Sink and Relationships

Inherently our most cherished relationships ultimately bring forth the most anguish.

Cy Twombly, Ferragosto IV

 

FIRST IMPRESSION: LOUISE'S EARS | CY TWOMBLY

Louise's ears [of Bob's Burgers] | Cy Twombly, Leda & the Swan

THE DESCENT INTO A VIRGIN CANVAS

My fellow painters know the descent into a virgin canvas: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."  - Chuck D [the dead English one]

First Fridays at the Arts Incubator of KC

Arts Incubator of KC115 W. 18th St. KCM0 64108| 3rd floor Studio 312

I hate having to learn Photoshop & Illustrator - well, actually I hate that any precocious elementary school kid is more adept with the programs than I.    I can't believe I didn't take any computer arts classes in college - it's almost the equivalent of not being able to read or write for a visual artist.  At least I have those observational drawing skills, which are going the way of long division, hand written notes, and many other quaint oddities of a modern world.  


As an artist who is all about the process: authenticity of mark, observational drawing, etc. I don't want to get to buddy-buddy with the technology (or precursor to) that will eventually make hand-made paintings a rare commodity.  First it was photography, then Photoshop and the ease of obtaining projectors, ready-mades, appropriation that have lowered the standard for what we as a society call an artist.  Eventually, they'll advance the technology of 3-d printers, 3-d vision, and holograms until we get to an advanced Ghost in the Shell world where the virtual world is the primary world.  Oh yay.