This arose when the artist placed an emphasis on the texture, tactile quality or other
evocative powers of the paint or other materials (often unusual ones).
De Kooning is well known for paintings of the female figure that transcend traditional figurative and abstract categories and break up conventional aesthetic frames of reference by maximizing the
expressive power of paint in line and color.
At 90, Moses continues his dogged search for the elusive
metaphysical power of painting, creating works that are about the expression of temporality, process and presence, beyond the physical limitations of surface.
My guess is that if you do use FolkArt ® Home Decor ™ Chalk by Plaid for painting your jars, you will be mesmerized by the depth of color, the ease of application, and the rapid
drying power of this paint.
Cynically we might say that it's because the museums have turned artists into celebrities and profit from their marketing, but I still believe that it's the
unique power of those paintings, the color, the vision of the artist worked out in the physical material of the painting that fills a spiritual hunger that's as real, and as important as the body's need for food.
Maturing as an artist in the fifties in Manhattan, he responded to the spontaneous,
gestural power of paintings by artists such as Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline.
His almost spiritual assertion of the
emotional power of the painted surface is embodied in works such as this and his «zip» paintings, all containing a simple column of differentiated pigment that could contain such powerful and provocative associations.
But nonetheless it stands as testament to the
enduring power of paint to express a multitude of different lived experiences, emotions and agendas and to chime with the most contemporary of concerns.
The complexity and trailblazing
innovative power of his paintings has been widely discussed, but this book focuses on the treatment of language in Basquiat's ouevre.
In his many portraits of Nijinsky created throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Kline was relying upon the viewer's cultural knowledge of Nijinsky's life and the ballet Petrushka in order to heighten the
emotive power of these paintings, just as he did in the abstract version of 1950.
The paintings» swirling surfaces of yellows, grays, and sea greens felt like vortexes of pure expression, tapping into the
mystical power of painting that great artists like Sigmar Polke espoused — but with a new quality of openness and warmth.
His forte lay in giving equal emphasis to the physical facts and to the
retinal power of painting in ways at once satirical and implicitly elegiac, always with a skeptical awareness of formalism and the modernist attachment to monochrome.
Although he's attracted to sites of great natural or architectural beauty, from the churches of New Mexico to the landscapes of the New England coast, he also promotes the aesthetic and
documentary power of painting in places you may not expect to encounter fine art.
The dyed - urethane foam blobs (Blob Paintings) displayed in another gallery have some of the same improvisational energy, but the space -
altering power of the paintings is gone, even though the gallery cheat sheet tries to stir up interest by making a point of their genesis in the performance of working with the material.
Endlessly intrigued with the
metaphysical power of painting, he created works that embraced temporality, process and presence, remarking that «the point is not to be in control, but to be in tune.»
I just love
the power of paint.
Never ever doubt
the power of paint (a few coats sometimes huh?).
I love
the power of paint.
It's such a great testament to
the power of paint to turn a dingy old piece of furniture into something stunning and useful!
I LOVE
the power of paint!
The power of paint strikes again:) What a great project
I feel like the majority of the makeover our kitchen has received it by
the power of paint!
I «m right with you on
the power of paint thing... if you stand still long enough in my home you're liable to get a fresh coat of paint.
Or a book on
the power of paint!
I'm always amazed at
the power of paint, this transformation is definitely exciting!
The power of paint is amazing and we are only limited by our imagination.
I am still amazed at
the power of paint!
Never underestimate
the power of paint right?!! Everything looks amazing; kudos for your progress for week 1!
The power of paint never fails!
Isn't
the power of paint wonderful?
The power of paint, some creativity and a little elbow grease can go a long way!
Though they may have required for their exacting execution the fragility of a mind as brittle and punctilious as Martin's,
the power of her paintings is that of a sublime symphony: their mute melodies as meticulously wrought as they are effortlessly imbibed by the ear of the eye.»
Less commented: The book's main character is an art historian, Ms. Smith's poetic gaze on political and ecological decline intertwines with moving passages on
the power of painting and the place of women in the art world.
Daniel Richter, one of the most important painters of his generation, talks about the transformative
power of painting.
Above all, they express a boundless faith in
the power of painting to communicate complex psychological realities with eloquence and humor.