How can I introduce some color in my very brown apartment - AND - can you recommend some cheap sources for cool/hip furnishings & paintings? [more inside]
posted by pilibeen on Nov 2, 2009 - 14 answers

I need ideas for a piece of artwork to write about. [more inside]
posted by smeater44 on Oct 12, 2009 - 20 answers

Help me find affordable art that doesn't suck! [more inside]
posted by oinopaponton on Sep 7, 2009 - 19 answers

Whats an inexpensive way to send 2 paintings from Boston to San Francisco? [more inside]
posted by askmeacct on Jun 5, 2009 - 7 answers

I have some paintings left to me by a deceased relative. We've identified the artists and have some rough idea of their value, maybe a few hundred or more per per piece. What's the best way to sell them? [more inside]
posted by diode on Apr 5, 2009 - 6 answers

Can you help me identify my artwork, most of which I received as a gift. I put it all up here. [more inside]
posted by FeldBum on Mar 1, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm a painter looking to show my work in a cafe or restaurant. Help me make this a happy experience for both of us [more inside]
posted by LC on Jan 20, 2009 - 10 answers

A while back someone showed me a rather graphic collection of paintings. Many included depictions of Hitler alongside piles of bodies, erect penises, and cartoonish figures gleefully engaging in coprophagy. Anyone have any idea who the artist might have been?
posted by null14 on Jan 16, 2009 - 6 answers

Who painted the actual paintings (nudes, mostly) credited to the character Adele Lack in the movie Synecdoche, New York?
posted by slappy_pinchbottom on Jan 15, 2009 - 3 answers

Laying hands on a print of a major, but not famous, painting... [more inside]
posted by paultopia on Jan 8, 2009 - 3 answers

What are some great examples of paintings that make dramatic use of light and shadow? [more inside]
posted by Neilopolis on Nov 2, 2008 - 25 answers

Arabic Script ID / Translate: I have two painted pages from what appear to be old Arabic script books (though I am not sure the language). I bought these in Syria in 1992. Can anyone help ID the story from the images, and help with translation of the text? One picture would just appear to have an artist's name, while the other looks to be part of a story. I don't think the two are necessarily from the same book. What isn't clear to me is whether the images were just painted on old pages, or if the story might be related to the image.
posted by sagwalla on Sep 15, 2008 - 3 answers

Where can I find wall art where the majority of the photograph is black and white, but the crucial element is in color? Example inside [more inside]
posted by jeffderek on Jun 15, 2008 - 8 answers

I am looking for a painting that I saw in the St. Louis Art Museum years ago. In my memory, it is of an African-American family on the roof of their house as flood waters circle around them. The father's hands are outstretched in a plea to heaven. I originally thought the artist was Earnie Barnes but I can't find it on his site or anywhere else on the Internets. I am convinced that the painting is in the "Ernie Barnes style" if that helps. Help me please!
posted by delosic on Jun 9, 2008 - 12 answers

I want to transform my room into a jazz lair! [more inside]
posted by freddymetz on Dec 18, 2007 - 18 answers

Please help me find the title of a hazy remembered childrens book with animals and a helicopter. [more inside]
posted by Glow Bucket on Nov 23, 2007 - 9 answers

I need to make a simple contract in which I photograph something and the resulting images end up in the public domain. [more inside]
posted by fake on Nov 7, 2007 - 9 answers

What is the deal with this kind of half-undress in Baroque paintings? [more inside]
posted by rolypolyman on Oct 4, 2007 - 12 answers

What's the next best thing to having an original Van Gogh? What's the third best thing etc? Are there reproductions that look almost identical in every respect? Or to put the question another way, what's the best I could get for under $2000 if I wanted a Starry Night (or any other priceless painting) hanging on my wall?
posted by vizsla on Sep 25, 2007 - 18 answers

Help me identify this series of paintings [more inside]
posted by bradth27 on Aug 21, 2007 - 6 answers

Do you recognize this painting ? If not, can you tell me how to clean the soot off of it? [more inside]
posted by Ariadne on Dec 5, 2006 - 11 answers

I have several large paintings (5 x 5 or so) and am moving into a new apartment. I know from experience at my current apartment that I like to move stuff around and that I don't like holes in the walls. What's involved in hanging paintings from the ceiling like galleries often do?
posted by dobbs on Mar 27, 2006 - 12 answers

Let's say I wanted to have some fine art (paintings) shipped professionally. That's museum-style professionalism I'm looking for. Going to NYC, coming from various parts of the country/world. Where they're coming from isn't important - this is entirely made-up, a small part of a budget as part of a hypothetical project. Can you give me any sort of ballpark figures, considering various sizes and various points of origin?
posted by thejoshu on Mar 22, 2006 - 6 answers

Please, help me once again find the most lovely painting I've ever seen. [more inside]
posted by chudmonkey on Nov 24, 2005 - 26 answers

Why are Jackson Pollock's painting considered to be art? [more inside]
posted by 517 on Aug 27, 2005 - 71 answers

Is there a diagram that outlines the identities of the apostles in da Vinci's "Last Supper"? I've Googled this and checked the Wiki to no avail.
posted by pxe2000 on Jun 26, 2005 - 3 answers

My mom and sister were going through an old trunk of my grandparent's and came across a curious antique which had a story told through pictures on a scroll. Help us find out what it is? [more inside]
posted by robbie01 on Apr 6, 2005 - 2 answers

So, last night I showed art in public for the very first time since showing some photoshop prints in 1997, and sold a painting. [Kinda crazy feeling, like i'm selling a child.] So i'm wondering, do i need a written contract to retain rights to the work? And what other cautions or words of advice as I prepare to sell some others?
posted by th3ph17 on Apr 16, 2004 - 8 answers