Rare Victoria2 Posted August 12 #651 Share Posted August 12 7 hours ago, WantedOnVoyage said: Either way, it presents an appalling prospect.... Or put another way, Contemporary Art [and all art has been contemporary at some time in a work's life] is thought provoking. It's certainly succeeded in the last few comments. 🙂 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planning to cruise Posted August 12 #652 Share Posted August 12 I wasnt too keen on the statue / fixture by a corner of the Pavilion Pool on QA. To me, it was like a pile of lego that seemed more appropriate in a nursery school and just got in the way of circulation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clewgarnet Posted August 12 #653 Share Posted August 12 Whereas I loved it! So bright and colourful and cheerful. Then again, I loved Queen Anne in general. Yes, I would have preferred a few more paintings of previous ships (largely so I can go, "Ooh, Uncle Bert worked on her in the 1920! Great-Grandpa did a few TAs on her in 1948!") but I'd be perfectly happy to sail on her again. To me, Cunard's stand-out quality is the service, and I got that, which meant Annie felt like a Proper Cunarder. Also, that MDR is proper lush. Well sparkly. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted August 12 #654 Share Posted August 12 18 minutes ago, Clewgarnet said: Whereas I loved it! So bright and colourful and cheerful. Then again, I loved Queen Anne in general. Yes, I would have preferred a few more paintings of previous ships (largely so I can go, "Ooh, Uncle Bert worked on her in the 1920! Great-Grandpa did a few TAs on her in 1948!") but I'd be perfectly happy to sail on her again. To me, Cunard's stand-out quality is the service, and I got that, which meant Annie felt like a Proper Cunarder. Also, that MDR is proper lush. Well sparkly. I think that MDR is absolutely stunningly gorgeous, though I might mention another room that is not…But that dining room is one of the most beautiful rooms I’ve ever seen, so light and ethereal. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchanan101 Posted August 12 #655 Share Posted August 12 34 minutes ago, Clewgarnet said: Whereas I loved it! So bright and colourful and cheerful. Then again, I loved Queen Anne in general. Yes, I would have preferred a few more paintings of previous ships (largely so I can go, "Ooh, Uncle Bert worked on her in the 1920! Great-Grandpa did a few TAs on her in 1948!") but I'd be perfectly happy to sail on her again. To me, Cunard's stand-out quality is the service, and I got that, which meant Annie felt like a Proper Cunarder. Also, that MDR is proper lush. Well sparkly. Yes loved it too It's not the same as the other 3, but that's a good thing. It gives choice and it's perfectly possibly to love more than one style And yes, the service was fantastic, and was almost too good (quick) in the PG restaurant 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted August 12 #656 Share Posted August 12 4 hours ago, Planning to cruise said: I wasnt too keen on the statue / fixture by a corner of the Pavilion Pool on QA. To me, it was like a pile of lego that seemed more appropriate in a nursery school and just got in the way of circulation. It's the letters that spell CUNARD. I must have walked past it a half dozen times before I figured that out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planning to cruise Posted August 12 #657 Share Posted August 12 Thanks for the explanation. It didnt register with me and I passed it a fair few times. It ws just something in the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planning to cruise Posted August 12 #658 Share Posted August 12 20 hours ago, Pear Carr said: There were a few things we liked on QA but the negatives outweighed the positives and unless we get a great deal on a not to be missed itinerary she is not for us at the moment! Our sentiments exactly. I am aware from posts on this site that the new Cunarder hits the spot for many but definitely not for us. I ll stick to the other 3 Cunard ships as and when they are in Southampton. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted August 12 #659 Share Posted August 12 49 minutes ago, Planning to cruise said: Our sentiments exactly. I am aware from posts on this site that the new Cunarder hits the spot for many but definitely not for us. I ll stick to the other 3 Cunard ships as and when they are in Southampton. I can understand your viewpoint. We too would not be choosing QA if QV/QE were home porting in Southampton but as I do not like QM2 and the Vistas are playing away from 'home' during the summer months, we have no real choice so we grin and make the best of it, which isn't too difficult to be fair. 🙂 I would imagine we're not alone with this 'dilemma'. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted August 12 #660 Share Posted August 12 3 minutes ago, Victoria2 said: I can understand your viewpoint. We too would not be choosing QA if QV/QE were home porting in Southampton but as I do not like QM2 and the Vistas are playing away from 'home' during the summer months, we have no real choice so we grin and make the best of it, which isn't too difficult to be fair. 🙂 I would imagine we're not alone with this 'dilemma'. You are not. I do very much like (most of) QA, though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted August 12 #661 Share Posted August 12 We have similar thoughts in preferring QV/QE than QA but fortunate that QM2 is our preferred Cunard ship but unfortunately she doesn't do many cruises besides her TAs from Southampton. