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Post by apaxicana on Feb 7, 2009 23:16:20 GMT -5
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Post by neil on Feb 11, 2009 21:13:04 GMT -5
. . . the two dancers. the red and the black. whoa.
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Post by neil on Feb 11, 2009 21:44:18 GMT -5
I'd rather them be raw than over-worked. So months prolly overall...
Matisse's use of line is inspiring to me and I am a huge Kandinsky fan as well. 'raw' ... absolutely. i'm glad you knew how to sneak up on the point at which the image was complete. i had great difficulty in my school days when i worked with complex images having any feel at all for where the balance point might be. it became obvious to me that i had to resign my self to the fact that every image would be overworked. when it was 'finished', then i would have to go back and correct it by deconstruction. duh. Matisse, of course ... i'm a big fan of Modigliani. which i guess is comparable to you saying that you like Oreos and me responding that i like Fig Newtons. shrug. a huge Kandinsky fan? did i not mention Kandinsky? the Kandinsky-ness in your work is obvious ... and a high compliment. "may your work be ever Kandinky-esque!" sniggle.
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Post by neil on Mar 1, 2009 17:02:42 GMT -5
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Post by neil on Mar 2, 2009 10:30:35 GMT -5
. . .Dear Orchid, Good Morning! it is white and snowy here. i like it. the "Kandinky" is a bad on me. so sorry. i had it right in the lines before. typos love me, but i always regret it in the morning. i'm always true to my process, since i don't have one. a process is work and/or artistry. the 'work' part does not appeal to me at all, ever and especially not now.
here, just in case i muddied the waters beyond hope : www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/kandinsky/ normally i will reference a person's wikipedia page, but i specifically avoided that because Wassily had a highly developed aesthetic philosophy which is a wonderful example of how messed up philosophy is .... therefore i did not want to subject you to it without a clear caveat. don't go there. my guess is that you would find it very intriguing & that would be a terrible waste of available brain cells.
Mondrian is wonderful of course, especially his early work before he went totally geometric. it took me a while to decide how i was going to see Modigliani's work...particularly the absence of detail in eyes. this is how i choose to see this aspect of his work; it may not be the effect he intended, but it makes me happy. the eyes of a human form tend to be a focal point which can act as a sort of visual funnel, or blinders to extend the metaphor. the primary benefit of the lack of eye detail in Modigliani's figures is to allow the viewer to see the whole form in balance without this or that relatively small part being given more weight simply due to its psychological value. i'm sure many people are so unnerved by the "empty" eyes, that elaborate theories have been concocted to "explain" them. what a waste. don't bother me, i'm busy looking at a work of art. if i was interested in goofed-up psycho/aesthetic theorizing i could find it all by myself. anyway. Modigliani i like. also his 'half a bubble off' proportion. i understand that the distorted proportions that are distinct in El Greco were a result of physiological problems with his eyes. i'm not sure that it is helpful to think of that even if it is a fact. you look at what is on the canvas. if you are processing what is on the canvas before if gets to your cognition center, then you are in fact viewing the work through tinted lenses. that's not too smart. at any rate, Modigliani's distorted perspectives are of a much milder nature and to my eye clearly intentional. i like that. i like the way he takes the human form and makes it his own. that is an artistry which i believe is so fundamental that it is often terribly over analyzed, as if the artists needs a "reason" to present a figure in the manner in which he/she does. rubbish. blah blah blah. i like Modigliani ... his intentional primitivism, his pastel-like pallet, his "short" space, his 'long' torsos, his compact and simplified composition. sweet stuff. guess he liked ladies, ya think?
Orchid, it is a genuine pleasure to be able to converse with a person who is knowledgeable and genuinely open-minded. i am often distressed to find that knowledgeable persons claim stentoriously to be open-minded, but in fact are not. thanks for room to breathe. all best wishes.
if it looks like a typo, smells like a typo, feels like a typo and tastes like a typo; it's a typo. i apologize in advance. i'm usually focused on me bloggumz when i come into the PROJX, but i do appreciate your contributions to this thread and almost invariably enjoy your sensitivities. if that sounds stiff and formulaic, it's not because it is, it's just because it turned out that way...................modigliani.........................boycott hategoogle is running this graphic today. maybe the Good Doctor's birthday, i don't know; but the graphic is cute as a red speckled hen in a wheel barrow rolling down a hill.YooHoo! it's me again. may i post this on me bloggumz as well?
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Post by neil on Mar 2, 2009 14:00:16 GMT -5
. . .rework of Apaxicana's photo of Spanish Dancers in reply #218 seeking to minimize detail and maximize the sense of motion :
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Post by neil on Mar 2, 2009 14:08:06 GMT -5
... just spent about an hour responding, but my response failed to post & I lost it. I feel disheartened now.... i know exactly what that is like. it's a terrible feeling. give it a rest & don't worry about trying to recapture the moment. my experience in such situations [oft repeated, much to my agony] is that while the exact formula of the original reply is precious and difficult to forget, when i do get around to posting again on that subject my response tends to be more compact and to the point. don't worry. you have lost nothing of the core of your expression. go ride a cloud. or something. ta.
