A Philip Guston painting from a low angle to catch the light and thickness of the paint surface. @LACMA.
JUEVES, EL DIECISEIS DE DICIEMBRE, VIENTE-DIEZ
two of three new mexican paintings I aquired in Santa Monica at Historia Antiques. The third one is another small ex-voto by the same artist that I already have an example of.
left: San Geronimo, attributed to Geonimo de Leon, Mexico, c. late 1800's, right: La Vindimia Mistica, Unknown artist, Mexico, Oil on tin, 19th century
two of three new mexican paintings I aquired in Santa Monica at Historia Antiques. The third one is another small ex-voto by the same artist that I already have an example of.
left: San Geronimo, attributed to Geonimo de Leon, Mexico, c. late 1800's, right: La Vindimia Mistica, Unknown artist, Mexico, Oil on tin, 19th century
LUNES, EL TRECE DE DICIEMBRE, VIENTE-DIEZ
me in front of Fra Angelico's 'Mocking of Christ' at San Marco, Florence, Italy in 2004. Part of a big European trip tacked on at the end of an exhibition I had in London.
We're off to LA today to mix a bit of pleasure in with some business. Will update the blog soon.
me in front of Fra Angelico's 'Mocking of Christ' at San Marco, Florence, Italy in 2004. Part of a big European trip tacked on at the end of an exhibition I had in London.
We're off to LA today to mix a bit of pleasure in with some business. Will update the blog soon.
DOMINGO, EL DOCE DE DICIEMBRE, VIENTE-DIEZ
A recently completed painting, titled 'Neo-Contemporary Self Portrait', now winging it's way to a new home in Denver, Colorado.
The painting is made up of several symbols that, I believe make up me and my practice. I don't want to spell it out (I dread it when someone asks me 'what it means', I tell them something and they instantly believe it)
There's a reference to Fra Angelico's 'Mocking of Christ' fresco from San Marco, Florence, Italy; also a reference to Philip Guston's Klan figures in the hills. Beato is Italian for 'Blessed' (Fra Angelico was known as Il Beato Angelico) and my silhouette is saying 'nothing'
Now, all you have to do is the math.
A recently completed painting, titled 'Neo-Contemporary Self Portrait', now winging it's way to a new home in Denver, Colorado.
The painting is made up of several symbols that, I believe make up me and my practice. I don't want to spell it out (I dread it when someone asks me 'what it means', I tell them something and they instantly believe it)
There's a reference to Fra Angelico's 'Mocking of Christ' fresco from San Marco, Florence, Italy; also a reference to Philip Guston's Klan figures in the hills. Beato is Italian for 'Blessed' (Fra Angelico was known as Il Beato Angelico) and my silhouette is saying 'nothing'
Now, all you have to do is the math.
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