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted August 12 #662 Share Posted August 12 (edited) 5 hours ago, 3rdGenCunarder said: It's the letters that spell CUNARD. I must have walked past it a half dozen times before I figured that out. Found the picture! The letters were easier to identify if viewed from above. And I found the picture of the "brag wall." Edited August 12 by 3rdGenCunarder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted August 12 #663 Share Posted August 12 56 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said: Found the picture! The letters were easier to identify if viewed from above. And I found the picture of the "brag wall." Cool! I love imagination in art, no matter what form it takes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted August 13 #664 Share Posted August 13 Another piece of art, the portrait of Queen Anne. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clewgarnet Posted August 13 #665 Share Posted August 13 I generally like modern art, but that looks like something I'd have produced for my (failed) art GCSE. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted August 13 #666 Share Posted August 13 Just now, Clewgarnet said: I generally like modern art, but that looks like something I'd have produced for my (failed) art GCSE. Mind you, you can see why the poor lady looks so miserable, having been perpetually pregnant and had 15 children, none of whom survived childhood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted August 13 #667 Share Posted August 13 2 hours ago, Clewgarnet said: I generally like modern art, but that looks like something I'd have produced for my (failed) art GCSE. Ah but it's not Modern or even Post Modern...it's Contemporary! 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac1953 Posted August 13 #668 Share Posted August 13 A policeman friend of mine, told a true story of when Paisley Sheriff Court was refurbished. At the entrance foyer, they installed a large modern art painting which was just a splurge of colours. I can't remember the artist's name, but they also put a wee plaque beside the painting, something like "Sunrise by Jeannie McTavish". Some wag, with a felt marker, added "aged 4". 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted August 13 #669 Share Posted August 13 2 minutes ago, BigMac1953 said: A policeman friend of mine, told a true story of when Paisley Sheriff Court was refurbished. At the entrance foyer, they installed a large modern art painting which was just a splurge of colours. I can't remember the artist's name, but they also put a wee plaque beside the painting, something like "Sunrise by Jeannie McTavish". Some wag, with a felt marker, added "aged 4". But we must not despise the very young. On the cliff top here, there is a memorial to a Red Arrow pilot who crashed in a display. It is universally liked and appreciated. It was designed by two children, one 9, one 10, in a competition for primary school pupils. Perhaps Cunard could have one. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Victoria2 Posted August 13 #670 Share Posted August 13 3 minutes ago, BigMac1953 said: A policeman friend of mine, told a true story of when Paisley Sheriff Court was refurbished. At the entrance foyer, they installed a large modern art painting which was just a splurge of colours. I can't remember the artist's name, but they also put a wee plaque beside the painting, something like "Sunrise by Jeannie McTavish". Some wag, with a felt marker, added "aged 4". I'm thinking of retaking my Art 'O' Level in order to upgrade my basic pass - grade 6 and that was only due to a great History of Art paper apparently - as I think I can 'do' Contemporary.🙂 So saying, I do like some of the pieces on QA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exlondoner Posted August 13 #671 Share Posted August 13 Has anyone found a ship’s bell on QA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted August 13 #672 Share Posted August 13 1 hour ago, exlondoner said: Has anyone found a ship’s bell on QA? I didn't find it. Couldn't find the Fincantieri plaque, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted August 13 #673 Share Posted August 13 2 hours ago, BigMac1953 said: A policeman friend of mine, told a true story of when Paisley Sheriff Court was refurbished. At the entrance foyer, they installed a large modern art painting which was just a splurge of colours. I can't remember the artist's name, but they also put a wee plaque beside the painting, something like "Sunrise by Jeannie McTavish". Some wag, with a felt marker, added "aged 4". The wag could have been right. When I was a kid, we had a neighbor who worked at an ad agency on Madison Ave in NYC. He had a party for colleagues and neighbors, and the work crowd were all excited over Don's new contemporary painting. Mom said, "I think it looks like Nancy (one of their kids) did it." Later, Don told Mom she was right. It was the scribblings of the four-year-old. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted August 13 #674 Share Posted August 13 6 hours ago, Clewgarnet said: I generally like modern art, but that looks like something I'd have produced for my (failed) art GCSE. Note that there's no signature or identifying plaque. I'm not sure any of the art was signed, other than the two Stephen Card ship paintings I found in the pub. Perhaps because the artists were minors and there's some law protecting the identity of children? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagtail adventures Posted August 13 #675 Share Posted August 13 5 minutes ago, 3rdGenCunarder said: Note that there's no signature or identifying plaque. I'm not sure any of the art was signed, other than the two Stephen Card ship paintings I found in the pub. Perhaps because the artists were minors and there's some law protecting the identity of children? Yes I also noticed no signatures or identifiers. I went to Clarendon Fine Art gallery to ask if there was a list or guide and they said they didn't know what the art was either, and to check with the entertainment team! They also said some passengers found that the Google Lens app identified the artworks, but I tried that on several stairway pieces to no avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now