Beatriz Milhazes Crianas Fizeram Um Homem De Neve 1993-94 acrylic on canvas 61" x 64"
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The seed from which so much current painting has developed. Love the color, texture, pattern and more than that the reason why they are what they are.
I love her use of black here!
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree Cathy. She uses it sparingly and it lets the painting breath without becoming too illustrative.
ReplyDeleteI love the charm of this relatively small work, created over a two year period, with both light and dark underpainting and translucent color breathing in a semi symmetrical composition , but I fear her work has become more flat and mechanical as she has scaled up huge "museum" paintings and perhaps overproduced to please the art market.
ReplyDeleteInteresting observations Douglas. Market forces can be an impingement to an artists growth. She also seems to have spawned a large group of imitators over the years.
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