A painting of mine. Half a painting of mine. There is a bottom part but I'm not quite finished.
I was immediately inspired by my dundundun B&W Photo class. This painting takes on a kind of "shooting" in my head. I'm working from images that I draw from random pictures which I then photo copy to add contrast, zoom, and distort. The distortion that is created in the copy machine is so vital to my work right now, being able to turn the switch on and off to reality and imagined images I am hoping will create a feeling of flux. The interactions we have with those around us, the awkward tensions, and the moments of clarity are becoming trends that I've been more and more interested in.
and a video of how I feel about this blog, badass.
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I have told you a couple of times that i really love this painting, it is probably my favorite that you have done so far, (other then that one swirling one with the intense colors..) But i definately think this method is working for you, it is really cool black and white photography inspired you in this way, painters are inspiring me right now, especially in film like the post i put up. But I would love to see more detailed use of the color in more paintings like this. I like how abstracted it is as well..maybe even more? I cant wait to see this in person, i have only seen it in photo form.
ReplyDeleteHahah and that video IS bad ass. motorcycles rule. I cant wait for spring to ride with my dad!!!
eh, sorry about the photographers reference. fixed that.
ReplyDeletethat video clip might be my favorite from that movie!
its funny to see your painting work again after more than six months away from it. was thinking about painting in general the other day (don't remember why), and realized, i don't really know how to evaluate paintings. i know how to assess whether i like something - i like this one. it reminds me of gerhardt richter, whom i love. something about the tension...as if the viewer is on the verge of understanding what's happening/about to happen/already happened. more than anything, i can feel the akward coming off this image.
but, in a more general sense, i don't have a clue how to formally look at a painting. thoughts? can you give me erin's personal tutorial on how to formally break down a painting?
Erin,
ReplyDeleteI love the painting...its very geometric, everything just shapes and different shades of colors...yet I still get an emotion, an awkward conflict. They come through all of the shapes. I don't remember the last painting you showed me completely, but it was the same minimalistic'esque style. It's workin, for me at least.
That video clip was amazing, Raising Arizona, haven't seen it, definetily need to.
The painting looks great. The figures in the background really attract me, especially the woman, whose face is only lit in the lower of her cheek. I think leaving the focus or main subject slightly questionable is a nice thing to keep on. Lets see more boo boo
ReplyDeleteAyo T, This is your guide to looking at a painting.. I'm not sure how to tell you to actually. There is all the formal blahblahblah but thats subjective to change with the artist.. you know does a painting have to be beautiful anymore? NO So its hard to critique I can understand. For me shapes are important, constructions of whole through pieces. COLOR are the colors working in the same space, do they allow the aspects you want to come forward, come forward etc. What does the color do for the mood? Drawing is kind of important to me, but if someone said that arms a little long.. I probably wouldn't care. The drawing I care about is how are all of these elements working together, sparse dense variety of mark does one area FEEL like its missing something? Composition is also important since the artist is adding in the shapes and not framing something. Real life can be a little more complex and interesting (if the painter is bad at composing an image). These visual elements change artist to artist and most of it is your visual intuition.
ReplyDeleteSaying that.. painting for a large part is WHAT you paint. You know, the images aren't really being captured but being made. It all starts on a blank canvas (not saying that other art forms don't). But all the formal stuff is just kind of intuitive to the painter after they have figured out what they want to draw and paint and say, if anything. I think that is the hardest part about painting.
Erin, thanks so much for the tutorial! I think, I'm looking to be more "educated" in the language of painting. You know, hierarchy of techniques/aspects in a work. Some ideas on ways to judge the success of those things. Or at least information from people more familiar with the medium than myself. Your thoughts are very helpful! I look forward to seeing more of your work and hearing about how you make some of these decisions!
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