HIRSHHORN MUSEUM-WASHINGTON DC-2014

        If you ever visit Washington D.C., The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Gardens is a must see if you appreciate abstract art.

        This year 2014 there is a fabulous exhibit called GRAVITY'S EDGE, which is the work of artists Paul Jenkins, Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Loius, Kenneth Noland and Sam Francis.

        Gravity's Edge ran from Feb to June 15, 2014 and contains works made from 1958 to 1978.

    The installation was drawn from the Hirshhorn collection, and traces the force of gravity as a determining factor in artistic production and the increased attention paid to the edge as a compelling aspect to the structure.

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EVERY FACE is an ABSTRACT WORK OF ART

        They say that every face is a work of art, but I say that EVERY FACE is an ABSTRACT WORK OF ART in perfect proportion.

        God is the ultimate artist.  He sculpted every human face and he has a great sense of humor.  Not only is every face different, but it is THE ONLY ART THAT CHANGES OVER TIME.

        As a society we have a standard for what a good face should look like, and every other face we see is considered either young, old, unhealthy or ugly.

        I see the differences as God being abstract.  No matter what the face looks like, thankfully someone else out there loves it or finds it comforting or familiar.

        We do know one thing for sure, and that is that God loves every face that he creates!

         

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CUBISM ART FORM

         CUBISM was a new art form and the beginning of what we now know as abstract art.  It started somewhere between 1907 and 1910 by Pablo Picasso and George Braque.

         Cubism gave the artists the opportunity to paint and express their point of view and emotions as opposed to realism which is more like a photograph of an image or event.

                             Not only is Cubism abstract but it gave the artist the opportunity to show several different subjects at the same time.

        I personally enjoy Cubism and have done several paintings that reflect that art style.

                                                                                   

    




                                          I love the mystery of Abstract Cubism Art.

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WHAT IS THE REALISM ART MOVEMENT

        Realism in art is, life as we know it and as we see it and painting the subject matter truthfully.

        It is a movement that started in France in the mid 1800's by artists who concentrated their art work on real life scenes and events, as opposed to the exotic or abstract.

       













        As an artist, I generally do not paint realism, as I prefer the abstract, however, I am amazed by any artist who paints a picture so exact that you can not tell if it's a painting or photograph

        That I consider ultra realism!

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MONOCHROMATIC ART is COMFORTING

        Monochromatic Art is something I find very comforting.  I love to see it and I love to paint it.  But what exactly is monochromatic art?  Well anything done in the same hue, or different shades of the same color.

        The same monochromatic results can be achieved in floral art, using variations of one color.

           


        When my wife and I owned a flower shop, I 
especially enjoyed doing monochromatic floral designs.  They looked rich, much more classier than some arrangements you see that are just a bunch of colors that do not match and leave you with an unsettling feeling.





















        Monochromatic art whether it's paint on canvas or flowers in a vase is always more soothing to experience.

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CARNEGIE INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBIT with JOSEPH STERANKO

        A number of years ago I new a man named Joseph Steranko.  Joseph was 80 at the time and more creative than anyone I have ever met.  In his life time he achieved many things and had many interests, he was an artist, a floral designer, a carpenter, a book collector, an art collector, he new construction, sculpting and many many more interests that I can't even remember.

        He lived in the South Side of Pittsburgh, with his wife who was a fashion consultant, what a creative couple.  They purchased an old machine shop and converted it into a home.  The interior walls were all brick and from floor to ceiling, both floors were covered with art.

        He used to take me to art galleries and art museums.  In the early 2000's he took me to the Carnegie International Art Exhibition at the Carnegie Art Museum in Pittsburgh, PA.

        We toured the show and he examined every single piece of art very carefully, whether it was a painting, sculpture or an installation, it didn't matter to him, he loved it ALL.  Where some people at the show just strolled around, Joseph appreciated every brush stroke, every shadow, every color, it was amazing to watch and experience with him.

        I have never felt art the way I did that day, even as we were leaving, outside the building as we stepped off the curb to go to the car he stopped me and said look at the black skid marks in the parking lot against the grey asphalt and how they are placed with the yellow paint on the curb.  Now that's art he said!  And I got it, there is beauty every where, everything balances, even if it is unintentional.
     
        I have never looked at art or painted the same since that day, I can look at a tree or a sunset and appreciate it more than ever, every piece of art done by man looks good to me, I have 9 grand kids and I love every line they draw or every picture they paint me because they are expressing themselves.

     Life is truly great, stop to enjoy it.

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PAINTING SELLS FOR $142.4 MILLION

        That's what the headline read, Painting sells for $142.4 million, in U.S. dollars.  There is hope for all of us.

        So what would make a single piece of art so valuable you ask?  Well to be honest with you it makes no sense to me either.

       
 The painting titled Three Studies of Lucian Freud, by Francis Bacon, 1969.  So a little background on the artist.  Francis Bacon was born in Ireland in 1909 and died in 1992 and had gone through three different periods or fazes during his career; Expressionism, Cubism and Surrealism.  Although this style of art has always intrigued me, I have to admit I find Bacon's work rather unsettling and at times grotesque.

        I believe his life and bizarre background had something to do with the exceptional high price this painting brought in, and who actually purchased it, and why, that is another mystery.

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