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a red river and a black castle in 1958
Frank Stella’s “Red River Valley,” one of the works he created in 1958 before embarking on his Black Paintings.
© President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeFrank Stella / Morro Castle / 1958 / Kunstmuseum Basel
Yesterday I got an email from Brian in North Carolina in which he mentioned the Frank Stella 1958, the touring survey of […] -
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Stan Brakhage - Water for Maya
Stan Brakhage - Water for Maya
From Wikipedia:
Stan Brakhage (January 14, 1933 – March 9, 2003) was an American non-narrative filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the most important experimental filmmakers of the 20th century. He worked with various kinds of celluloid: 16mm, 8mm, 35mm, and IMAX, and was a practitioner of what he […] -
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John DiPaolo
John DiPaolo / Silhouette Inca #5 / Oil and Enamel on Canvas / 63 x 70 in. / 2008 / © John DiPaolo. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy the artist and Dolby Chadwick Gallery
“It’s not about picture making,” he [DiPaolo] explained, “you can do that better with a camera. Painting is about soul and that’s what […] -
artists, exhibitions
Monumental Intimacy
Thomas Nozkowski / Untitled (8-104) / 2008 / oil on linen on panel / 22 x 28 in. (55.9 cm x 71.1 cm) / © Thomas Nozkowski. All rights reserved. Courtesy the artist and Pace Wildenstein.
Over thirty years ago, Thomas Nozkowski made a commitment to specific decisions regarding the scale and material of his work. […] -
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Naturally Abstract
Jem Southam / Vaucottes / February 2006 / 46.5 x 55.25 inches / edition of 6 / chromogenic dye coupler print / © Jem Southam. Courtesy of the artist and Robert Mann Gallery
I almost have to stop using my preamble “I’m not usually a fan of photography, but…” A great example of abstract photography. For […] -
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Susan Schwalb
Music of Silence IV / 24” x 24” / 2007 / silverpoint / acrylic on wood / © Susan Schwalb. All Rights Reserved. www.susanschwalb.com
I have always been attracted to the mystery and luminosity in silverpoint drawings. I have experiemented with silverpoint and find the technique fascinating - from the delicacy of touch to the tarnishing. […]
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artists, daily fix
Julian Hatton
Tamaracks in November / 2007 / oil on canvas on panel / 24″ x 24″ / © Julian Hatton. All rights reserved. Courtesy of the artist and Elizabeth Harris Gallery
Hatton’s paintings exude a curious faith in landscape as source. His refreshingly versatile abstractions, which follow the modest two foot square format of his previous show […] -
artists, daily fix, the masters
that mellow pad
Stuart Davis (American, 1894–1964) / The Mellow Pad / 1945–51 / Oil on canvas / 26 1/4 x 42 1/8 in. (66.7 x 107 cm) / Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Edith and Milton Lowenthal, 1992.11.6 / www.brooklynmuseum.org
This morning I was reading Hans Hofmann’s essay, ”The Color Problem in Pure Painting-Its Creative Origin,” which I can […] -
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Stanley Whitney
04.05.08 | Permalink | 5 CommentsStanley Whitney / SunRa / 2006 / oil on linen / 40 x 40 in.(cm. 102 x 102) / © Stanley Whitney. Courtesy of Stanley Whitney and Esso Gallery
Thanks to Tyler Green at Modern Art Notes for directing me to Stanley Whitney’s work. Having been inspired by the Color Charts exhibition at MoMA, I’ve […] -
artists, daily fix, exhibitions
Martin Golland
Martin Golland / Blue Room / 2008 / oil on canvas / 43 x 36 in / © Martin Golland Courtesy of the Artist and Birch Libralto
Shapeshift
March 15th – April 19th
Opening reception Saturday March 15th 2–5 PM
Birch Libralato
www.birchlibralato.com
‘Shapeshift’ will be Martin Golland’s debut show with Birch Libralato. Golland’s paintings (drawn upon the traditions of Surrealism […]
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