Art For Death's Sake

[Sly Ronnie 617]

An Art / design classic. RIP.

[Spade_Cooley 9,023]

In the same year at school as Roy Hodgson (John Ruskin Grammar), fact fans.

[Slackhurst Broadcasting 336]

The Sex Pistols logo is a design classic by itself. I've often thought that the blackmail-style lettering has been copied innumerable times*, but nobody has ever made it look the way Jamie Reid did. Proof that he was a real artist, I suppose.

 

*Mostly by talentless people, it has to be said, blackmail lettering having become a dimwit's signifier for "punk."

[TomTomTelekom 3,604]

American painter Brice Marden died at 84 years;

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/brice-marden-painter-dead-1234676826/

He was a minimalist artist of large-scale, simplistic works such as "The Dylan Painting" from 1966, "1986," "Fave" from 1969, and "Lethykos" from 1976.

His first wife Pauline was the sister of renowned folk singer Joan Baez.

[Bibliogryphon 8,662]

Saw a trailer yesterday for the Sky Arts Documentary which features a new in depth interview with David Hockney. He sounds absolutely awful. I think he should be considered for the 2024 list

[thadee 102]

Colombian artist and sculptor Fernando Botero dead at 91

https://www.eltiempo.com/cultura/arte-y-teatro/murio-fernando-botero-el-artista-mas-grande-de-colombia-806295

[YoungWillz 19,103]

20 minutes ago, thadee said:

Colombian artist and sculptor Fernando Botero dead at 91

https://www.eltiempo.com/cultura/arte-y-teatro/murio-fernando-botero-el-artista-mas-grande-de-colombia-806295

DDP pick.

 

Oooh...

[gcreptile 10,236]

I never liked the style, but he was an A-list name of the art world. 

[gcreptile 10,236]

Wacky performance artist Marina Abramovic has had some significant health challenges lately, she's 76:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/sep/17/marina-abramovic-royal-academy-exhibition-south-bank-centre-nomadic-journey-interview

[Gisooo 2,548]

Austrian-born Canadian artist Anne Kahane (Wiki) 

dead at 99

[arghton 6,124]

On 27/04/2023 at 12:13, arghton said:

Still not dead but Juhani Palmu had severe flu and a "near-fatal infection" a week or two ago, now discharged and recovering.

Still not dead but Juhani Palmu slowly recovering from a bout of pneumonia.

[TomTomTelekom 3,604]

Post-abstraction artist Robert Irwin, best known for creating installation art in parks, museums, and various other urban locales, died at 95 years:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-10-25/robert-irwin-artist-dead-dies-getty-garden-light-and-space

His first exhibit, a series of hand-held objects he painted, appeared at the Ferus Gallery in 1959.

[YoungWillz 19,103]

British Pop Art exponent Joe Tilson reportedly dead aged 95: https://www.apollo-magazine.com/joe-tilson-interview-artist/

[time 7,969]

Artist Roger Kastel reported dead on the Xwires...

As the tweet said, you'll definitely know the work.

[Gisooo 2,548]

Hungarian-born French artist Vera Molnar (Wiki) dead at 99

[TomTomTelekom 3,604]

American sculptor Richard Hunt, who is internationally renowned for his public sculptures, died at 88 years:

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/renowned-chicago-sculptor-richard-hunt-dies-at-88/3305005/

He won the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Center.

[arghton 6,124]

On 24/10/2023 at 20:11, arghton said:

Still not dead but Juhani Palmu slowly recovering from a bout of pneumonia.

Still not fucking dead but Juhani Palmu hospitalised and on oxygen with bladder cancer, fever, pneumonia and apparent internal hemorrhage.

[Grimgrass 477]

On 07/02/2024 at 21:15, arghton said:

Still not fucking dead but Juhani Palmu hospitalised and on oxygen with bladder cancer, fever, pneumonia and apparent internal hemorrhage.

In critical condition. His wife does not expect him to live much longer.

[drol 10,066]

2 minutes ago, Grimgrass said:

In critical condition. His wife does not expect him to live much longer.

I thought he was dead this time.

 

I promise him an immortal spot if he survives to next year.

[Lafaucheuse 3,659]

40 minutes ago, drol said:

I thought he was dead this time.

 

I promise him an immortal spot if he survives to next year.

I was sure he was already on the immortal list ! He for sure qualifies as @arghton sum up his illnesses a while ago : « Juhani Palmu (Have to mention him here. Diabetes, stroke, heart problems, history of smoking and drinking, stroke, heart attack, battled three different cancers plus now battling cancer, two near-fatal house fires that have resulted in him loosing all the fingers on one of his hands, one leg and multiple toes. The second fire put him into coma, he was critical in ICU and his heart stopped beating twice during a surgery. He's 77, must be some kind of a medical miracle) » 

since then near : fatal infection in April 2023 + pneumonia in october + now hospitalized. I personnaly consider him the King of immortals.

The two house fire are just cherry on top

[drol 10,066]

4 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said:

I was sure he was already on the immortal list ! He for sure qualifies as @arghton sum up his illnesses a while ago : « Juhani Palmu (Have to mention him here. Diabetes, stroke, heart problems, history of smoking and drinking, stroke, heart attack, battled three different cancers plus now battling cancer, two near-fatal house fires that have resulted in him loosing all the fingers on one of his hands, one leg and multiple toes. The second fire put him into coma, he was critical in ICU and his heart stopped beating twice during a surgery. He's 77, must be some kind of a medical miracle) » 

since then near : fatal infection in April 2023 + pneumonia in october + now hospitalized. I personnaly consider him the King of immortals.

The two house fire are just cherry on top

Blasphemy!

[Grimgrass 477]

Juhani Palmu improving and expected to be discharged today or tomorrow. He has also been diagnosed with heart failure.

[drol 10,066]

AHAHAHAH! WTF?

[Ulitzer95 11,087]

Nicholas Dimebley, sculptor and youngest of the three Dimbleby boys, dead at 77 from motor neurone disease.

Times obit.

Survived of course by broadcasting legends David (86 this year) and Jonathan (80 this year).

[time 7,969]

10 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Nicholas Dimebley, sculptor and youngest of the three Dimbleby boys, dead at 77 from motor neurone disease.

Times obit.

Survived of course by broadcasting legends David (86 this year) and Jonathan (80 this year).

and of course David and Jonathan are both DDP picks, whereas young Mr. Dimebley is not.