# Modern artists - Share your favorites! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 18, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-artists-share-your-favorites/628594 "2012-07-18T03:57:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-artists-share-your-favorites/628594/1 "2012-07-18T03:57:23Z")
I love art but am not at all artistic. I’ve recently been trying to discover some newer artists but am finding that’s not as easy a task as it sounds. I’ve decided to ask here because _surely_ I will find some wonderful recommendations by doing so. I’ll kick things off by sharing my newest find - [James Jean.](http://jamesjean.com/) ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-artists-share-your-favorites/628594/2 "2012-07-18T09:25:00Z")
I really like Sidney Goodman. You can find a bunch of his stuff here at the [Artchive](http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site.htm) (I can’t figure out how to link directly to his work at the Artchive, but just click on ‘Goodman’ in the list on the left and you’ll then be presented with an internal link called “view image list”. Click on it to see his paintings). Although I like virtually everything of Goodman’s listed there, I think “Figures in a Landscape” and “Sightseers” are extraordinary. The former is highly reminiscent of [a famous photo by the inimitable Diane Arbus](http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbnid=dtSH_zGkan2r8M:&imgrefurl=http://heleddr.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/diane-arbus-a-family-on-their-lawn-one-sunday-in-westchester-ny/&docid=AZAdffi2jMtpkM&imgurl=http://heleddr.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/a-family-on-their-lawn-one-sunday-in-westchester-n-y-1968.jpg&w=512&h=492&ei=RX8GUI39Burw0gG7hqzTCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=192&vpy=150&dur=737&hovh=220&hovw=229&tx=132&ty=160&sig=117754375282747057539&page=1&tbnh=162&tbnw=173&start=0&ndsp=46&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:76&biw=1920&bih=1028). Sightseers is Goodman being playful (IMSHO). Okay, check out a third one while you’re at it. It’s called “Crowd Scene”. I’ve never seen the look (and postures) of my youth better depicted. ETA: I don’t like a lot of the Goodman stuff you get by googling Google Images for Sidney Goodman so suggest you don’t go that route. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2012, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-artists-share-your-favorites/628594/3 "2012-07-18T09:34:22Z")
Sorry for the rapid second post, but to save work for those who may be interested, here are three Goodman works I mentioned: 1. [Figures in a Landscape](http://www.artchive.com/artchive/g/goodman/goodman_figures.jpg.html) 2. [Sightseers](http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbnid=rOqPYWK4WkMacM:&imgrefurl=http://www.artgalleryabc.com/goodman/blog&docid=8bIWn9T4Yp9QSM&imgurl=http://www.artgalleryabc.com/images/stories/G/goodman/goodman_sightseers.jpg&w=1009&h=510&ei=hoIGUMKUH8ru0gGQhtTdCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=162&vpy=176&dur=2882&hovh=159&hovw=316&tx=245&ty=103&sig=117754375282747057539&page=1&tbnh=101&tbnw=200&start=0&ndsp=47&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:76&biw=1920&bih=1028) 3. [Crowd Scene](http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbnid=t2SefiyNZb9hKM:&imgrefurl=http://heliosfera.blogger.com.br/2007_04_01_archive.html&docid=Kga-gPghNvBbVM&imgurl=http://www.heliosfera.blogger.com.br/Sidney%252520Goodman%252520Crowd%252520Scene.jpg&w=985&h=446&ei=1IIGULmDMqjr0gG8-aDMCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=157&vpy=182&dur=1808&hovh=151&hovw=334&tx=183&ty=66&sig=117754375282747057539&page=1&tbnh=94&tbnw=208&start=0&ndsp=42&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:76&biw=1920&bih=1028) ---
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-artists-share-your-favorites/628594/4 "2012-07-20T02:51:20Z")
