Progress/ random ideas

A few more paintings... Within these paintings I have been more concerned with taking interesting objects and extracting meaning though form and color opposed to subject. This method challenges me to think about separate qualities of organic forms and how they integrate with the natural world. Abstraction has been a method in this integration.

I have been thinking about the process and action of painting. I believe that people paint to release certain emotions and thoughts quickly, physically and beautifully. It can be a very immediate form of visual communication opposed to more tedious process based arts . We live in a society that is so instantaneous and digital. Since the advent of the internet labor and everyday life has been less phsyical. Painting and its physicality seem only natural in this mechanized society,

Cecily Brown

Sexuality runs throughout the chaotic paintings of Cecily Brown. Her sexual references hide subtly within the energetic strokes of colors that Brown expressively applies. There is a certain clarity within portions of the paintings that describe genitals and other body parts which, paired with the swooping brush strokes propose the fleeting pleasure of a sexual encounter.

Lisa Yuskavage

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The crisp and exaggerated curves of Yuskavage´s women echo the absurdity of current ideas about beauty and sexuality. These women are painted pristinely without imperfection besides awkwardly large butts, boobs, or occasional pie in the face. I enjoy details of these paintings, the tan lines, the corsage, and the pomegranate.

Yayoi Kusama

Yayoi Kusama works with repetition and pattern. Her idiosyncratic paintings, sculptures, prints and installations echoes the chaotic repetition of forms in nature. These forms also relate to the body and are deeply psychological. Her installations also incorporate principles of two dimensionality with 3-D space. The repetitive use of polka-dots suggests infinity.

Peter Doig

Through his paintings Doig explores the mystery of the natural world and its relation to mankind. Often taking the form of abstract landscapes, Doig integrates the figure into these spaces. His use of contrasting peculiar colors furthers the sense of mystery and beauty of his subject.

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Donald Sultan

Donald Sultan takes traditional subject matter such as flowers or fruits and abstracts them. These paintings, often large feature vibrant colors and thick textures. Sultan´s forms achieve a level of abstraction that retain original qualities of his subject . His subject remains in a place between familiarity and abstraction. The forms used are quite simplistic however the subtleties of color and texture are elegant.