Art Ideas and Discussion for Painters
This is a place for artists to discuss ideas, philosophies and inspiration they find as they work and look at art.
As an English major, I received a scattershot education in art history. Now I feel I am madly playing catch-up, trying to race through hundreds of years of art in order to understand what I see. This blog is just a chronicle of those attempts to look at a lot of art and try to learn from it. I suppose the ultimate goal is to catch up with the present so I can appreciate the art being made today,(formaldehyde sharks notwithstanding).
Making art can be isolating. In the short time since I started this, I have found that reading about artists of the past has made me feel strangely connected to them, at least in their struggles and setbacks if nothing else. So many worked so hard and made very slow progress. I will be grateful for your thoughts and ideas.
Postings will appear 2 - 3 times a week, depending upon the chaos in the house. (My artwork can be seen at www.suzannedecuirfineart.com)
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I especially love Work Zone. It crackles like an Arshile Gorky.
ReplyDeleteHi, Suzanne. I am doing some catching up on blogs. I was travelling recently and saw that you had posted some your own work, but since I had a poor and hurried internet connection, I decided to save this post until I got home and could take it in at a more leisurely pace.
ReplyDeleteThis is very nice work. I particularly like the colors and strong lines in the first. And the Front Window / Monorail is great, the whoosh of the street contrasting with the stability of the window as suggested by the framing to the right. Good luck with the Seattle Art Museum Gallery show and keep us posted.
As for your comment on whether and/or why Van Gogh is more celebrated than Goya, there is something about Van Gogh's art work and life that seem to have captured the popular imagination (and pop culture, e.g., Don McLean's Starry, Starry Night) more than Goya. Or so it seems to me, anyway. This is certainly not true in Spain, where I live, though. Goya is very much present in popular culture here.
Thank you both for your kind remarks. I've been reading about Goya lately - writer Siri Huvsted has a lot to say about him that I find intriguing.
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