December 2011
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more poured paint, this time from Quebec
On the theme of Helen Frankenthaler and poured paint- the work of Francois Lacasse, a Quebecois painter.
Grandes Pulsions VII, 2008, acrylic and ink on canvas
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Compilation XIV, 2011, oil on canvas
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R.I.P Helen
The Guardian’s Obit
Jerry Saltz’s two cents
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Kai Althoff and the Whitney Biennial
The list of artists for the 2012 Biennial is now officially out. One of them is the German painter Kai Althoff, based in Cologne, whose work remains a puzzle to me but one that I am content to chew on. His work is difficult to categorize because it’s partly abstract and partly figurative, part sculpture and part painting. Images from his 2011 show at the Gladstone Gallery below:
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Scott Bertram
Scott Bertram, Subject to Change 2, acrylic on canvas, 2010
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Scott Bertram, Fall 2, acrylic on canvas, 2010
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Franklin Evans
timecompressionmachine, 2010, acrylic, painted tape, tape, thread, and watercolor on paper on wall
timecompressionmachine (detail), 2010, same materials as above
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Allison Miller's painted line
Just discovered the work of Allison Miller, an L.A based artist, and am thoroughly seduced by the way she uses the painted line to build her compositions.
Gold Band, 2007
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untitled, 2007
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two circles, 2007
From an interview with Allison Miller in ArtSlant:
“The plants I have and see when I’m walking around are a huge influence. There is an asymmetry to the point of...
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postcript from the press release for '...'
“Lest we find this press release too self-consciously “clever”, let me reaffirm that all these artists are crucially interested in being a part of the traditions of abstract painting, while turning the perhaps misapplied seriousness of its legacy on its head. They all seek a way of making a sincere and poignant abstract expression of feelings and ideas, but use various methods of...
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Sexy grayscale at the Hole, NYC
Four abstract painters will be featured at the Hole, from December 16 to January 28, 2012. The show is in fact called “…”. The press release explains:
“Dot Dot Dot is a group exhibition exploring new trends in abstraction. The artists featured all explore a material-driven or process-based approach to abstract painting often with a strong dose of humour or the...
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Thomas Scheibitz
Essay, 2008
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Speicher, 2010
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