Comments on: Lucian Freud Benefits Supervisor Sleeping is Rubbish !

Comment on Lucian Freud Benefits Supervisor Sleeping is Rubbish ! by: chris keyworth

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:33:30 +0000

i think its got atmospher…..

regards
chris

Comment on Lucian Freud Benefits Supervisor Sleeping is Rubbish ! by: Rod

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:27:08 +0000

Neville,
please do feel free to rant or let off steam - this isn’t a bad place to do it.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, if you’ll forgive the dreadful cliche, you could say the Monet I put up is simply just daubs of paint and ‘not very clear’
Cheers
Rod

Comment on Lucian Freud Benefits Supervisor Sleeping is Rubbish ! by: Amiguru

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:54:15 +0000

Rod & Co.
I’m with Dinosaur and Fran on this one. I realise that several issues are raised with the OP but I would like to go back to basics. Reality check: The artist is making a statement, just as we are here. Each of us has a different point of view and we are trying to express what we feel using the tools of language. Freud is saying how he feels about the subject in paint. This is what an overweight woman, (she may or may not be a lady), looks like when lolling on a rather small couch. No disrespect meant to her, neither by me, nor I suspect, Freud; it is just factual.
I don’t see the image as ugly at all despite the fact that, in a sensual sense, I much prefer women to be slender, nor is it, I think, pornographic. I haven’t done any research into the picture or the artist and indeed this is the first I have seen of it, so my viewpoint is totally unbiased.
The fact that Lucian Freud is a member of the art establishment and seemingly very rich, he knows that he can paint for himself rather than the art market. The fact that the painting is projected to sell for X millions is not really relevant to the judgement of the work.
I don’t have millions so I won’t be at the auction,but I would gladly give the picture wall space and appreciate it for its honesty.
There that’s another load of steam let off! Thanks for the opportunity Rod.

Neville

Comment on Lucian Freud Benefits Supervisor Sleeping is Rubbish ! by: Kal B

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:42:44 +0000

All, thanks a lot for all the responses. I came across the blog while I’m searching for any information on why this painting is so valuable. Now, I know, I’m not the only one who don;t like this!

Comment on Lucian Freud Benefits Supervisor Sleeping is Rubbish ! by: Harley Kirkland

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:36:45 +0000

What a horrendously hideous ghastly painting!
Worse yet-What a horrendously hideous ghastly waste of 33 plus million dollars!

Comment on Lucian Freud Benefits Supervisor Sleeping is Rubbish ! by: fran

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:53:41 +0000

Lucian Freud is a genius, and this painting clearly demonstrates this! Regardless of the fact that this is not ‘pretty’ to look at it is a stunning example of what modern art should be.

Comment on Lucian Freud Benefits Supervisor Sleeping is Rubbish ! by: Rod

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:32:14 +0000

Martin
thanks for the great comment and welcome to the site.
I would entirely agree that art is not about “biscuit tin lid” style of pretty painting.
Good art can be disturbing and need not be pretty to look at.
I just find this picture neither here nor there really. Technically, as you allude to, it’s not exciting nor do I find it thought provoking.

As to the value I don’t know whether it was bought to be enjoyed or for investment.
Thanks again for adding to the debate Martin
All the best
Rod

Comment on Lucian Freud Benefits Supervisor Sleeping is Rubbish ! by: Martin

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:30:16 +0000

As a painter myself, I’m not stunned that this one went for so much, even though I don’t like it. I think that the technical skills are fairly good but nothing special, and the subject matter I find unpleasant.
I don’t think all art should be pleasant-looking, nor do I think that everything has to be of extremely high technical quality to be art. I too admire Banksy, along with people like Duchamp, Basquiat or Pollock, because there work is about ideas. I admire people like Monet, van der Velden and Turner because their work is based on technical quality.
I personally don’t think this painting in all that good in either category, and I agree that the person buying it is probably doing so just so that they own some art without understanding it.
To each his own though - if anyone reading this likes the picture, I’m not going to try and convince you otherwise. Whether art is “good” or not is totally relative to the viewer.

Comment on Lucian Freud Benefits Supervisor Sleeping is Rubbish ! by: Witches of Eastwick

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:12:27 +0000

Dino,

We could not have put it better ourselves…. so before we tackle Rod as a subject, we must look at the most suitable materials. Jumbo wax crayons could be the answer…. no wait a minute… stained glass, he’ll like the holy reference Might lean on you to capture the Bart PJs… all in all it’s going to have to be a community project, any input welcome…

WoE - capturing the yellowness of a lemon tart this morning… via the oven!

Comment on Lucian Freud Benefits Supervisor Sleeping is Rubbish ! by: Rod

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:29:11 +0000

FF
you scythe through this waffle like a hot knife through butter - as always !
I doubt anybody looking at this site has anything approaching that value or indeed has as much money as the artist himself.

The lady was brave and I make no clur or comment on her, rather the way she’s been depicted. I hope she also ‘did well’ out of this !

I believe I was once in a restaurant at the same time as Lucian Freud - is that a claim to fame?
Regards
Rod