600 Blog Posts

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Moron  2007

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Hard to believe we've passed the 600 mark in posting. It's been a fantastic journey. A special thanks to all my Followers and those who have me in a Reader and special thanks for those who list my site on their Blogs.
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My Blog is long over due for a make-over and lately I've been researching to do just that.
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Way back when, I wondered if there were other artists who used dots or writing in their paintings (silly me) and the answer, of course is an on-going, resounding yes. There are close to 600 more artists in my Favorites files waiting to be posted and it's become obvious that these are pervasive genres.

Encountering new artists and their oeuvres is always inspiring, challenging and reaffirming, but I'm starting to wonder if I should continue to post about them the way I do; wondering if I should take a new direction besides just spiffing up the blog and making it work better. Even wondering if it's time to retire the Blog.
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Your thoughts and comments would be appreciated.




If you haven't (lately) browsed through some or all of the Artists in the far right column, please avail yourself - it's a wonderful research tool.
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Choppy Words

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Christopher Michlig has something to say about language. And to help you understand, he chops up words (in various ways) and reconfigures them to beautifully make his point.

You'll find more images at Steve Turner Contemporary and the press release will answer more of your questions.

His Website.

Image from marinecontemporary.
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Calligraphy Beyond Words

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There's a wonderful back-story about Carla Accardi that you'll want to pursue; she's another one of those artists whose ideas and visuals keep showing up in successive generations of contemporary artists.  In his review in OffOffOffArt, of her 2005 Show at Sperone Westwater, Jeffrey Cyphers Wright starts out by saying (quote) "Carla Accardi inhabits her own lexicon where Klee meets Haring, in a topography of hieroglyphs." - big clues to her oeuvre.

This image from studio-online; a 2008, vinyl on unprimed canvas, is akin to Matisse's "cut-outs" ( in relation to his earlier works). You'll see the similarities as you research her work.
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So Fine

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With a name like Arpie Gennetian Najarian, you gotta make really cool stuff: and he does.

Click to enlarge and look closely - yes those are threads. This image is from Art In Open Philadelphia, where Arpie gives an easy, two paragraph Statement about his work.

Visit his Website for his formal Statement and plenty of images to show where he's going with this.
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Selected Reading

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Will Ashford transforms used books into thoughtful works of art by adding new visuals and repurposing the original text. You'll enjoy reading his Artist Statement as he explains the what, why and how.
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This image is from NOTCOT, where you'll find other interesting examples of his work.
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If anyone knows how to contact the artist to let him know his (mac) Website is not working, please do.
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