R.I.P. ERNIE BARNES

[BETO916]

Ernie Barnes, a former professional football player who became a successful figurative painter, known for depictions of athletes and ordinary people whose muscled, elongated forms express physical and spiritual struggles, died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 70

you've all seen his most famous piece....

 

[jake921660]

Ive never heard of the dude, and I havent seen that before, Im guessing due to my nationality, but it looks nice. I like the way everyone looks like there having fun.

RIP

 

[MeloTrauma]

its the Good Times painting...rip

 

[DuceTheTruth]

R.I.P.

 

[AKAZIE]

Ive never heard of the dude, and I havent seen that before, Im guessing due to my nationality, but it looks nice. I like the way everyone looks like there having fun.

RIP

bro foreal....your a fag for not knowing thats the goodtimes painting.

 

[jake921660]

bro foreal....your a fag for not knowing thats the goodtimes painting.

So Im a white Australian who doesnt really give a fuck about any painting, and because I dont know about this one it means I like it up the ass? Hmmm

 

[AKAZIE]

So Im a white Australian who doesnt really give a fuck about any painting, and because I dont know about this one it means I like it up the ass? Hmmm

yep

 

[jake921660]

HAHAHA ok.

 

[Goodfella]

he was a great artist...i liked his style

 

[BETO916]

hahaha

he's more of a happy days guy, not the good times type.

aaayyyyy!

LMAO

 

[fatman]

Damn. R.I.P. He is from my city. I always did like his artwork.

 

[Doxx]

RIP

As soon as I saw the name it made me think of his mention in that Mobb Deep track...

"Vision a canvas I paint a picture
Similar to Ernies Barnes nigga
But mines is more ghetto
More guns, more drugs, mostly thugs
All of my duns, their baby moms, daughters and sons
Dark blocks, with streets lamps shot the fuck out
Park benches is broke, a nigga stretched out
Jumped off the roof and fell to his death it's real
Handball walls display the R-I-P murals
Those who sling, play the shadows by the building
Devils spring, keep em going while the snows blowing
Grams get dipped, 50's is moked, cookies is broke
And spliced in large pieces for the fiends to smoke
The sunset looks beautiful over the projects
What a shame, it ain't the same where we stand at
If you look close you can see the bricks chipped off
Sometimes niggas miss when they lick off don't get clipped off"

 

[BIG REESE LOC1]

I knew that name looked familiar. Its about that time, we losin all the greats

 

[marty50]

Ive never heard of the dude, and I havent seen that before, Im guessing due to my nationality, but it looks nice. I like the way everyone looks like there having fun.

RIP

you racist midnight oil kangaroo rapist. go back were you came from.

 

[marty50]

didnt he do the cover for camp lo first cd? let me find the pic.

 

[marty50]

 

[marty50]

i remember seeing some stuff similar to his on haight street in some art gallery store. maybe not him, but i bet he sure damn influenced many artists. rip to ernie and that white guy with the afro, weekend mornings aint that same without that whitey, cracka ass cracka.