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Janet's Day 3 Q&A
Q:
Are there any famous (dead or alive) artists that you relate to more than others? Any local artists you admire?
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My old teacher, Edward Dugmore, is still a favorite. To me, his work embodied what D. H. Lawrence called "the direct utterance from the instant whole man." DaVinci, Francis Bacon, DeKooning, Nolde, Kandinsky, Klee, Gorky, Schiele, and Munch have all been influences. As for the local scene, I like what I see coming out of the Artists of Rubber City. Keep your eye on George Reuter, with whom I’m having a show in the spring.
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Is there a particular period of art that inspires you or that you are drawn to?
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My images make me a neo-German Expressionist and the space they live in, an abstract expressionist, so I’d say the artists of the German Expressionist movement do it for me.
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How do you think your art affects the lives of others?
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It gives them some food for thought, I hope.
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What makes your art unique?
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In the words of my old professor, “You’ll always be out in left field.”
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My mind rushed toward this, drooling conceptually. Had to shout "Hold up!" Made it go sit in the corner this time.
ReplyDeleteSo, I approach this and linger for the strange mood it casts, like a visual koan. But the main thing that strikes me is how beautiful is it! The colors and forms and spaces combine wonderfully in my eyes.
I like the spacial elements of this piece and the colors.... it reminds me of someone's work and I can't say who... because I'm not that knowledgeable about art. But I'm enjoying this weeks offerings very much..
ReplyDeleteChris Brooks
Tim and Chris, thank you! I wanted to make a monster moving back into an armature with spikes covering an upside down figure. It's supposed to be dissolving, but I don't know if that comes across.The whiskers coming from the monster's mouth should startle you, but the man at the bottom is benign, despite the pirate's patch.
ReplyDeleteJ
I definitely picked up on the threat aspect, as well as the man being more victim-like than provocateur. But as I said above, this time I wanted to keep my cerebration restrained. Just wanted to take in the colors and forms more as abstract elements.
ReplyDeleteThat armature with spikes seems a little Dailesque. Not an overt thing. Just similar to his way of molding fantastical, disturbing constructs...calcium, skeletal eruptions.