Recent Thrift Store Purchase: Mid-Century Modern Art Painting

[blue_aardvark]

Purchased a painting at Security Station Goodwill last week ($15).  A Mid-Century Modern Art painting by an artist name "Merlo" (I haven't yet been able to find anything about this artist).

Comments

[m_is_4_awesome]

This painting makes me think of a quote from Apocalypse Now: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning!" It's certainly likely to wake one up in the morning.

[blue_aardvark]

It does have a post-Apocalyptic or separated-from-time-and-space feel to it. I hope I can dig up more of these type paintings--they're awesome! :)

[blue_aardvark]

Exactly! Also, kinda of like the set of alien planet on the original version of Star Trek. ;)

[blue_aardvark]

Props. Nice to meet a person who knows her Trek (original series, of course)! ;)

[newmistakes]

The colours make my eyes pop out like a goldfish - it's very confrontational, colour-wise.

[blue_aardvark]

'Confrontational' isn't the word I'd choose--more like the day after a thermonuclear device had detonated in the upper atmosphere and started a chain reaction that set the entire sky aflame. But I see what you mean. ;)

[newmistakes]

How insensitive of that couple down the front to just be standing there holding hands as if it were a normal day if it's a post-thermonuclear meltdown day! I hope a Roman column falls and hits them on the noggin.

[blue_aardvark]

They're in love! ;)

[blue_aardvark]

Thanks. That's my feeling about yellow too--it's surprises one at first, then is oddly calming. ;)

[dina_mei]

What you call 'problems' was most probably intentional. I don't think there could be any problems in art - only solutions. Then it comes down to taste, and that's it. :)

[blue_aardvark]

I like your philosophy--it is liberating to view the making of art this way. ;)