• Some of Hitler's paintings go on sale, fetch hundred of thousands of dollars.
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[QUOTE=Sobotnik;48033285]It didn't. Recovery began in 1933 with the New Deal, and the economy improved to the former peak by 1940. Additionally, the development of rocketry was started by German scientists before the Nazis came to power. The development of spacecraft would have happened without the war.[/QUOTE] I think the success of the new deal was debatable, In 1939, the unemployment rate was still 19 percent, and didn't reach pre-depression levels until 1943 not that it didn't help, but WWII did a great deal to help that the new deal couldn't have
i don't admire hitler for what he did, but i sure do admire how he did it. if i was rich i'd love to own one of his paintings
[QUOTE=Swebonny;48032622]I heard one of the main criticism was that he wasn't that good at drawing living things.[/QUOTE] Well [QUOTE=Scot;48031661]This is my favourite work of his [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/hN2xZwb.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] They were pretty damn right [editline]23rd June 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Sir Spicy Buns;48033741]i don't admire hitler for what he did, but i sure do admire [B]how he did it[/B]. if i was rich i'd love to own one of his paintings[/QUOTE] Really poorly and delegating all the hard work to others ? That's not very admirable :v:
I have a firm belief that the next great tyrant in history will be an artist. And they could have come from anywhere. [img]http://www.userlogos.org/files/logos/dfordesmond/deviantart%201.png[/img] [I][B]ANYWHERE[/B][/I]
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;48032492]The thing that I love the most of whenever Hitler's art is brought up, everyone immediately becomes a high-class critic who knows everything about art. [t]http://sobadsogood.com/uploads/media/2014/03/09/YYaBiI4.jpg[/t] [t]http://todayilearned.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/hitler-painting-3.jpg[/t] [t]http://www.snyderstreasures.com/eBay/Images/2009/Terry/ColoredHouse-1.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] They look pretty nice to me. I would probably hang one on my wall if they weren't obscenely expensive.
its pretty funny how people pretend that hitlers mediocre-to-shit paintings are anything other than mediocre-to-shit to be edgy and cool and have a socially acceptable way to say they like hitler
[QUOTE=Judas;48033913]its pretty funny how people pretend that hitlers mediocre-to-shit paintings are anything other than mediocre-to-shit to be edgy and cool and have a socially acceptable way to say they like hitler[/QUOTE] Or... Maybe because outside of your pretentious art jargon criticisms they're actually pretty
[QUOTE=Judas;48033913]its pretty funny how people pretend that hitlers mediocre-to-shit paintings are anything other than mediocre-to-shit to be edgy and cool and have a socially acceptable way to say they like hitler[/QUOTE] Or maybe his paintings are nice and I like them because they're nice?
From what I've seen, his weakest point was people/animals. Other than that I'd say he was a fantastic painter.
he is not a fantastic painter what the fuck the perspectives on them are all horrible and he can't color for shit its just people looking for an excuse to compliment hitler because its a contrarian thing to do
What if this was his plan all along
[QUOTE=Judas;48034348]he is not a fantastic painter what the fuck the perspectives on them are all horrible and he can't color for shit its just people looking for an excuse to compliment hitler because its a contrarian thing to do[/QUOTE] Or we like the look of them, because they're pretty. Not everyone appreciates paintings for the technical shit
[QUOTE=Crumpet;48033553]I think the success of the new deal was debatable, In 1939, the unemployment rate was still 19 percent, and didn't reach pre-depression levels until 1943 not that it didn't help, but WWII did a great deal to help that the new deal couldn't have[/QUOTE] Actually the New Deal did much more than the war did, and unemployment wasn't 19% when the war began in 1941: [quote] 1933 24.9% 20.6% 1941 9.9% 8.0%[/quote] Additionally, by 1940 GDP was higher than it had been in 1929. Industrial production in 1940 was higher than it had been in 1929. Exports were closing in on the 1929 peak. The recovery and return to growth was already well-established before the war began. Whatever the case, with or without the war, America was generally better off in 1941 (just before the war began) than it had been in 1929.
[QUOTE=Judas;48034348]he is not a fantastic painter what the fuck the perspectives on them are all horrible and he can't color for shit its just people looking for an excuse to compliment hitler because its a contrarian thing to do[/QUOTE] Why do I get the feeling you wouldn't be saying this if 10,000 people haven't said it before? It just sounds like you're parroting tons of others.
[QUOTE=iamgoofball;48031548]I'd buy this for the sake of having a painting made by one of the worst mass murderers of the world hanging on my wall.[/QUOTE] And that is pretty much the only reason they will be ever bought, by themselves they are mediocre.
