Brett Baker
Articles
Frederick Hammersley: Studio Visit
Frederick Hammersley discusses his general thoughts on painting as well as the specifics and development of his practice
Judy Glantzman: In Studio
Judy Glantzman discusses her work and her idea of art as “the combination of a kind of a contrivance and a kind of truth – truth and contrivance simultaneously.”
Jan Müller’s Abstract Tale
An exhibition that showcases a number of Jan Müller’s mature, large-scale paintings is a welcome, if short lived, opportunity to see his monumental Abstract Expressionist allegories.
A Conversation With Patrick Jones
Over the course of a long career, Jones has developed a rich visual language and applied his rigorous, abstract process to a wide range of interests from Dogon carvings to political injustice.
The Drawings of Clyfford Still
A selection of Clyfford Still’s 1,500 drawings reflect a practice of lifelong visual inquiry and show drawing to be an important, perhaps crucial, tool in Still’s dramatic evolution from regional artist to icon of the New York School.
Gordon Moore: On His Work
Painter Gordon Moore discusses his work and the experience of being a artist.
Dazzling Darkness
In his Theory of Colors, Goethe observes that “the greatest brightness short of dazzling acts near the greatest darkness.”
Per Kirkeby On His Work
Per Kirkeby discuss his work while visiting his retrospective exhibition at BOZAR Brussels.
David von Schlegell: Paintings
In David von Schlegell’s final paintings, material is subjected to both a physical and philosophical alchemy that returns the sculptor to his romantic, painterly roots.
Siri Berg: All About Color
Conceptual restriction, in Siri Berg’s hands, adds up to exuberant expression and has a painterly feel.
Ray Parker’s Meta-World
Loosely brushed but clearly defined forms on off-white grounds that give the curious impression they are observations painted from life even though they are abstract expressionist works through and through.
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
Helen Frankenthaler’s paintings are a unique blend of eastern and western styles and recalling at once calligraphic landscape painting and analytic cubism.
Re-Generation: Josef Albers’ Legacy of Teaching
The new exhibition Re-Generation “traces the regeneration of thought in painting and art education.”
Perle Fine: The Cool Series
A student of Hans Hofmann, Perle Fine’s artistic circle included the most accomplished New York School and European painters.
Clyfford Still Museum: The Exception
In 2011 The the Clyfford Still Museum will finally open its doors.
Milton Resnick Speaks
In a recently posted audio recording, Milton Resnick speaks about painting and his work.
Ted Stamm: Paintings at Minus Space
A small, but significant show of paintings and drawings at Minus Space offers a tantalizing re-introduction to Ted Stamm’s paintings.
Gabriel Laderman on Art
“Gabriel Laderman on Art,” represents the best of what blogging can be – personal, thoughtful reflections and opinions based in real experience.