Is There Any Decent Golf Art Out There Today?
One of my other passions besides golf is art and like any good art lover I cannot seem to get enough (or often find enough) of it.
Not sure if it’s me but I get really sick and tired at looking at high resolution photos all the time. They are just everywhere and constantly clamoring for your attention.
But I love anything that looks illustrational (or done by hand) and has a warmer “look and feel” to it. It seems to be sorely missing from any golf artwork I have seen in a long, long time. Why is that?
All I see are big, dumb, photographic, layered Photoshop posters, brochures, collateral, etc. If there is a niche to be filled it has to be good golf art (can be illustrational, or really any style) like Anthony Ravielli’s.
So, do me a favor, if you see any good quality golf artwork PLEASE send it my way, either via this blog or via Twitter @golfdash
I will include a few vintage art posters I found. Lot of these come from the style of Japanese woodblock prints and were incorporated into the work of Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh, Monet, Degas, Gauguin and others. It would be the basis for the movement now known as Art Nouveau.
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I agree with your comment about there not being much good golf art out there.
You might go onto http://www.artofgolf.com. I find Steve Sunenblick’s work different, striking and professional.
Would be interested in your comments.
Hey Doug. I agree to an extent. I enjoy paintings and illustrations because they become an artists point of view of the game. The artist can translate his/her mood or feeling about a certain course into any image. I personally like that, but I also want to defend the side of good golf photography. Good golf photography help to take a person to that moment in time without an entire reinterpretation. Personally, I was sick of seeing golf photos printed out, matted and slapped in a frame. It’s boring. I’ve started gallery wrapping historic golf photos on canvas. Which is a completely different way to present photography and I was hoping to merge my vintage golf images and modern artwork. Take a look and give your opinion. http://www.augustagolfphotos.com
I like these golfers playing in the field….. These pictures are looking awesome. Keep up good sharing about golf…. 
Yes,
The Matre Gallery provides wonderful photography of courses, championships, and players. http://www.robertmatre.com/
I hope this helps.
Best,
Jon