Sunday, March 20, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
MWM Graphics Matt W. Moore
This stuff is too cool, i can't stand it... it's art deco and graffiti and victorian and colorful as hell...
Sunday, March 13, 2011
MET NYC
Just went to the MET for the umpteenth time yesterday and was reminded of how much I love Florine Stettheimer:
I was also reminded that Andy Warhol could be a bad-ass when he wanted to:
I was seriously digging this Yves Tanguy Painting:
And I remembered that I can not look away from this Carlo Crivelli:
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| Portrait of Carl Van Vechten, 1922 |
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| The Cathedrals of Wall Street, 1939 |
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| Family Portrait, II, 1933 |
I was also reminded that Andy Warhol could be a bad-ass when he wanted to:
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| Skull painting with white shadow of a baby’s face, 1977 |
I was seriously digging this Yves Tanguy Painting:
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| Title Unknown, 1926 |
And I remembered that I can not look away from this Carlo Crivelli:
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| Madonna and Child, ca. 1480 |
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Ali Banisadr
Went to the opening for Ali Banisadr's solo show It Happened and it Never Did yesterday at
LESLIE TONKONOW ARTWORKS + PROJECTS and was blown away. Inspired by a passage from Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, and drawing from his Iranian roots, Ali has created a beautiful dreamscape of monsters and clowns appearing and disappearing at each glance. You can literally stare at these paintings for hours and constantly see new stories playing out in the dense landscapes. Every shape is clouded and clear at the same time. Staring with my nose inches from the paintings I saw concise strokes of dry oil cracking as it touched the surface reminiscent of Francis Bacon, and when I stepped back to take in the whole complicated scene, twisted and yet lovely as it was, I thought I was looking at Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights. A few pictures are below, but I suggest seeing them in person if you are able - a photo never does a painting justice - especially a large piece, as these are.
2009 Oil on linen 30 x 36 inches
LESLIE TONKONOW ARTWORKS + PROJECTS and was blown away. Inspired by a passage from Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, and drawing from his Iranian roots, Ali has created a beautiful dreamscape of monsters and clowns appearing and disappearing at each glance. You can literally stare at these paintings for hours and constantly see new stories playing out in the dense landscapes. Every shape is clouded and clear at the same time. Staring with my nose inches from the paintings I saw concise strokes of dry oil cracking as it touched the surface reminiscent of Francis Bacon, and when I stepped back to take in the whole complicated scene, twisted and yet lovely as it was, I thought I was looking at Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights. A few pictures are below, but I suggest seeing them in person if you are able - a photo never does a painting justice - especially a large piece, as these are.
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2010 Oil on linen 54 x 72 inches
2009 Oil on linen 30 x 36 inches
Telluric Current
2010 Oil on linen 54 x 72 inches
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