitive source. In that sense they remind me of a sewage treatment plant in Bali (Taiwan, not Indonesia) where the treatment towers were decorated with motifs from prehistoric art excavated in the vicinity.Parnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.com