Free Figure Session TODAY 2:30-6:30

Remember there is a free Figure Drawing session this afternoon in A07 from 2:30-6:30.

Also, our second post for this holiday week. Only a short response is required: the incredible Barnes Foundation collection has reopened in a new space in Philadelphia this month. This would be a great museum to visit if you cannot go to New York. Go to the site and plan ahead as tickets must be reserved ahead of time.

Founded in 1922, the Barnes was originally intended as collection to be viewed only in person in the buildings' location in the Philadelphia suburbs. The paintings, ranging from El Greco to Dali, were never permitted to be reproduced (except for one small catalog in the 1990s due to financial needs of the institution), so these paintings were to be seen only in person. A controversial relocation (that has been in process for several years) has allowed the collections to move to a beautiful new location in downtown Philadelphia, and now allows more access. (More info on the relocation here and here. )

Exhibitions in New York

I attended the openings for the two exhibitions below last night. Click on the links to view the gallery websites and more images. Remember, you can fulfill your requirement to see art in New York by going to galleries as a class on an upcoming Saturday. Bring some possible dates next class if you would like to go.

Lisa Kereszi and Rachel Perry Welty at Yancey Richardson
Lisa Kereszi photographs empty, abandoned, or dilapidated sites which were formerly locations for fun, escapism, hedonistic pleasure. They can be seen as a metaphor for the larger economic downturn, but the works also attend to a formal beauty. Although their subjects are dilapidated, the photos themselves construct formally careful, beautiful compositions, call attention to colors and textures.

Nicole Eisenman at Leo Koenig Gallery - Woodcuts, Etchings, Lithographs and Monotypes
Eisenman showed dozens of prints in varying printmaking techniques. The most interesting and painterly were her Monotypes, a process that involves painting on plexiglass with printmaking inks, pulling a print from it, then using the remaining ink left on the plexiglass as a "ghost image" to begin a new version.

At the New York art fairs this March, I saw some great Monotypes by the painter Cecily Brown. More information on monotypes at MoMA.

Welcome to Summer Painting

Welcome to Summer Painting! This blog will be host to information, articles, videos and side discussions that relate to class. You are required to respond to at least two posts per week with comments, discussion.

Glen Brown "To Wit, Wise Humor"

Beatrice Milhazes "Sinfonia Nordestina" 2008

Peter Doig "Concrete Hut" 1994

Karin Davie "Symptomania" 2008

Archives Below

Below this post are archived posts from last summer's Painting I class. Feel free to read them for additional information and artists...








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