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George Dureau has died
Posted on 4/7/14 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 4/7/14 at 4:24 pm
Probably New Orleans' best artist of the last century. Loved his work. Spent some time with him a few years ago. Eccentric and fascinating man. Rest in peace.
Yes, most of his paintings celebrated the male genitalia, so I won't link pictures to his best work. His other great works celebrated the disfigured body. His most well known NOLA piece was probably the 1999 Jazz Fest poster, which I think was the best JZP ever made:
Yes, most of his paintings celebrated the male genitalia, so I won't link pictures to his best work. His other great works celebrated the disfigured body. His most well known NOLA piece was probably the 1999 Jazz Fest poster, which I think was the best JZP ever made:
This post was edited on 4/7/14 at 4:46 pm
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Posted on 4/7/14 at 4:24 pm to runningTiger
Rip
Posted on 4/7/14 at 4:26 pm to runningTiger
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Spent some time with him a few years ago.
My gf and I were in the quarter one day two years ago and we walked by his studio. He happened to be in the doorway and invited us in. Nice guy. Extremely weird, but nice. RIP.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 4:26 pm to runningTiger
You mean the guy who had tons of artwork and photos of dicks?
I take it you were a fan, OP?
I take it you were a fan, OP?
Posted on 4/7/14 at 4:27 pm to runningTiger
How old was he?
Posted on 4/7/14 at 4:30 pm to Walt OReilly
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How old was he?
I want to say around 80, and he had Alzheimer's.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 4:40 pm to Spaulding Smails
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You mean the guy who had tons of artwork and photos of dicks?
Now I know why the OP didn't post a link.
No weenies here
Posted on 4/7/14 at 4:42 pm to runningTiger
can't believe i just googled this guys art
NSFW by the way
buncha homos
NSFW by the way
buncha homos
Posted on 4/7/14 at 4:47 pm to TexasTiger34
My favorite of his photos:
Posted on 4/7/14 at 5:04 pm to blueboy
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No weenies here
But I wanted to see weenies. :no homo:
Posted on 4/7/14 at 5:07 pm to jrodLSUke
Well, you know where you can find them
quote:So he was a complete ripoff of Mapplethorpe then?
His other great works celebrated the disfigured body.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 5:15 pm to blueboy
On the obvious link to Robert Mapplethorpe, Claude J. Summers had this to say:?
Dureau's photographs have often been compared with those of Robert Mapplethorpe. But the influence runs not from Mapplethorpe to Dureau but from Dureau to Mapplethorpe. The photographers were friends in the early 1970s. Mapplethorpe was greatly moved by Dureau's photographs, even to the point of restaging many of Dureau's earlier compositions. For all their similarities, however, the photographs of Dureau and Mapplethorpe are quite different. Whereas Mapplethorpe exhibits his subjects as cool and objective, self-contained and remote icons, Dureau presents his as exposed and vulnerable, playful and needy, complex and entirely human individuals. The difference is foremost a matter of empathy.
For an in-depth interview with Dureau, we recommend Jack Fritscher's Mapplethorpe: Assault With a Deadly Camera. On his site you can download a pdf of the interview with Dureau talking about his relationship with Mapplethorpe.
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Posted on 4/7/14 at 5:20 pm to runningTiger
Mapplethorpe was very famous in the 80's. My disfigured penis art knowledge is no better than anyone else my age.Posted on 4/7/14 at 5:23 pm to blueboy
Obviously anyone can call themselves an artist!
Posted on 4/7/14 at 5:51 pm to blueboy
On the obvious link to Robert Mapplethorpe, Claude J. Summers had this to say:?
Dureau's photographs have often been compared with those of Robert Mapplethorpe. But the influence runs not from Mapplethorpe to Dureau but from Dureau to Mapplethorpe. The photographers were friends in the early 1970s. Mapplethorpe was greatly moved by Dureau's photographs, even to the point of restaging many of Dureau's earlier compositions. For all their similarities, however, the photographs of Dureau and Mapplethorpe are quite different. Whereas Mapplethorpe exhibits his subjects as cool and objective, self-contained and remote icons, Dureau presents his as exposed and vulnerable, playful and needy, complex and entirely human individuals. The difference is foremost a matter of empathy.
For an in-depth interview with Dureau, we recommend Jack Fritscher's Mapplethorpe: Assault With a Deadly Camera. On his site you can download a pdf of the interview with Dureau talking about his relationship with Mapplethorpe.
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Dureau's photographs have often been compared with those of Robert Mapplethorpe. But the influence runs not from Mapplethorpe to Dureau but from Dureau to Mapplethorpe. The photographers were friends in the early 1970s. Mapplethorpe was greatly moved by Dureau's photographs, even to the point of restaging many of Dureau's earlier compositions. For all their similarities, however, the photographs of Dureau and Mapplethorpe are quite different. Whereas Mapplethorpe exhibits his subjects as cool and objective, self-contained and remote icons, Dureau presents his as exposed and vulnerable, playful and needy, complex and entirely human individuals. The difference is foremost a matter of empathy.
For an in-depth interview with Dureau, we recommend Jack Fritscher's Mapplethorpe: Assault With a Deadly Camera. On his site you can download a pdf of the interview with Dureau talking about his relationship with Mapplethorpe.
LINK
Posted on 4/7/14 at 5:54 pm to runningTiger
Some great photos in that slideshow of his photos of NOLA locals from the 1970s. Loved this one:
Posted on 4/7/14 at 6:12 pm to runningTiger
So you like looking at paintings of cock and balls? It's cool, everybody has there thing I guess.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 6:18 pm to runningTiger
So George was the true inventor of the disfigured penis art movement? Thanks. I'll try to mention that as often as possible at cocktail parties.
Posted on 4/7/14 at 6:21 pm to blueboy
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So George was the true inventor of the disfigured penis art movement? Thanks. I'll try to mention that as often as possible at cocktail parties.
Yeah, you should appreciate his genius a little more. Apology is in order. One the greatest 20th century American artists.
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