[QUOTE=Judas;48034348]he is not a fantastic painter what the fuck the perspectives on them are all horrible and he can't color for shit its just people looking for an excuse to compliment hitler because its a contrarian thing to do[/QUOTE] How can you enjoy art looking at it like this? There's more to art than just the technical.
i'm sure ADOLF HITLER had a lot of deep philosophical meanings and society-changing social commentary in his painting of a building
You discredit other's opinions on a painting saying it is influenced by it's artist Yet you support yours by citing the painter's artist The only art I'll believe you're an expert in is irony
[QUOTE=Swebonny;48032622]I heard one of the main criticism was that he wasn't that good at drawing living things.[/QUOTE] Living things, especially people, and perspective. [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/09/27/article-1315506-0B5BE48D000005DC-315_634x404.jpg[/img] Like you can see how wonky the door and windows are relative to the viewer.
[QUOTE=Judas;48035772]i'm sure ADOLF HITLER had a lot of deep philosophical meanings and society-changing social commentary in his painting of a building[/QUOTE] possbily... or IT JUST LOOKS NICE
so why the fuck do you gush over adolf hitler's shitty paintings instead of the generic paintings you find at a thrift shop? if they just "look nice" and have nothing to do with the fact they were painted by adolf hitler, why don't you have more generic old paintings of buildings sitting around? why don't you gush over those?
[QUOTE=Judas;48035929]so why the fuck do you gush over adolf hitler's shitty paintings instead of the generic paintings you find at a thrift shop? if they just "look nice" and have nothing to do with the fact they were painted by adolf hitler, why don't you have more generic old paintings of buildings sitting around? why don't you gush over those?[/QUOTE] you're over stating our responses to the paintings. they were posted in a thread, we saw them, we posted. they're a hell of a lot better than the other things he's done
[QUOTE=Judas;48035929]so why the fuck do you gush over adolf hitler's shitty paintings instead of the generic paintings you find at a thrift shop? if they just "look nice" and have nothing to do with the fact they were painted by adolf hitler, why don't you have more generic old paintings of buildings sitting around? why don't you gush over those?[/QUOTE] I actually do lmao [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/23414526/2015-06-23%2018.18.54.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE='[Seed Eater];48035899']Living things, especially people, and perspective. [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/09/27/article-1315506-0B5BE48D000005DC-315_634x404.jpg[/img] Like you can see how wonky the door and windows are relative to the viewer.[/QUOTE] He should have gone with expressionism and would have done just fine [editline]23rd June 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Judas;48035929]so why the fuck do you gush over adolf hitler's shitty paintings instead of the generic paintings you find at a thrift shop? if they just "look nice" and have nothing to do with the fact they were painted by adolf hitler, why don't you have more generic old paintings of buildings sitting around? why don't you gush over those?[/QUOTE] I get the impression some people are genuinely envious that despite of being a shitty painter, Adolph Hitler is a more famous artist than they will ever be
[QUOTE='[Seed Eater];48035899']Living things, especially people, and perspective. [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/09/27/article-1315506-0B5BE48D000005DC-315_634x404.jpg[/img] Like you can see how wonky the door and windows are relative to the viewer.[/QUOTE] That bottom left window especially. Looks like it should be in an alcove leading to the door.
Honestly his perspective and geometry issues, and some of the paintings being just shit just generally strike me as that he just couldn't give an ass because ton of it are mistakes one would immediately see if he sketched out the perspective lines and did a little bit of preparation.
Art is a game of perceptions and perspectives. One could argue that the imperfections of Hitler's art are part of the appeal. There are simple mistakes in these more complex scenes that can really help to define the difference from a hated artist to an admired and remembered one. There are lessons to be learned from these artistic mistakes to help others realize just how complex a scene can be Some of you are making it sound like we said that artistically Hitler did nothing wrong.
Speaking of how "bad" some of those paintings are, I wonder how good are the paintings of other painters that they have made when they were 18 years old, and were self taught. His newest paintings were made in 1914 when he was 25. We are not talking about some old painter, with decades of experience or someone with academic background.
[QUOTE=Scot;48031661]This is my favourite work of his [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/hN2xZwb.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Reminds me of: [thumb]https://i.warosu.org/data/ck/img/0043/40/1364220219580.jpg[/thumb]
[QUOTE=Judas;48035929]so why the fuck do you gush over adolf hitler's shitty paintings instead of the generic paintings you find at a thrift shop? if they just "look nice" and have nothing to do with the fact they were painted by adolf hitler, why don't you have more generic old paintings of buildings sitting around? why don't you gush over those?[/QUOTE] Because they look nice [B]and[/B] are historically interesting. Why aren't people allowed to be interested in these? Are you just looking for people to criticize?
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