» Next Entries
Category
reviews
-
exhibitions, reviews
Nihonnga Painting
Norihiko Saito: A Hill in His Heart / 2007 / 70 x 165 inches / mineral pigments on screen panels / © Norihiko Saito. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy of the artist and Dillon Gallery
I was able to run down at lunch today to the Dillon Gallery to catch the Ma: New Traditions in Nihonga exhibition […]
-
artists, reviews
Directions - Amy Sillman
Amy Sillman’s B, 2007,
courtesy of the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York.
Directions—Amy Sillman
Third Person Singular
March 13, 2008 - July 6, 2008
Brooklyn-based painter Amy Sillman introduces an entirely new body of work as part of the Hirshhorn’s ongoing “Directions” series. Inspired by first-person observation of the human figure and the emotional aspects of being […] -
abstraction, reviews
The Indecisive Image or just plain tired of documentation
A detail from Marco Breuer’s Untitled (C-498), 2004, made with scratched chromogenic paper.
COURTESY VON LINTEL GALLERY, NEW YORK
In pictures of ethereal specks and kaleidoscopic explosions of color, photographers are embracing abstraction
by Eric Bryant (excerpt from artnewsonline.com)
In Marco Breuer’s recent photographs, black specks dance across a white surface, leaving faint trails that mark the passage of […] -
artists, exhibitions, reviews
calligraphy for the soul
One of Nguyen Cam’s paintings
Excerpt from www.thanhniennews.com
A French-trained Vietnamese artist tries to “reinvent time” with his new abstract collection that he calls “calligraphy of the soul.”
Vietnamese French artist Nguyen Cam returned to Vietnam in January to exhibit “The Passage of Time,” 54 new paintings at the Art Vietnam Gallery in Hanoi.
After producing and exhibiting his […] -
exhibitions, reviews
The Notion of Line
Gelah Penn’s “Reckless Moment,” detail, 2008.
Benjamin Genocchio in the NYTimes asks,
Is it possible to make a drawing without using a pen, pencil or paper? Why not — these days artists make art from anything at all, then call it what they like. Two who are experimenting with the formal properties of drawing are Serena Bocchino […] -
exhibitions, reviews
John Zinsser @ JG Contemporary
John Zinsser, “Screen Time,” (2007). Alkyd enamel and oil on canvas. 66 × 72 in. Image courtesy of JG Contemporary, New York.
From the Brooklyn Rail
by Stephanie Buhmann
JG Contemporary
February 8, 2008 - March 8, 2008
John Zinsser has always found maximum expression in reductive abstract painting, simplifying his visual language to convey clarity of thought and sensory […] -
abstraction, exhibitions, reviews
Sincere and Self-possessed Abstraction
Karrig
James Brooks
1956
oil on canvas
Walker Art Center. www.walkerart.org
According to John Goodrich in Thursday’s New York Sun…
By itself, sincerity is insufficient to make a great work of art. Still, the Abstract Expressionists got plenty of mileage out of it, with soul-baring, chest-thumping canvases that rank among the greatest achievements of American art. But like everyone else, the […] -
exhibitions, reviews
In NYC Color comes in Charts, In DC they Have Fields of it
“Tin Lizzie Green” (1964) by Jules Olitski
Photo: Museum of Fine Arts, courtesy American Federation of Arts
In today’s NYT Roberta Smith reviews the second exhibition going on right now dedicated to color, Weightless Color, Floating Free. We have color charts at MOMA and Color Fields at the Smithsonian. Starting in the late 1950s the great American […] -
exhibitions, reviews
Primary Season at the Modern - color colour callure
“Missing Time Color Exercise (Reversed) No. 2.” by Mike Kelley, 2002
Can anybody say “Wheel of Fortune”…juxtapose some comic illustrations some color chips and throw in the word sex and you’ve got a winner…
Today Karen Rosenberg in New York Times reviews the latest installment at MOMA “Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today.” “Color Chart” […] -
reviews
Saatchi Showdown - Latest Head to Head
03.03.08 | Permalink | 3 CommentsCheck out the latest Saatchi Showdown head to head, but be forewarned…Mores Rabenstern’s paper collage “Searching for New Ways” certainly looks like a search and an unfruitful one at that, as he seems to have stumbled upon creating a fashion ad circa a few years ago and if there is a concept in there i’m […]
» Next Entries
the blind swimmer
a blog for painting, abstraction, and contemporary art for artists and art loversabout
the blind swimmer blind swimmer...painter...artist...art lover...art nerd...aka, gordon fraserthe art world is a vast ocean of exciting artists producing exciting works with techniques both old and new all over the world. it can be both intimidating and overwhelming.
the blind swimmer is a place to dive into this ocean and swim in the abyss...without fear of drowning...the blind swimmer is a blog for artists and art lovers to discuss contemporary art, painting, and abstraction - to explore, learn about, and exchange ideas about art.
the blind swimmer (aka, gordon fraser) has a particular focus and interest in the exchange between asian and western art.
eMail theblindswimmer
search
-->
recent
comments
- jimmy mcdonough: I think this reflects the ignorance of consumers (they do not know anything about painting) and the...
- Stephen: I enjoyed the Katy Moran exhibition. Prompted by the Times article on small abstracts. Kind of strange to...
- jimmy mcdonough: and all this time I just thought I was too dumb to understand.
- Jeff Frederick: Where did you find this? Who is the guy with the goatee?
- susan Schwalb: I just found your kind comments about my work. I hope you can visit my solo exhibition at Galerie...
reading
Copyright
Copyright © 2008 by the blind swimmer. All rights reserved.Wordpress Theme by
Upstart Blogger
Futurosity