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M. W. Turner captures the sunset voyage of British warship HMS Temeraire as it sails towards its scrapping, tugged by a steam-powered paddlewheel boat. The old graceful ship that battled Napoleon glows romantic gold and red, stark against the cold industrial smoke rising beyond – glory fading as progress advances remorselessly onwards coin slot. During England’s industrial turmoil when Turner witnessed old structures destroyed and ancient trades disappearing, Temeraire’s plaintive spectacle encapsulated uneasy dialogues around fading grandeur, memory, and the costs of modernization.
It leaves open the question of what mix of talent, genius and circumstance leads to the creation of a masterpiece. Perhaps the simplest answer is that you know one when you see one, whatever part of the world it’s being held in. We, of course, have our opinion of what makes the grade, and we present them here, in our list of the best paintings of all time. Argue amongst yourselves.
Consider the Mona Lisa, a symbol of mysterious charm with a captivating smile. Often attributed to Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, this masterpiece transcends portraiture, recognized as the earliest Italian portrait with an intimate half-length portrayal. Housed in the Louvre since 1804, it existed quietly in art circles before the 20th century. The turning point occurred in 1911 when audacity struck—an ex-Louvre employee boldly stole the portrait, transforming the Mona Lisa into a cultural icon and an unexpected gateway for millions into the captivating world of Renaissance art.
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Movie posters, wall art, and movie artwork were staples in every room during the ’90s. They captured the essence of a film in a single image, showing visitors what you’re about and the type of movies you love. Movie canvas art was always used for this purpose. In our collection of movie paintings, you can find a horror film poster with dark themes or a comedy poster featuring bright colors and humorous imagery to set a light-hearted tone.
We have artist and designer sections with info on more than 13,000 posters. Check out the great work by Drew Struzan, Saul Bass and Luigi Martinati, for example.If you are an artist or design company and want to be listed on CineMaterial don’t hesitate to contact us!
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Did you know that during the communist-era a lot of surreal movie posters were created in Poland, as an alternative to banned U.S. publicity material? Some are true works of art! Make sure to have a look at our section of classic Polish posters.
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Empire of the Sun artwork
Nick Waplington’s deeply moving and once controversial photographs of the cells of Barry Island prison, where Nazi SS Officers were held prisoner before the Nuremburg trials, were taken in 1993, almost 50 years after the prisoners had embellished the cell walls with Germanic slogans and drawings of pin-up girls and Bavarian landscapes will be displayed. The half-century that elapsed between the photographs and the creation of their subject is grim testament to the enduring legacy of conflict…
Simon Norfolk (British born Nigeria, b. 1963) Bullet-scarred apartment building and shops in the Karte Char district of Kabul. This area saw fighting between Hikmetyar and Rabbani and then between Rabbani and the Hazaras 2003 © Simon Norfolk
Conflict, Time, Photography brings together photographers who have looked back at moments of conflict, from the seconds after a bomb is detonated to 100 years after a war has ended. Staged to coincide with the centenary of the First World War, this major group exhibition offers an alternative to familiar notions of war reportage and photojournalism, instead focusing on the passing of time and the unique ways that artists have used the camera to reflect on past events.
“… taking its cue from Vonnegut, ‘Conflict, Time, Photography’ is arranged differently, following instead the increasing passages of time between events and the photographs that reflect on them. There are groups of works made moments after the events they depict, then those made days after, then months, years and so on – 10, 20, 50, right up to 100 years later.”
While the images allow increasing passages of time between events and the photographs that reflect on them – “made moments after the events they depict, then those made days after, then months, years and so on” – there settles in the pit of the stomach some unremitting melancholy, some unholy dread as to the brutal facticity and inhumanness of war. The work which “pictures” the memory of the events that took place, like a visual ode of remembrance, are made all the more powerful for their transcendence – of time, of death and the immediate detritus of war.
