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markwiley


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Challenge: Posthumous Ribbon II (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Fujifilm X100V
Location: Chicago Art Institute
Date: Mar 22, 2026
Date Uploaded: Mar 25, 2026

[Mar. 28th, 2026 04:39:54 PM]

This is a David Hockney painting at the Chicago Art Institute. It is a portrait of two wealthy art collectors.

American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman) 1968

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Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 04/03/2026 07:02:03 PM
You might want to send a copy to Hockney
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 04/03/2026 08:29:21 AM
Congratulations Mark! Great Catch. Art is a sign of the times and this certainly is just that.
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Nikon Z7
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S
 03/31/2026 02:29:32 PM
i like this a lot
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 03/31/2026 11:54:01 AM
I could illustrate an essay on museums with this photo. Museums don't just provide homes for art, they shape the art that is created. Your photo suggests to me that this artist knew he was painting for a museum, and is in fact painting a museum. Notice all the similarities between the painted world and the photographed world. He or she has painted something bare and sterile, in which life and passion stand around awkwardly.

I'm hanging this in my fantasy gallery
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OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
03/28/2026 02:25:15 PM
I LOVE this. The whole world IS a stage comes to mind. And all of us play a part but these four actors, in this moment, have filled the room. I hope your notes give location.
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