Do Some Works Of Art Make You Wonder??????

I always thought of that statue as being a man who is thinking very hard on where he left his clothes. I've often wondered exactly what was going through van Gogh's mind when he was painting because some of his paintings are VERY strange. And, of course, we all know that he was nuts enough to cut off his ear so there must have been a bit of insanity in every one of his paintings.

having seen one of the casts (and several of the early tries) of the statue in a display of the artist, it doesn't QUITE work, tho I've certainly seen cartoons of it doing so did you know he has a bronze of it on his grave?

Always womdered what happened to Venus's arms were they chopped off for some reason!

No. It never does.Either the piece flows over me and I am moved or I don't get it and it wasn't made for me to get. I never try to analyze art. It is too precious.

I have to admit, it does make us wonder what goes through peoples mind's when they do art work. To me the thinker look's like he is sitting on the toilet thinking. Some painting's are just very strange and leave you wondering what were they thinking. Yet those are the painting's that sell for million's of dollar's.

I live in Rapid City, SD and we have an alley downtown that is dedicated to local artist to express themselves. The alley is basically a large canvas for the Artist. It is actually becoming a large tourist attraction. While walking down Art Alley, you can see everything from classic cartoon characters, to self portraits, to plastic heads with "face paint", anything you can think of. Some people call it graffiti, some people call it art. I admit to walk down it parts can be "scary" because just about everyone sees art differently. Just as to a young child, banging two pans together is music; as to maybe an adult it's just noise. A Surgeon sees a internal body part as amazing, others may see it as disgusting. It's really all in the eye of the beholder.

I first saw "The Thinker" statue many, many years ago and that he was sitting on the loo was my first thought as well. I have also seen my exes in the same pose in the same location!

Well Pye, you know I'm not into the arts but The Thinker does stand out in my mind as well. When I first saw it, I thought he was taking a dump as well. -giggling- I wonder if the artist intentionally had the guy sitting on the throne with the same thought. As for any other arts, forget it. lol

I have thought the same about The Thinker.....that he was taking a dump......just sitting on the toilet thinking while he waited.....Some of Piccaso's pictures are weird too I think......I like the more simple stuff that is a picture you can actually see what's going on! LOL....

OMG! LMAO!!!! You have one thing to remember, when Rodin created the thinker, the toilets didn't flush, so the thinker was in the outhouse. EVERY outhouse I ever used only one thing came to mind-- PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU! Of course the thinker could be constipated and that was prior to Exlax. I haven't looked behind the art to wonder what the artist was thinking, but you have really changed my way of looking at art. People think I am strange enough, but now they will be positive that I am very strange when I start talking art and start with the thinker. Oh, and one thing about the thinker comes back to my mind. When I was in college waaaayyyy back, we looked at a picture of the thinker and my first utterance was "To pick or not to pick, that is the question". Thank you so much for a wonderful morning laugh!

oh my g pye you made me laugh now whenever I see a picture' of Rodin;s thinker I am going to see the thinker on the potty.'he he he he. About the mona lisa, I always felt that she smiled that'way because she , like me, hAd some bad teeth that she didnt want any one to see.then theres this one of the girl who seems to be crawling on her way to a farm house, and I am thinking she has multiple sclerosis and cannot walk but just had to get out of that lonely farmhouse. then there is the one which I cannot think of the name of but has a herd of black wild horses and lightening splitting the sky. the horses are running because they are scared out of their wits.

Hahaha! Poor Rodin must be spinning in his grave with this thought. But I think you have something there...I've wondered the same thing a time or two. Maybe it's one of the earlies examples of why we should read (and relax) while preforming that function instead of thinking (and getting tense). After all, there isn't a statue of anyone reading in the loo is there? Obviously that person finished up and went about their business. Woe to whoever gives the thinker a book. The museum that houses that precious work of art would be left with an empty seat the next day. Grant Wood's, American Gothic has fascinated me for a long time. The man, who stares at the viewer, seems to be challenging anyone who would prevent him from addressing his hemeroids with the pitchfork he's holding. His eyes are piercing, his shoulders are set, any arguement would be a waste of time. His poor wife, who stands meekly by his side has a resigned slope to her shoulers, is looking off to the side (towards her husband) and sports a slight frown on her face. Perhaps she's worried about him, but has other things to do and would rather be somewhere else getting them done. Just over her right shoulder, there is a collection of cacti on the porch. I've wondered if there might be a tie-in between 'dried up and prickly', her frown and the resigned slope of those shoulder. Maybe with 'male enhancement' intervention they would have both been smiling?

Hi, pyewacket, your interpretation is really weird. But I agree first impression is hard to shake away. I have similar weird thought with the broken armed goddess. Everybody is admiring her perfect gesture, but I just cannot feel sorry for her, who stand there for show in such inferior status. Why not mend it in whatever way to make her at least complete. Maybe that is how it becomes an art piece deeply in our memory. Happy mylotting.

there are many precious painting by which not only me but every one get wonder one among such is monalisa.... her eyes in the painting look as if watching us all around when we see her... there are many even some of which are not up to our knowledge

Nope it's not just you as I've actually seen cartoons and other things making fun of the statue in the same way you described. The strange thing about Art is that any 2 people can take it completely different. It's a personal preference just like the color you paint your wall. Someone could tell me a painting is totally thought-provoking and mind-blowing, yet I could look at it and say "it's just a bunch of splashed paint!" With the "splashed paint" type of art, I often think of things I've seen on tv... like a 2 year old just spilling paint all over, or a dog stepping in paint and making a mess on the canvas. I just don't get it I guess!

No, you're not the only one to come to that conclusion about The Thinker. Just give him a newspaper or crossword puzzle book and the scenario would be complete. Brain's not fully in gear, so can't remember the name of painting (the title had something to do with Fire) nor artist, but the National Gallery bought a huge painting of a red stripe on a white background, for like a gazillion dollars... I know what was on the "artist's" mind -- easy money -- but what about the buyers? Did they have a collective brain fart?

fart bubbles! you're right,that does come to mind. oh yea.most of the time,i wanna know what they were on as opposed to what they were thinking.like some of salvador dali's work. melting clocks..ok,i vote shrooms on that one.

I'll never look at it in the same way again. lol I first saw it when we were studying Dante, and Rodin originally titled it 'The Poet'. I remember reading somewhere that he portrayed him naked because he was inspired by Michealangelo. As the guy is supposed to be sitting outside the gates of Hell, perhaps it's quite appropriate to see the base as a loo! Poor guy looks a bit constipated........ and we all know how 'hellish' that can be! The art I wonder about is things like an unmade bed or half a cow in formaldahyde! I wont give either the title of Artist but I wonder 'what on earth, were they thinking of?' Every time I look at the Mona Lisa now though, I think, she's smiling because she thinks it so funny she'd become the most famous face ever, and the most expensive. I was surprised just how small the painting is!

lmao Well I've often wondered if the Mona Lisa was constipated...

most paintings by Picasso make me wonder everytime I see a Picasso painting I wonder what he was smoking when he painted it Warhol's paintings inspire a similar thought what are other people smoking when they look at it and think its art