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Post by orchid on Mar 24, 2009 19:11:04 GMT -5
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Post by orchid on Mar 24, 2009 19:30:14 GMT -5
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Post by orchid on Apr 7, 2009 18:21:57 GMT -5
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Post by orchid on Apr 7, 2009 18:46:01 GMT -5
Saw this Picasso at the "Cezanne & More" exhibit @ The Philadelphia Museum of Art recently & it devastated me. The color and brush strokes are unbelievable. I thought of you Neil cuz there was a handful of Giacometti (sp?) portraits and well...I was only familiar with his sculptures. Many of the works there were painted by artists who were inspired by Cezanne. I learned a lot about Ellsworth Kelly and also got to see a little memorial to Wyeth of select paintings based on Groundhog Day. (lol) I wanted to share the ones that really moved me, as I thought of you Neil and wished you coulda' been there to take it all in. There was another Picasso called "Winter Lanscape" I almost got a lecture from the security guard cuz I was leaning in so close to it! Hahahaha. I believe this one is called "The Dream" The line that divides her face is so thick and bold as well as the textures of the background and the red chair...?! Well, there is just no way that any of the color truly translates in print or net images. *sigh* It probably sounds really stupid, but sometimes there are works of art that when viewed in person practically bring me to tears. This was one. I musta put my hand to my heart & staggered backward like Fred Sanford! *smile*
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Post by orchid on Apr 7, 2009 18:53:49 GMT -5
Here it is: "Winter Landscape" Again; The texture and color simply don't translate.
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Post by orchid on Apr 7, 2009 18:55:52 GMT -5
Here's a Giacometti that was there:
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Post by orchid on Apr 7, 2009 19:00:37 GMT -5
I think this is the piece of "Madame Cezanne" that inspired Picasso's rendition. Me thinks?! Not so sure... lol
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Post by orchid on Apr 7, 2009 19:20:28 GMT -5
The Bridge at Maincy by Cezanne Ellsworth Kelly "The Meschers" I believe this is an abstraction of his experience walking through a forest. The lines, shapes and crisp edges are meticulously painted. Super duper attention to craftsmanship and detail that doesn't really come across until viewed in person. Bronze sculpture by Kelly based on images of bridges (maybe the machet) inspired by the way bridge shapes reflect on water like Cezanne's painting above. It's really big! lol His work becomes much more interesting when you start to read about what inspires him. I believe he is a photographer foremost and usually is depicting some kind of abstraction of a very tangible waking life experience. Like being on a train going by mustard fields there was a three paneled piece of three colors and he writes about how the sky, field and grass all blurred by him in such a way. You prolly already know all this, but I think you would dig him and his way of thinking. *shrugs*
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Post by orchid on Apr 7, 2009 19:25:11 GMT -5
Here is a Mondrian that took me by surprise. I know you dudes prolly get annoyed wit me cuz I'm always focused on Western European art usually, but hey... Picasso just turns me on a lot more than Basquiat Dirt. what can I say? ((lol)) I hope you enjoy. There is a glimpse of what I thought were some real interesting high lights of the show. Maybe I can find a few Wyeths... *digs around some more* Un momento!
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Post by orchid on Apr 7, 2009 19:28:27 GMT -5
Andrew Wyeth Here it is! *Stunning in person* Just amazing detail, texture and color... Plus I'm a PA girl so I have a real affinity for the beauty of The Brandywine River Valley. Hmm... Ok. Enough 4 now. *smile* What CHU lookin at?!
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Post by Celestial Dancer on Apr 8, 2009 20:38:38 GMT -5
The Giacometti is stunning!
I have only completed one p & i and by the time I finished it, I thought that I had created a masterpiece.
It's still rolled up in a closet somewhere in my Mom's house...
I'm from Philly and so sorry that I missed this exhibit when I was last there.
Thank you for sharing some of the tastier bits~
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Post by orchid on May 3, 2009 21:13:23 GMT -5
You are welcome Celestial! Thanx so much for taking a peek! Philly is growing on me. There is just an AMAZING sense of community here that I've been longing for 4 yearz. *smile*
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Post by orchid on May 3, 2009 22:11:06 GMT -5
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Post by orchid on May 12, 2009 11:53:40 GMT -5
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Post by apaxicana on Jun 2, 2009 11:19:55 GMT -5
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Post by orchid on Jun 11, 2009 16:35:24 GMT -5
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Post by upfromsumdirt on Jun 12, 2009 4:24:49 GMT -5
jessica tremp
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Post by upfromsumdirt on Jun 12, 2009 4:29:48 GMT -5
talya baldwin
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Post by upfromsumdirt on Jun 12, 2009 4:38:12 GMT -5
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Post by upfromsumdirt on Jun 12, 2009 4:41:17 GMT -5
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Post by neil on Jun 24, 2009 2:50:40 GMT -5
call Dr. Demento & tell him we've found his replacement. gotta love this. gimme three rooms full. at least, Atlas.
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Post by ddddyyyy on Aug 6, 2009 3:03:06 GMT -5
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Post by apaxicana on Aug 10, 2009 23:02:14 GMT -5
. . .rework of Apaxicana's photo of Spanish Dancers in reply #218 seeking to minimize detail and maximize the sense of motion : wow Neil! how and when did I miss this! amazing! what a dress, I must confess it is more like a tail hahaha! thanx, Apaxi
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