In my last post on this, I started stating this piece is almost un-original in the borrowing of styles, isms, and possibly even components from other artists... well my brain is so full of art that I just let it roll with whatever comes out... I'll worry about defining it later. I decided. to. start … Continue reading The Gifting – A New Abstract-ish, Neo-Expressionist-ish… well you decide…
A New Project – Abstract, Cubism, Neo-Expressionism, or something more?
If you've read the last two posts, you know I've decided to do multiple works at the same time, in order to slow down my process and to incorporate more reflection into it. I hope that working in multiple styles and with multiple techniques / materials I will also stave off those moments of self-doubt … Continue reading A New Project – Abstract, Cubism, Neo-Expressionism, or something more?
Compare & contrast Untitled film Still #21 by Cindy Sherman to Untitled Self Portrait by Francesco Clemente – An ‘Isms’ Overview
The art world of the 20th century has seen many different movements and styles. Two such styles that are often contrasted are postmodernism and neo-expressionism. In this paper, we will compare and contrast two works of art from each of these movements: Untitled Film Still #21 by Cindy Sherman, created in 1978, and Untitled Self … Continue reading Compare & contrast Untitled film Still #21 by Cindy Sherman to Untitled Self Portrait by Francesco Clemente – An ‘Isms’ Overview
An ‘Ism’ Overview – Post-Modernism vs. Neo-Expressionism
In the world of contemporary art, two movements have emerged as key players in the shifting landscape of artistic expression: post-modernism and neo-expressionism. Both movements represent significant departures from the modernist paradigm that dominated the art world for much of the 20th century, and yet they approach this departure from very different angles. In this … Continue reading An ‘Ism’ Overview – Post-Modernism vs. Neo-Expressionism
Considering the wabi-sabi-ness of David Park’s Art
David Park was an American artist known for his contributions to the Bay Area Figurative Movement. His style was characterized by his loose, gestural brushstrokes and his focus on the human figure. While his work often included elements of abstraction, it also possessed a certain rawness and imperfection that is indicative of wabi-sabi. In this … Continue reading Considering the wabi-sabi-ness of David Park’s Art
Where we find Wabi-Sabi in Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat's art is full of wabisabiness, a concept that derives from Japanese aesthetics that embraces the beauty of imperfection, transience, and the natural cycle of growth, decay, and death. Basquiat's art captures the essence of wabi-sabi through his unique style that blends graffiti, neo-expressionism, and primitivism. His works are a celebration of the imperfect, … Continue reading Where we find Wabi-Sabi in Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Art
Taken Aback – Music-book Doodles 2022
I've drawn this one before differently... I feel I have a slew of portraits/faces I would like to redo in different styles... I don't recall getting as successful an expression in the first attempt. She appears intensely shocked at something. The messy blending technique I'm loving these days really works on the facial tones... it … Continue reading Taken Aback – Music-book Doodles 2022
Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Fifty-Seven: A Deconstructed Italian Flag?
See T'Hed Fifty-Six for more... Ok, so maybe I'm reaching with my title question... a red stripe... a white stripe... where's the green stripe? Perhaps the yellow and blue floaters have the answer... if they combine... Yes, I'm reaching! The rough and raw feel (ie: messy) that I love works on this one and gives … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Fifty-Seven: A Deconstructed Italian Flag?
Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Fifty-Six: The pros and cons of small faces
See T'Hed Fifty-Five for more... It works... I think it works, right? The crayons spread the China marker and muddy the colours I choose for the skins... it shows less on larger faces, but adds some volume to these smaller ones. The subtle background colour choices really helped with allowing the gouache to make more … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’Hed Fifty-Six: The pros and cons of small faces
Working out an Inspiration – T’hed Fifty-Five: Using Mistakes
See more at T'Hed Fifty-Five... I think the use of more subtle colours over the surface is allowing the black outlines to jump forward. As I went through a couple of inches of China marker making them, regardless of my fruitless attempts at not breaking it. I might have to retry charcoal with other materials... … Continue reading Working out an Inspiration – T’hed Fifty-Five: Using Mistakes
The New Renaissance Mindset 