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What painting am I thinking of?

19 replies

Ozgirl75 · 09/11/2022 08:28

I’m semi picturing a painting, it’s modern art, kind of looks like a map, bright colours on a white background, I feel like I’ve seen postcards of it before in art galleries.
Any ideas?

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ToFindNewWays · 09/11/2022 08:33

Something by Kandinsky?

ToFindNewWays · 09/11/2022 08:34

Or Matisse’s snail?

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OneFrenchEgg · 09/11/2022 08:36

Something by Mondrian?

www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/who-is/who-piet-mondrian

ShinyPikachu · 09/11/2022 08:37

Mondrian or Klee maybe?

BobbyBobbyBobby · 09/11/2022 08:37

A Mondrian?

Ozgirl75 · 09/11/2022 08:38

I actually think maybe I’ve conflated a Haring style one with a Mondrian - I’m picturing something with those bold black lines, but more like a map with colour as well.
You know when it’s at the periphery of your brain and you can’t quite grab the image!?!

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Cheesecake53 · 09/11/2022 08:39

Miro?

Ozgirl75 · 09/11/2022 08:44

None of these are quite it, I might have to go about my day and see if my brain can work it out in the background.

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Sheitgeist · 09/11/2022 09:37

Others have beat me to suggestions of Mondrian and Miro.

Something in the Bauhaus style maybe?

(I'm loving this very cultured variation on "what TV actor/80s pop song am i thinking of?" 😁)

ehb102 · 09/11/2022 10:20

Milton Auscherman? He has some that look like city maps.
www.saatchiart.com/ has lots.

I was going to ask what kind of map. Tube map kind of bright colours? OS map?

ehb102 · 09/11/2022 10:22

Brice Marden was the other artist who has abstract lines but they are wavy and I haven't seen one that is bright colours on white.

Ozgirl75 · 09/11/2022 10:40

Well firstly I’m thrilled with looking at all this art, I love modern art, pop art, all these contemporary forms. I’m going through them all to see if I can find the one I’m thinking of!

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Ozgirl75 · 09/11/2022 10:41

I’m not sure it even is a map I’m thinking of. Goddamn brain!

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ShinyPikachu · 09/11/2022 11:07

I've been sitting looking through Paul Klee after suggesting him as I couldn't remember the name of the one I was thinking of.

It's Rich Harbour I was thinking of. It definitely reminds me of a map but if you're not sure of a map now we can just have fun searching through all the art and artists mentioned so far and hopefully you'll find it!

What painting am I thinking of?
Ozgirl75 · 09/11/2022 11:24

@ShinyPikachu that’s the one! It’s not a map, but it has a kind of map like quality that makes my brain file it under map.
Thank you!

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ShinyPikachu · 09/11/2022 11:27

Oh yay! Im so glad I could help. 😁

I never get these things when it's people/TV/movie questions so I wasn't actually expecting to get this either. 😂

Passerillage · 09/11/2022 11:36

That's incredible that someone got it! All the points to @ShinyPikachu !

(great thread)

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