Jack Vettriano

[Mario]

Such a shame to see them sink to such depths.....

"Who are the ones we kept in charge? Killers, thieves and lawyers!"
-Tom Waits

 

[Tomasso]

I am not a Vettriano fan. His paintings do not appeal to me whatsoever. I love Edward Hopper's work and can't imagine how you would like the two. I mention it because i have heard them compared, which to me is strange.

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I can see a similarity between Hopper and some of Vettriano's tamer stuff.

 

[djd]

djd mentioned the pictures triggering the imagination to build a narrative around each scene. Its interesting because I would say that about Hopper but not Vettriano.

Just posting this for a different viewpoint.

It's certainly not the case for all his paintings but I guess whether something triggers your imagination is a very personal thing. Some are I admit, just rather bland. However, if nothing else Vettriano's popularity can do no harm in reintroducing vintage styles (and hats!) to the wider public. that has to be a good thing, right?

 

[nicholasb]

oh yeah, and i can see why people say its stylish.

 

[Doctor Strange]

For the record, Vettriano's work leaves me cold too.

It's okay in a commercial illustration kind of way - effective, but facile. Sure, I like its retro aspect, but it doesn't speak to me as art. Not in the way that Hopper's work does. (Now mind you, I love plenty of illustrators, pop artists, comics artists, etc., and I understand that not everything need be a high-toned commentary on the human condition. But even given that, somehow, I just can't get worked up about Vettriano.)