Quiz

It’s auction season and that means auction catalogues. So here’s our annual quiz, this time based on the catalogue entries for Webb’s Important paintings and contemporary art sale on 31 July. Answers here on OTN STUFF.

Who made an art work that is -
“Monumental and extremely important”
“Highly revered”
“Irritating, strange yet very familiar”
“Profoundly important”
“A subtle political statement that urges its audience to look past the smooth veneers of the modern world”
“Approachable yet cryptic”
“An intense cocktail of vivid colours”
“About the communicative potential of the creative act”

Whose painting has -
“An idyllic eloquent tranquility”
“A strong sense of the transcendent”
“A fresh and improvisational feeling”
“A newfound understanding of the gravity and implications of the human gesture”
“An eerie yet beguiling quality”

Who created -
“A career defining masterpiece”
“A deeply enigmatic work”

Who has -
“A profound but highly personal perspective”
“Inherent spirituality”

Who is -
 “One of New Zealand’s most voracious appropriators”
“Inviting the viewer to gaze upon he façade of a world driven by industrial production”
“Creating imagery in which slight of hand is incorporated into the artistic process”

Totally outstanding

As it’s Saturday here’s an unbelievably astonishing OTN Saturday quiz. This one is incredibly clever  asking you to match the description with the artist. All quotes from the latest superbly lavish Webb’s catalogue.

Who creates “Masterly executed work”?
Which artist is a “Chromatic master”?
Who was a “powerful influence on a generation of painters”?
Who had an “unbridled passion for the female form”?
Which artist created “A monumental masterpiece”
Who painted a “key work” in a “Ground-breaking exhibition”?
Which artist was described as our “Most daring and cerebral”?
Who had a “Seminal 2005 exhibition”?
Who’s painting was “A gem”?
Which artist painted with “Majestic poise”?
Who created “Unforgettable paintings”?

The artists: Judy, Millar, C F Goldie, Tony Fomison, Robin White, Lillian Budd, W D Hammond, Francis Upritchard and Garth Tapper

ANSWERS HERE

Art stars

In the era before Jeff Koons, Marina Abramovic, Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin, celebrity artists were just that; celebrities who also made art. Back then such artists tended to find themselves tucked into the Samuel Johnson category “like a dog walking on his hind legs. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all”.

Of course some of them had done time at art school and (like actors who can also sing) were perfectly capable of turning out something convincing. So here’s a little match-the-celebs-to-their-artwork competition to keep you busy for a couple of minutes. The artist-celebs are:
Marilyn Manson
Sly Stallone
Bob Dylan
Tony Bennett
Anthony Quinn
Peter Falk
David Bowie.

You can find names and works matched here on OTN Stuff.

Filler

Issue 2 of the large format Australian magazine Vault (it also features Simon Denny) offers a crossword puzzle with a few NZ related questions. How would you do?

·      New Zealand conceptual artist Barrie Bates conceived what new name in 1962? (10 letters)

·      Who represented New Zealand at the 2007 Venice Biennale? (5 letters)

·      What is the name of New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai’s seven metre-inflatable rabbit?  (5 letters)

·      Who won the Baloise Art Prize at Basel last year? (10 letters)

And for all you folk in Dannevirke:

·      Which architect controversially departed Australia during the development of the Sydney Opera House? (9 letters)

Answers here