Mixed MediaI was going through some of my images of past paintings and found this piece done in 1992 and felt it fit nicely here after my last post. I was studying Edvard Munch, Gustav Klimt & Käthe Kollwitz . The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens was going to have an exhibit featuring their work and Local High Schools were competing to have their students featured along side these great artist in the museum... I used my imagination and came up with this elongated dark expressive piece as my entry. It was chosen and I felt honored to be close to the work of masters.
10 comments:
I was afraid that you were having nightmares again, but glad to find that you did this for your school project and won the competition to be displayed along with the works of the masters. I wonder how many people thought this was done by Munch or Kollwitz; probably many who went to the exhibition, and probably I would be one of them.
How big is this painting?
Akiko, No nightmares for me lately.
I think that this piece measures a little smaller than 2x4 feet. It's always fun for me to go back to a piece I did as a young girl and look at how that style/influence is still present today.
What was your title? Congratulations again what great honor that was! I feel the artist pride you must have felt when you found out! It's a powerful piece. I'm not really familiar with the brunt of the works of the named artists other than their most popular pieces. But I would have easily thought it was authentic to their era. Basically, it's a piece I would have sat there and studied and tried to figure out what the artist was conveying.
I once saw an exhibit of very film noir like artworks. They were small and in b&w. They might have been gouache as they highlights were painted on. Something tells me they were German. Anyway, your painting reminds me of those pieces.
Awesome venue too girl! Wow your feet probably didn't touch the ground for weeks! Would I ever find my art hung next to JS Sargent and Eakins hmmmmmmm :)
nightmares can be cool. you know what i mean. heh. i like this piece of art, very dramatic in the sense to make you think. reminds me of charlie and the chocolate factory...
Erika, The Title for this painting is Family.
I would bet also that those paintings were German by your description. Germany has been a unique force in Art with images of Misery/Despair. Imagine what it might have been like to be an artist there.
I know your work would look very pleasing next to Sargent and Eakins... someday ; )
ANoNYmous, Yes... I know what you mean. However, I don't get the connection with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I saw the older version as a child... do explain.
grandpa joe, grandma josephine,grandpa george, grandma georgette...charlie? oh well, i'm strange. ANoNYmous, fo sho.
Congratulations on showing with the masters. I've always been a big fan the Munch, Klimt, Schiele, and the German Expressionists. I'd have loved to have had a shot at having my work shown with them.
Mr Ahlen, Thank you. I looked at your various blogs last week and have no doubt you can do anything you set your mind too. I've actually been waiting for an update on your mermaid project to see where you take it. I think A Klimt/Waterhouse influence might be nice. I very much appreciate the link to my blog. How did you find me? Have we met?
I don't think we've met. I had to think about it, but I found you through Different Strokes From Different Folks (Week 10 - Pedestrians and Shadows) and chased the link.
I pretty well finished off the mermaid study last night. I'm still not sure if I'm particularly happy with the result, but that is the whole point of a study I suppose. Klimt and Waterhouse are both quite lovely; I've been leaning more towards Klimt though. I guess we'll see how it plays out.
Thank you for the vote of confidence. I'd like to think you're right, but it has not been a particularly good year.
Post a Comment