Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Madonna - as you've never seen her before!

This is a new painting by Peter Howson, depicting Madonna and Guy Richie - and perhaps not showing them in the most flattering light!
It's on sale for £15,000 sterling - and I'm guessing that Madonna probably won't be too pleased by the interpretation of the pair. Yes, she is muscular in real life - but here she is made to look like an ageing transvestite, is she not?!! And what about Guy? He looks like a cross between a football hooligan and a pervert, methinks.
Does it also portray Guy as a clinging subservient type and Madonna as the alpha-female? The way she is in the front of the picture - does that mean that she is the one taking the lead in the marriage?
Trying to put your own interpretion on art can be a lot of fun - so let me know what you think... and more to the point is it worth the money.... and would you like to have it on your wall????

25 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

wooohooooo...1st comment..

9:47 a.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ohh and regarding Howson's piece, its true that it is certainly an eye catching piece, and we can see traces of the energy and brutality that he expressed in his "Bosnia" themed pieces, but as a visially aesthic piece, i feel that it fails to please my own eyes. then again, it does challenge the viewer to look closer, to what Howson is trying to say, why does madonna look like an aging trannie, why does guy ritchie look like a leery boxer (possible influenced from his early boxing paintings), can we see the claims that the works of Blake and early works of the italian masters?? i can see some aspets of Blakes work, for example his use of colour, seems blotchy and cold, which in Blakes illustratons also seem similar...and as for the italian influence, we can see by the way he has protreyed madonna in a masculine type body, perhaps thats a play on how leonardo and co used to dipict females, then again, could be a direct dipiction of her actual sinewly yet ageing body.
anyways, i could prob talk a good bit about this particular piece, but i keep gettin interputed by silly customers...haha
and altho i wouldnt like this piece on my walls, i wouldnt mind some of his other pieces!!!

11:10 a.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mr Clever left 2 comments so technically Im 2nd!! Yey...I beat b_cr...

Howson's painting is scary I reckon!! It's like those cartoons that are in the Star everyday, near the horoscopes!! I agree with both Martina and Mr Clever in saying he looks like a perverted boxer!!!(",)

3:15 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ahhh 3rd is 3rd miss lalalaaa... haha
and frick bout all the spelling mistakes in my damn rant... not-so-mr-clever methinks...
gimme a a4 pad an a biro, i'll have a thesis written in no time...haha

4:16 p.m.  
Blogger BC_R said...

ok.. you beat me..Miss la..... I surrender..

not my kind of art.. don't think I would take it even if it was free..

I am Not a big Madonna fan either..

9:10 p.m.  
Blogger martina said...

Well, clearly Mr. Clever, you know a lot more about this than the rest of us... we are stunned with your wisdom!

4:55 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

errr yes, i may have a slight advantage when it comes to the old world of art...but only ever so slight...haha

5:08 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yeah....you know a scary amount about art!! I gave it up after 1st year...had a female dog of a teacher!! Haha(",)

5:16 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

well, i gave up teaching secondary school kids... hated them...haha..
yep, my degree and hdip in fine art has really come in handy in the past few years...haha.. the highlight being able to show off in this blog page..lol

5:31 p.m.  
Blogger BC_R said...

I guess my forte is more science oriented..

Physics, Astronomy and the like..

10:44 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Where were u teaching?? We had an art teacher leave our skool before this one came in..perhaps it was you??


...Oh, im a secondary school student...cheers mr clever...you hate me...lol

11:33 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Where were u teaching?? We had an art teacher leave our skool before this one came in..perhaps it was you??


...Oh, im a secondary school student...cheers mr clever...you hate me...lol

11:33 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

...And I have no idea why that comment came out twice...weird...

11:34 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

cool bout the whole physics buzz bc-r... closest i get to that is subscribing to the magazine "focus", which makes me feel like i understand things..haha
and no way am i tellin ya what school i taught in miss lalalaa... was like 4 years ago anyways..during and after my hdip!

8:00 a.m.  
Blogger martina said...

Lovely to see you all getting on so well, chatting away together! Any scandal from the weekend?

6:24 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

no scandal really.. a friend of mine was at the mini launch in soho...umm that would be the mini car.. not a small bash happening in soho..haha.. apparently there was a very beautiful petite blonde there, who was so nice that she couldnt even get dirt on her...haha. damn it.
i'm gonna have to start goin to these things!!!

12:41 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

no scandal really.. a friend of mine was at the mini launch in soho...umm that would be the mini car.. not a small bash happening in soho..haha.. apparently there was a very beautiful petite blonde there, who was so nice that she couldnt even get dirt on her...haha. damn it.
i'm gonna have to start goin to these things!!!

12:41 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

no scandal really.. a friend of mine was at the mini launch in soho...umm that would be the mini car.. not a small bash happening in soho..haha.. apparently there was a very beautiful petite blonde there, who was so nice that she couldnt even get dirt on her...haha. damn it.
i'm gonna have to start goin to these things!!!

12:41 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

no scandal really.. a friend of mine was at the mini launch in soho...umm that would be the mini car.. not a small bash happening in soho..haha.. apparently there was a very beautiful petite blonde there, who was so nice that she couldnt even get dirt on her...haha. damn it.
i'm gonna have to start goin to these things!!!

12:41 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

no scandal really.. a friend of mine was at the mini launch in soho...umm that would be the mini car.. not a small bash happening in soho..haha.. apparently there was a very beautiful petite blonde there, who was so nice that she couldnt even get dirt on her...haha. damn it.
i'm gonna have to start goin to these things!!!

12:41 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

agghhh... why did all those come out?? only left it once.....

12:49 p.m.  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Scandal....nope...nada!! Had a very relaxing weekend which was nice! Back to school today though!! Sooo hard to get up this morning!!

What about you martina??

5:05 p.m.  
Blogger martina said...

No scandal. A bit like that beautiful petite blonde Mr. Clever seems to wish he had met, haha!And told us about five times!!!
Must update properly soon, sorry!

3:18 p.m.  
Blogger rice said...

Hello Martina

2:13 p.m.  
Blogger martina said...

Hello Rice, Are you new to the blog? If so welcome along to the mad-house!

4:26 p.m.  

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