Merry Christmas 2012

The end of the year goes so quickly; so many things that need to be done. The title of this painting is "Donny Bonn Donny Johnny" and the look on his face closely portrays my current attitude of trying to stay focused in the final surge in the year.

Wishing each of you a wonderful Christmas.

Connecting The Dots

Presenting us with thoughts, topics, names, etc and their connections is not new, but it's one more way that Paule Hammer gets his point across. Visit his page at the Galerie Jette Rudolph to see his word painting, paintings with words, installations and some just plain weird stuff too.


Image is from Galerie Jette Rudolph.

Beautiful Graffiti

JonOne is another graffiti artist who's came in from the cold to work on canvas and exhibit in galleries.  It's been a real pleasure to follow him; watching as his oeuvre matures. The current Show at Fabien Castanier Gallery is an example of just how beautiful graffiti can be. He still produces pieces with writing and writing gestures and the new abstracts are truly sweet.

This image is from Graffuturism, where you'll find more images of the A Beautiful Madness Exhibition.

Arrested Motion has an even more thorough visual coverage of the show.

Painting Math

If you're like me, the name Bernar Venet brings to mind some fantastic sculpture (including a recent show at Versailles). So it was interesting to find out that he did these paintings of mathematical equations. This image is from LuxArtAsia where you'll find more images and an interview.

Visit his Website and you'll be well rewarded for snooping around.

Aboriginal Infinity Nets

There's an interesting Post over at Hyperallergic about Aboriginal abstract art not being Modernistic. It's a very good read and might also help to expand your visual vocabulary. Visit Gallery Savah to see more Aboriginal Art and you'll also notice that a couple of the Pwerle girls use a technique similar to Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Nets. At any rate, isn't there such a thing as intellectual representation and wouldn't that void the thought that Modernist Art and Aboriginal Art are different ?

Image is from Gallery Savah.

Good Ride

I've seen my share of "trick" skateboard videos and they're all nice enough, but this particular film really caught my eye. It's what you might call a "slow" burner. If you'll just relax for a minute (actually a bit over 5 minutes) and let this video take you, it won't be long till you're really appreciating this young man's skills. This has a very authentic feel to it.

Found this on Freunde von Freunden.

Scribbled Paintings

James Hoff is not the first and certainly not the last artist to scribble "like a child", with oil paint on canvas. There's a grand tradition of "letting loose", all in the pursuit of abstraction. Whether you like or appreciate this genre or not, this is something that a lot of artists try their hand at on the journey towards their own personal style.

Image is from VI, VII.