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Question about UYI Artwork
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January 15, 2007, 07:19:54 PM »
Does anyone know who picked the coverart for UYI? I assume it was Axl. Anyway, that dude on the cover was originally from the painting "The School Of Athens". So I was just wandering if it was Axl or someone else in the band that chose this and if it was said in an interview or something.
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January 15, 2007, 07:22:21 PM »
I was just thinking the other day as to what the painting was called. Im thinking of getting a new tattoo, I have thought the Illusions guy would look very good on my calf.
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January 15, 2007, 07:23:04 PM »
Its an interesting question you present. Not only 'Why that paininting?" but also "Why pick that person?"
Why not the guy in his toga sitting on the stairs? thats just as interesting.
I'd love to know who chose the album cover.
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January 15, 2007, 07:24:00 PM »
Quote from: Robman? on January 15, 2007, 07:23:04 PM
Its an interesting question you present. Not only 'Why that paininting?" but also "Why pick that person?"
Why not the guy in his toga sitting on the stairs? thats just as interesting.
I'd love to know who chose the album cover.
The painting is said to describe philosophy so obviously the person who chose the coverart was a philosophy fan. Sounds like Axl would fit that description, I assume.
Here's a bigger image of it by the way:
http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/goldslide/school_athens.jpg
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January 15, 2007, 07:36:02 PM »
Axl picked it after he bought it. (Or something...I'm not an art person so I'm going to guess it was a replica...
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Quote from: Crazyman on January 15, 2007, 07:36:02 PM
Axl picked it after he bought it. (Or something...I'm not an art person so I'm going to guess it was a replica...
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Oh ok, thanks dude.
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January 15, 2007, 07:43:54 PM »
Quote from: EFISH on January 15, 2007, 07:40:55 PM
Quote from: Crazyman on January 15, 2007, 07:36:02 PM
Axl picked it after he bought it. (Or something...I'm not an art person so I'm going to guess it was a replica...
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Oh ok, thanks dude.
NP. I just remembered, you can see the painting on a wall in his apartment during that Giveaway contest.
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January 15, 2007, 07:47:38 PM »
As far as I know Axl bought the painting by Mark Kostabi which was an englarged section from the painting the School of Athens.
"I bought me an illusion and I put it on the wall.."
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Re: Question about UYI Artwork
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Quote from: AdZ on January 15, 2007, 07:47:38 PM
As far as I know Axl bought the painting by Mark Kostabi which was an englarged section from the painting the School of Athens.
"I bought me an illusion and I put it on the wall.."
Correct. He bought it, and then the next day had his people call Mark n' ask if he could use it.
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January 15, 2007, 08:04:17 PM »
You are correct, it was Kostabi who selected that subject for the painting, and he who painted the Illusion artwork. ?
Kostabi is (or was in the 90's) a very prominent artist in New York, but is also very controversial. ?Not necessarily for the subject matter of his artwork though. ?Many artists consider him to be a "sellout" because he is known to paint one orignial of a subject, and then hire a bunch of young "starving artists" as assistants, and have them reproduce multiple copies of his original, and sell them as his work. ?He has gotten very wealthy doing that. ?
If you do a search online of some of his work, you will see some really cool images.
Here's a link to many of his paintings.
http://www.markkostabi.com/paintings.html
I like the one "I did it Steinway". The pianist is chained to his chair. It reminds me a bit of how Axl may have felt while creating Chinese democracy. . .
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January 15, 2007, 08:06:32 PM »
Quote from: mega_music on January 15, 2007, 07:22:21 PM
I was just thinking the other day as to what the painting was called. Im thinking of getting a new tattoo, I have thought the Illusions guy would look very good on my calf.
Ha! I was thinking the same thing. The UYI thing, or just letters saying "Exit Only" on my ass.
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January 15, 2007, 08:08:06 PM »
Quote from: slashsbaconpit on January 15, 2007, 08:06:32 PM
Quote from: mega_music on January 15, 2007, 07:22:21 PM
I was just thinking the other day as to what the painting was called. Im thinking of getting a new tattoo, I have thought the Illusions guy would look very good on my calf.
Ha! I was thinking the same thing. The UYI thing, or just letters saying "Exit Only" on my ass.
Hahaha, I've heard someone talking about getting or having a tattoo like that.
Thank yall's for the cool info.
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January 15, 2007, 08:59:26 PM »
Illusion is an art style to trick the eye. That is an extremely famous painting, and I cant remember who did it originally. I guess what I learned in art history classes is lost. I believe that it is a play off from the title using the picture.
(I am thinking it may be one of the first painting to use multiple points to create realistic piece of art.)
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January 15, 2007, 11:38:10 PM »
Quote from: Almost Famous on January 15, 2007, 08:02:18 PM
Quote from: AdZ on January 15, 2007, 07:47:38 PM
As far as I know Axl bought the painting by Mark Kostabi which was an englarged section from the painting the School of Athens.
"I bought me an illusion and I put it on the wall.."
Correct. He bought it, and then the next day had his people call Mark n' ask if he could use it.
Cool, thanks AdZ and AF
I learnt something new today
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January 16, 2007, 12:08:45 AM »
why don't you go to
www.gnrsource.com
, click on songs n' lyrics, use your illusion, and then you look under covers info? it's all there
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January 16, 2007, 12:12:02 AM »
http://www.gnrsource.com/songinfo/uyi1.htm
Nice info and quotes.
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January 16, 2007, 12:21:29 AM »
Quote from: EFISH on January 16, 2007, 12:12:02 AM
http://www.gnrsource.com/songinfo/uyi1.htm
Nice info and quotes.
glad you like it
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Re: Question about UYI Artwork
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January 16, 2007, 03:35:01 AM »
Mark Kostabi is Estonian
Atleast there is a small link between Estonia and GN'R
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Quote from: jazjme on January 16, 2007, 12:21:29 AM
Quote from: EFISH on January 16, 2007, 12:12:02 AM
http://www.gnrsource.com/songinfo/uyi1.htm
Nice info and quotes.
glad you like it
Thanks jazjma
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nice info....
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