Recent art that you liked

[Hermes2020]

I wonder why I like this so much.

William Blake Richmond

 

[john]

I wonder why I like this so much.

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William Blake Richmond

Linocuts are amazing to me. Not only must there be great art and drawing, but also carving. I've come around to appreciate them more.

 

[Artyczar]

I've probably mentioned this friend of mine, Melanie Daniel. She is an Israeli artist I used to show with, but lately I have really liked the direction she's been taking. She didn't used to have figures in her work, and it was a lot less abstracted before. These paintings are a bit more recent:

 

[Claude J Greengrass]

When ever I thing of Richard Diebenkorn, the images I see in my mines eye are of his "Ocean Park" series. Here is one of his from a few years before that series was started. I could see his hand in it even before I managed to scroll down the the caption.

‘Girl with Plant’, 1960 - Richard Diebenkorn (1922–1993)

 

[Hermes2020]

When ever I thing of Richard Diebenkorn, the images I see in my mines eye are of his "Ocean Park" series. Here is one of his from a few years before that series was started. I could see his hand in it even before I managed to scroll down the the caption.

‘Girl with Plant’, 1960 - Richard Diebenkorn (1922–1993)

I adore Diebenkorn.

 

[Artyczar]

I'm a big fan myself too.

 

[john]

Me too.

 

[Claude J Greengrass]

A couple of Ludvig Karsten's paintings I stumbled across today.

 

[Artyczar]

There is something about these. A blend of Toulouse-Lautrec, Chagall, and maybe even Georges Braque? That's what I sort of see anyway.

 

[Desforges]

Making stone appear as a transparent veil is a skill at which 19th century Milan sculptor Giovanni Strazza had no peers.

 

[E.J.H.]

That is amazing skill....

 

[joe1It]

it looks like silk, amazing

 

[E.J.H.]

I would like to see it in real life, to experience how the lighting, point of view works with this illusion that makes opaque stone look like a delicate transparent fabric.

 

[Artyczar]

You are right, that is impressive as all hell.

 

[Artyczar]

William LaChance:

 

[E.J.H.]

Nice colors. But I must admit I fel a bit out of my depth looking at such abstract artwork. I feel I lack the tools to make a valid assessment.

 

[Artyczar]

I think, basically, with abstract work, you can tell by whether or not you like it (are drawn to it) or not, and how much. Composition/balance and all that comes into play too, of course, but if you like it, that's what counts the most.

 

[Desforges]

Another example of stone made to look like a veil.
Modesty or Chastity (Italian: La Pudicizia) or Veiled Truth by Antonio Corradini is a sculpture completed in 1752 during the Rococo period. Corradini was commissioned by Raimondo di Sangro to sculpt a memorial for his mother in the Cappella Sansevero in Naples, where the marble sculpture remains today.
This is just a part of the upper torso.

 

[Hermes2020]

William LaChance:

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Oh, thank you for introducing me to a very inspiring artist. I detect an element of Matisse collages in some of his art. I think I should study his work very carefully and learn a lot about colour and composition.

Here are many more lovely images:
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf...BAgGEBw&biw=1876&bih=936#imgrc=g3-QxT6CzknicM

 

[john]

The still here of this video ...... and the video. I watch Roger as I like to think I am a kindred soul. I also sail/cruise a dinghy. I'm also a bit off-the-beaten-path. An overnight alone on the water or the woods restores me.

I found this image striking but I recommend the video from the start.