On another matter, I just saw that two part interview on Wolf Kahn (2008), an artist I'd never heard of before discovering your blog. I think I'm finally getting him, and am becoming a devotee of his ideas. I really admire his working attitude especially concerning the importance of the moment. There is something so authentic about his work that we would all do well to emulate. By extension, I'm also appreciating your compositions and color usage even more than previously--one can see Kahn's influence, and admire that sense of play and freedom to let the materials do what they do without excessive over-thinking. Great work, Casey--more buttes.
Bill breaks the ice so thinly laid out by myself. Nicely done. I couldn't get the Sir Mix A Lot song out of my head, but maybe now that will subside.
Glad you found WK, whose work you are summing up quite well. Innovation is the one word I would use to sum up things after the Modern era, and so the value of authenticity has risen. My big challenge has been to break away from influences, even including my own.
Casey, this painting beautifully shows how pastel is not only color, but light as well.
Your conversation here with Bill is very thought-provoking. As you know, I'm always interested in anything WK, and hearing both of your comments adds a lot.
Interesting remark about breaking away from one's own influences. So true and so hard. Isn't there a whole field of psychiatry about breaking from oneself? Hell, I always thought artists are much better at being crazy than shrinx anyway.
Your comment on breaking away from influences including your own, is haunting me. That's exactly what I've actually been trying to do! You mention of it spotlights the issue. The difficulty always is cutting through the thousands of preconceived notions and other influences to get back to the creative moment, always innocent of this extra baggage. It's like one has to paint to clear the head. Thanks for the insight.
Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteThank you, John. I know you like these up country buttes in eastern Washington, too.
ReplyDeleteReally nice, Casey. Nice simple composition, but made unique by your use of color.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sonya.
ReplyDeleteWhat a butte!
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On another matter, I just saw that two part interview on Wolf Kahn (2008), an artist I'd never heard of before discovering your blog. I think I'm finally getting him, and am becoming a devotee of his ideas. I really admire his working attitude especially concerning the importance of the moment. There is something so authentic about his work that we would all do well to emulate. By extension, I'm also appreciating your compositions and color usage even more than previously--one can see Kahn's influence, and admire that sense of play and freedom to let the materials do what they do without excessive over-thinking. Great work, Casey--more buttes.
Bill breaks the ice so thinly laid out by myself. Nicely done. I couldn't get the Sir Mix A Lot song out of my head, but maybe now that will subside.
ReplyDeleteGlad you found WK, whose work you are summing up quite well. Innovation is the one word I would use to sum up things after the Modern era, and so the value of authenticity has risen. My big challenge has been to break away from influences, even including my own.
very nice with a big energy inside
ReplyDeleteThank you, Graziano. Very nice comment!
ReplyDeleteCasey, this painting beautifully shows how pastel is not only color, but light as well.
ReplyDeleteYour conversation here with Bill is very thought-provoking. As you know, I'm always interested in anything WK, and hearing both of your comments adds a lot.
Interesting remark about breaking away from one's own influences. So true and so hard. Isn't there a whole field of psychiatry about breaking from oneself? Hell, I always thought artists are much better at being crazy than shrinx anyway.
I don't know, Sam. I worked at a psych hospital, and some of those shrinks were the poster children for the DSM III.
ReplyDeleteBut, we try.
I find the comments area to be the seasoning on the steak of a meaty post, don't you?
your butte is a beaut. Majorly beautiful
ReplyDeleteYour vernacular is spectacular, Celeste. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteYour comment on breaking away from influences including your own, is haunting me. That's exactly what I've actually been trying to do! You mention of it spotlights the issue. The difficulty always is cutting through the thousands of preconceived notions and other influences to get back to the creative moment, always innocent of this extra baggage. It's like one has to paint to clear the head. Thanks for the insight.
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