Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bull Rider and the Cody Nite Rodeo


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The result was delete. Tone 19:38, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Bull Rider and the Cody Nite Rodeo

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Fails WP:GNG. The World & I Online piece cited in the article is the only reliable source I could find (Google search, books, scholar, and newspaper). That source only mentions this painting in one sentence, so there clearly is no significant coverage. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 17:52, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Visual arts-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 17:57, 26 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Keep, one good source is all that visual arts pages need. And it's likely one of the only rodeo or bull riding paintings on Wikipedia, so a keep for its genre too. Randy Kryn (talk) 18:11, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete One good source does not an article make. WP:GNG says "sources", and I cannot find more. Out of curiosity I also did a search and fond at least three articles on bull-riding paintings, although they are distinctly not rodeo-type works: Bull-Leaping Fresco, The Abduction of Europa (Rembrandt) and Achelous and Hercules. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 00:02, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Actually the Achelous and Hercules painting has a bull being wrestled by its horns (never a good idea), and the abduction of Europa is Europa being kidnapped by the bull (bullriding without consent). None are the same as rodeo bullriding, an event which is quite popular and lacking in visual arts coverage. On a related note, where are the paintings of the ever popular Goat tying? Randy Kryn (talk) 03:41, 27 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete The subject of the article is a pastel painting by an artist whose entry already summarizes this entire article and makes the claim that the painting is notable because it takes a step beyond his traditional use of Impressionism and reaches toward Expressionism. Anyone who is familiar with Neubert's work knows that he does not use Impressionism traditionally. The claim is nonsense. The entirety of the only source (Audrey Albright writing for worldandischool.com ) is "Blake Neubert takes a step beyond impressionism and reaches expressionism with his Bull Rider at the Cody Night Rodeo. His Kandinsky-like use of color and line emphasizes the emotions and feel of riding a bull, making it possible for the viewer to imagine actually being on the bull." The painting has almost no exhibition history, has not been purchased by a public gallery or museum, and has not been the subject of critical analysis. There is an image of the work, at https://mountaintrailsfineart.com/artpiece/bull-rider-at-the-cody-night-rodeo. Compare Neubert;s work with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassily_Kandinsky#/media/File:Wassily_Kandinsky,_1911,_Reiter_(Lyrishes),_oil_on_canvas,_94_x_130_cm,_Museum_Boijmans_Van_Beuningen.jpg The claim that Neubert makes "Kandinsky-like use of color and line" is absurd. This is not a usable source.  If I have identified the author correctly, she is an art teacher, freelance artist and photographer, but not an art historian or critic with a record of writing for reliable sources. Vexations (talk) 16:15, 1 September 2019 (UTC)


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