Posts Tagged 'Louis Comfort Tiffany'
Wade Guyton: Painting* without Paint
In today’s postmedium age, perhaps the most fascinating ‘paintings’ are being made by artists who don’t even use paint at all. Case in point is artist Wade Guyton, who utilizes the accidents and mishaps of an Epson printer in series of mis-registrations of chance. It may be time to re-frame just what painting means in the 21st century.
Wade Guyton: Painting* without Paint
In today’s postmedium age, perhaps the most fascinating ‘paintings’ are being made by artists who don’t even use paint at all. Case in point is artist Wade Guyton, who utilizes the accidents and mishaps of an Epson printer in series of mis-registrations of chance. It may be time to re-frame just what painting means in the 21st century.
Lost Masterworks
The annals of history are replete with lost masterpieces over the centuries, from The Colossus of Rhodes, to Leonardo’s Sforza Statue destroyed by invading French troops, to the missing 75% of Rembrandt’s Claudius Civilis that was cut away. But one artist was especially victim to the vagaries of taste, fortune and circumstance: Louis Comfort Tiffany.
Lost Masterworks
The annals of history are replete with lost masterpieces over the centuries, from The Colossus of Rhodes, to Leonardo’s Sforza Statue destroyed by invading French troops, to the missing 75% of Rembrandt’s Claudius Civilis that was cut away. But one artist was especially victim to the vagaries of taste, fortune and circumstance: Louis Comfort Tiffany.
An Idea Of Rigor
The dreams of a dark abyss are a chosen hardship, like a poem. To enter into such a place is to engage in a poetic kind of thinking. Because the clear demarcations and road signs are all gone, only an imaginative, strenuous and curious state of mind will suffice to traverse the way. An idea of rigor pervades all poetic thinking.
An Idea Of Rigor
The dreams of a dark abyss are a chosen hardship, like a poem. To enter into such a place is to engage in a poetic kind of thinking. Because the clear demarcations and road signs are all gone, only an imaginative, strenuous and curious state of mind will suffice to traverse the way. An idea of rigor pervades all poetic thinking.
Skeleton & Flesh
New large installation works are in progress for John D’Agostino’s ongoing series Empire of Glass, found in 2012′s body of work, “Skeleton & Flesh”, based on the forgotten fragments of Favrile glass by Louis Comfort Tiffany rescued in the Great Depression.
Skeleton & Flesh
New large installation works are in progress for John D’Agostino’s ongoing series Empire of Glass, found in 2012′s body of work, “Skeleton & Flesh”, based on the forgotten fragments of Favrile glass by Louis Comfort Tiffany rescued in the Great Depression.
The Quest of Beauty
One of America’s most acclaimed artists, Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) embraced virtually every artistic medium, from stained glass windows, lamps and mosaics, to pottery, metalwork, interiors and enamels. Tiffany used the medium of glass to challenge the pre-eminence of painting. In glass, Tiffany found a medium of endless possibilities that expressed his love of light and color.
The Quest of Beauty
One of America’s most acclaimed artists, Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) embraced virtually every artistic medium, from stained glass windows, lamps and mosaics, to pottery, metalwork, interiors and enamels. Tiffany used the medium of glass to challenge the pre-eminence of painting. In glass, Tiffany found a medium of endless possibilities that expressed his love of light and color.