> [@KarlGauss](#): > > I really like Sidney Goodman. You can find a bunch of his stuff here at the [Artchive](http://www.artchive.com/ftp_site.htm) (I can’t figure out how to link directly to his work at the Artchive, but just click on ‘Goodman’ in the list on the left and you’ll then be presented with an internal link called “view image list”. Click on it to see his paintings). > > Although I like virtually everything of Goodman’s listed there, I think “Figures in a Landscape” and “Sightseers” are extraordinary. The former is highly reminiscent of [a famous photo by the inimitable Diane Arbus](http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbnid=dtSH_zGkan2r8M:&imgrefurl=http://heleddr.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/diane-arbus-a-family-on-their-lawn-one-sunday-in-westchester-ny/&docid=AZAdffi2jMtpkM&imgurl=http://heleddr.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/a-family-on-their-lawn-one-sunday-in-westchester-n-y-1968.jpg&w=512&h=492&ei=RX8GUI39Burw0gG7hqzTCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=192&vpy=150&dur=737&hovh=220&hovw=229&tx=132&ty=160&sig=117754375282747057539&page=1&tbnh=162&tbnw=173&start=0&ndsp=46&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:76&biw=1920&bih=1028). Sightseers is Goodman being playful (IMSHO). Okay, check out a third one while you’re at it. It’s called “Crowd Scene”. I’ve never seen the look (and postures) of my youth better depicted. > > ETA: I don’t like a lot of the Goodman stuff you get by googling Google Images for Sidney Goodman so suggest you don’t go that route. Thank you so much for sharing this. My favorite of the three paintings you directly linked to is Crowd Scene, with Sightseers a close second and I haven’t done a Google image search for Sidney Goodman yet … but I’m gonna. 😉 I also quite like [The Quick and the Dead.](http://www.artchive.com/artchive/g/goodman/goodman_quick_dead.jpg) Are you a Diane Arbus fan? I love her. [This is but one of my favorite Arbus photos - probably NSFW](http://www.daily-shadows.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/diane-arbus-girl-sitting-in-bed-with-her-boyfriend-19661.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-artists-share-your-favorites/628594/5 "2012-07-20T03:06:04Z")
[This is a James Jean print I will likely end up buying.](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0102/0602/products/ovmstore_prints_theFall_1.jpg?3127) The Fall. I love almost everything about it - with the minor exception of something about the girl’s _hair._ The way it falls on the steps bothers me a bit. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-artists-share-your-favorites/628594/6 "2012-07-20T10:20:46Z")
Arbus is amazing, absolutely amazing. Three (of many) of my Arbus’ faves: [Teenage Couple](http://fadedandblurred.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/arbus-teenage-couple-1963.jpg) [Child with Grenade](http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/MDD2gS8iWje8suf2xQSUqNfDo1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAI6WLSGT7Y3ET7ADQ&Expires=1342865674&Signature=snAuxCmb%2BXxMlefEyK4GErI3NKo%3D) [An untitled work](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k_BHF3275yY/TXujzC_rhOI/AAAAAAAACFs/mX1xPge0oQk/arbus_5.jpg) (which I have always found spooks me at some visceral level) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-artists-share-your-favorites/628594/7 "2012-07-20T10:34:17Z")
Mark Tansey. Often very clever. Here’s his [Doubting Thomas](http://conversation15.blogspot.com/2011/06/art-mondays-mark-tansey-doubting-thomas.html). [Picasso and Bracque](http://artpedia.tumblr.com/post/18087690123/mark-tansey-picasso-and-braque-1992-oil-on). Actually, you can just browse images [yourself](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22mark+tansey%22+art&hl=en&rlz=1C1TSNJ_enUS463US463&prmd=imvnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=2jIJUMfXKYnSrQe7kJnJCA&ved=0CFcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1092&bih=514). ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-artists-share-your-favorites/628594/8 "2012-07-20T10:46:51Z")
> [@KarlGauss](#): > > The former is highly reminiscent of a famous photo by the inimitable Diane Arbus I don’t think you know what “inimitable” means. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-artists-share-your-favorites/628594/9 "2012-07-20T11:05:05Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I don’t think you know what “inimitable” means. Pray tell. What do _you_ think it means? ETA: I said “reminiscent”, not equivalent. ETA more: You came here to post that in a thread on modern artists? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-artists-share-your-favorites/628594/10 "2012-07-20T21:58:26Z")
> [@KarlGauss](#): > > ETA: I said “reminiscent”, not equivalent. Nonetheless, saying that in the same sentence as “inimitable” is a little bit oxymoronic. I’m also not sure if she really is inimitable, because I can’t see much about her work that’s unique. I’m sure I’ve seen images like that throughout the 20th Century from various photographers. Sorry for the hijack, I probably shouldn’t be here.