December 09, 2006
Stars 1-20
Stars 1-20, October 2006, ink on paper, Size A5 (5.83 x 8.27 inches)
December 08, 2006
December 07, 2006
December 06, 2006
December 05, 2006
Tomma Abts
A few months ago I was pleased to visit the fifth floor- the top floor- of SFMoMA and find hung among the gargantuan contemporary works a smallish Tomma Abts. I had known of her work for quite awhile, but had never seen one. It is a wonderful painting: tightly composed; densely painted; heavy and leaden; illusionistic with a strange muted light. It has a compact energy, as if it is just this side of bursting open with light and sound.
"This year's Turner prize has been won by the abstract painter Tomma Abts - the first woman to win since Gillian Wearing took the prize in 1997, and the first artist devoted to painting since Chris Ofili in 1998 (Guardian)."
Nearly a year ago, Adrian Searles wrote an insightful essay about her work.
Tomma Abts, Fewe, 2005, acrylic & oil on canvas, 48 x 38 cm, Collection San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Two Artists Talking
The conversation continues between Joanne Mattera and me at Two Artists Talking.
December 04, 2006
It gives me great pleasure to announce:
It gives me great pleasure to announce:
I will not be attending any of the art fairs in Miami.
I will not be showing art at any of the art fairs in Miami.
I am not associated with any galleries that will be at any of the art fairs in Miami.
I will not be writing about any of the art fairs in Miami.
I will not be reading any of the reports about any of the art fairs in Miami.
I will not be looking at any photos or videos from any of the art fairs in Miami.
I will not think about any of the art fairs in Miami.
I will not think about any of the art fairs in Miami.
I will not think about any of the art fairs in Miami.
I will not think about any of the...