tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post5597402777389452505..comments2024-03-29T06:46:10.487-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: Mary Heilmann: Life into ArtAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-47598231073141091062021-06-30T19:29:44.070-04:002021-06-30T19:29:44.070-04:00i love this article. researching Mary right now. N...i love this article. researching Mary right now. Nice to see the slide with the cars and to think my own practice in relation. Thank you :)Madelinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-82051303895384495992016-01-12T16:23:35.137-05:002016-01-12T16:23:35.137-05:00I totally understand your reservations regarding &...I totally understand your reservations regarding "knowing" what the paintings are about. But, of course, they're not only about the story; if they were, Heilmann would be painting narrative pictures. But she does use titles to evoke memories, so she wants us to think beyond color, form, space, though those are very important. Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-69027305816711646512016-01-12T10:15:03.158-05:002016-01-12T10:15:03.158-05:00I confess it's almost like having the punch-li...I confess it's almost like having the punch-line of a joke explained, seeing the slide of automobiles next to the abstraction...I'd rather not know...but that's just me.<br />Some of these, especially "First Date", remind me of the first word I read: EXIT, as on one visit to the movie-theater, when I was around five years-old, the strange red-and-yellow stained-glass lights above each door explained themselves, the motif was code for "you can get out here!". <br />It is ok to appreciate this stuff, without knowing what-they're-about. <br />I am so glad that you get to see these things, and that you share them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com