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Comment on Max Beckman by לפעמים שווה לראות מה תלוי במסדרון

לפעמים שווה לראות מה תלוי במסדרון — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:07:16 +0000

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Comment on Antonio Lopez Garcia by rafa

rafa — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:22:03 +0000

Thank you, vey good information!

Comment on Rembrandt van Rijn by museum-tracker

museum-tracker — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:02:37 +0000

BTW 15 July (1606) is Rembrandt’s birthday.

Comment on Liáng Kăi by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner « With eyes wide open.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner « With eyes wide open. — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:56:53 +0000

[...] a profound impact on Kirchner in order for him to paint them all as a subject. It reminds me of Liang Kai in that Kirchner paints his group in the style which would come to symbolize Expressionism, as Kai [...]

Comment on Fairfield Porter by Aletha

Aletha — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:11:58 +0000

“Abstraction” has always played a central role in making pictures because to depict anything you have to take it apart — rendering it as color, line, form, etc. The image can’t just jump on the canvas. The artist notices qualities of the object in some order. At any stage before the picture is complete, it looks “abstract” in some degree. Even very “realistic” drawings are “abstract” in the elimination of color. All art, however persuasive, is abstract in some way: pictures by being flat, sculpture by being frozen, any image by having bounderies created by the frame, etc.
The perceptional qualities of actual, real things can seem “abstract” too if you remove the context that allows you to identify them. So, for instance, various kinds of scientific photos look “abstract,” i.e., like patterns of just color,etc. Things that are not visible to the naked eye are by definition “abstract.”
Porter was a traditional artist during a phase when the trends were against him. That he persisted shows how much he believed in what he did. I’m also quite sure he had a genuine interest in abstraction, but abstraction is so much a development “of” representation. In the way we use the word today, “abstraction” derives from artists like Matisse who decided that the first sketch had a compelling beauty equal to that of many “finished” works.
Meanwhile as to the abstract painters of the generation of Porter, it’s not as though they are exempt from the reevaluations of art that take place in every era. Certain artists of the period who were the “it” artists of their generation are not so well known now, and their reputations continue to decline.
I’m was really glad to see you writing about Porter. He’s a very underestimated artist. He’s due for rediscovery.

Comment on Susan Hauptman by susan hauptman

susan hauptman — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:40:50 +0000

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Comment on Odilon Redon by Julie

Julie — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:00:32 +0000

Very Interesting Scott. You have a great writing style. I have never heard of Odilon Redon. Thanks for bringing this artist to my attention.
Julie.

Comment on Nicolas De Stael by malefic

malefic — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:08:04 +0000

malefic says : I absolutely agree with this !

Comment on Nicolas De Stael by sprintsport

sprintsport — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:47:41 +0000

A fellow Edinboro student, interesting. Yes, the painting program was rigorous. The faculty pushed a lot of formal theory, and how conceptual issues relate to those ideas. I suppose that some of the teaching however, catered to the individual needs of the student. Nicolas De Stael is a great painter, a friend showed me some of his work while I was beginning to take painting classes. I think his work has had some influence on me. I appreciate the comment about the blog! I am working hard on it.

Comment on Peter Doig by Julie

Julie — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:43:07 +0000

Thanks. Shame to have missed it, but I bet I am missing some incredible exhibitions over where you are.
J