tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post5098357577838415545..comments2024-03-28T06:33:54.252-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: A New Painting: "Red Curve", Thinking about Image and ScaleAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-77343012982235189892013-05-17T08:27:00.576-04:002013-05-17T08:27:00.576-04:00It looks like a fantastic show, Robert; thanks for...It looks like a fantastic show, Robert; thanks for the link.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-66108878811579808212013-05-16T23:42:14.992-04:002013-05-16T23:42:14.992-04:00Here's the webpage for the Kelly show Altoon, ...Here's the webpage for the Kelly show Altoon, in case you don't get to see it in person. Kelly has had to use the breathing device for the last few years, but he's still doing his work. Nice to see Joe Helman arm & arm with Kelly at the show opening photos below, #8..http://www.mnuchingallery.com/exhibitions/ellsworth-kellyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203980592267907465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-89145636533993444852013-05-15T13:39:00.232-04:002013-05-15T13:39:00.232-04:00Me too, Ravenna; I wonder where I'll wander......Me too, Ravenna; I wonder where I'll wander...Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-85136590411337730742013-05-15T09:11:54.063-04:002013-05-15T09:11:54.063-04:00I enjoy your analysis of this group and look forwa...I enjoy your analysis of this group and look forward to seeing where this leads you!Ravenna Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11870831212657666842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-10351240912725755272013-05-15T06:34:35.867-04:002013-05-15T06:34:35.867-04:00Thanks for the thoughtful response, Robert. I don&...Thanks for the thoughtful response, Robert. I don't think I will ever give up that tension between representation and abstraction that comes from working from actual things in the world. The space in my paintings, though, has been getting flatter in recent years. I will continue to make the compositions simpler, but I doubt that they'll ever make it into reductive territory; I like the light, and small elements of form, too much to abandon them. <br />Ellsworth Kelly is one of my art heroes; wish I could see that show. I feel he's always kept his tie to his source materials, which are images of things. Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-74223802721885080812013-05-14T23:33:42.536-04:002013-05-14T23:33:42.536-04:00Some interesting and thought provoking observation...Some interesting and thought provoking observations here Altoon. I would say these paintings look very good together; they complement and play off of each other. Interesting, I saw the Ellsworth Kelly show today at Mnuchin Gallery, and found the paintings to be quite lyrical, suggesting natural or organic forms, despite the minimal format. That said, you are (and always have been) a painter focused on the relationship between form and space, much like Morandi, Cezanne, or even the Cubist imagery of Braque and Picasso. Somehow I can't imagine that you would be satisfied with a pure, formal or reductive approach to your work, no matter how much it appeals to you, especially in moments of doubt..Rob EdelmanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203980592267907465noreply@blogger.com