www.mikeryder.co.uk
Friday, January 31, 2014
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Michael Berryhill
Michael Berryhill Schmevelations 2012 oil on linen 58" x 50"
www.kansasgallery.com
The allusions to figuration and narrative along with acidic color combinations
make Berryhill's painting intriguing and somewhat disconcerting at the same
time.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Monday, January 27, 2014
Interesting Juxtaposition
www.louissternfinearts.com
Alex Couwenberg Niagra 2010 acrylic on canvas 72" x 66"
www.brunodavidgallery.com
Patrick Wilson Grill Master 2013 acrylic on canvas 41" x 37"
www.amy-nyc.com
Couwenberg and Wilson were MFA graduates from Claremont College in Pomona, Ca. Karl Benjamin was teaching there for years and had influence over them and a lot more painters that have gone through the program there. I can usually spot painting grads from Claremont, they have a strong sense of structure and modulated color to their essentially modernist abstract work.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Rick Briggs
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www.rick-briggs.com
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Ryan McLaughlin
Ryan McLaughlin Treif Collage 2012 oil on linen on board 12.625" x 15.875"
www.sikkemajenkinsco.com
McLaughlin has a little of what Michael Hurson had in his work from the past, a retro 60's commercial art style mixed with a contemporary take on image making. His latest work seems to be borrowing from abstraction as well. Like Hurson, I enjoy his loose brush work and confident use of low key color.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Michael Hurson
www.artnet.com
Hurson was an early art hero to me in the 70's. Saw his work in Chicago for the first time and was taken by his simple yet evocative cartoon style. New Image painting was just coming into the mainstream and he seemed to exemplify the best of it.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Erkki Toukolehto
Erkki Toukoloehto Untitled (Dogma) graphite on paper 11 1/2" x 8 1/4"
www.cargocollective.com
Sometimes I just like straight forward drawing. Nothing spectacular, not
overly refined, no color just a simple elegance depicted with simple tools.
Toukoloehto's drawings do that for me.
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Friday, January 17, 2014
Damien Flood
Damien Flood Interior Sun 2013 oil on reversed black canvas 60" x 49.2"
www.greenonredgallery.com
Flood is having an exhibition of new paintings at Green on Red Gallery in Ireland. This is the same gallery that handles Paul Doran an artist that I posted a few months back. There seems to be a conversation regarding this theme of figuration and abstraction happening in quite a few circles now.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
David Butler
David Butler 1898-1997 Monkey On A Flag Pole With A Man painted and cut tin
10 1/2" x 32"
www.gilleysgallery.com
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
William Blake
William Blake 1757-1827 Epitome of James Hervey's "Medidtions among the Tombs" 1820
ink, water color, gold paint on paper 17" x 11 1/2"
"A man not forestalled by predecessors, nor contemporaries, nor to be replaced by known or readily surmisable successors" William Rossetti-- 19th century scholar
The above is a wonderful description of Blake and a sentiment that contemporary artists should be mindful of as well. Blake was a visionary image maker and a progressive thinker well ahead of his time. His small scale works have a monumentality that I have always admired.
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Purvis Young
Purvis Young Untitled (Sailing Ship) c.1980's house paint on wood 20 1/2 " x 17 1/2"
collection of Meg Lankford
www.foundationstart.org
Saturday, January 11, 2014
James Ensor
www.artic.edu
When I was a grad student at SAIC in the mid 70's one of my favorite places to go was the Print and Drawing Room at the Art Institute. Sam Carini (1917-2002) would bring out any print or drawing that you would ask for. One of my favorites was this Ensor. I was and am in love with his line and compositions to say nothing of his subject matter. More than the prints and drawings, I miss Sam for his generosity and knowledge.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
Interesting Juxtaposition
www.barbaragross.de
Julian Schnabel Formal Painting With and His Dog 1974 oil on canvas 96" x 72"
www.julianschnabel.com
I have always felt that there was a connection with Schnabel and Golub. Perhaps it is just their approach to image making and paint application. However, there is a poetic element to their aesthetic that feels like a thread shared. Both were and are dynamic individuals. I still love the overt political and social verve of Golub and am astounded by the audacity of Schnabel.
Saturday, January 4, 2014
William T. Wiley
www.ochigallery.com
Wiley was and still is one of the most influential artists in the Bay Area arts scene. He taught at U.C. Davis for years and his specter can be felt in the work of Bruce Nauman and many others that studied there. A consummate draftsman and conjurer of mystical humor, his unique style was mimicked by numerous followers including myself. His humor always had a serious undertone to it, reflecting his take on a society that was conflicted by many issues. Bay Area Funk would be a minor footnote without his, Robert Arneson and Roy DeForest's contributions. He was given a large retrospective at the Smithsonian's National Gallery a few years back. Sorry I missed it.
Friday, January 3, 2014
Shila Khatami
Shila Khatami Couche-Tard ll 2013 78 3/4" x 60" acrylic, lacquer and vinyl on linen
www.mariettaclages.de
