9.27.2010
Intriguing tape paintings @ Blum & Poe
Take a look at the work of German painter Dirk Skreber and the Blum & Poe Gallery website for the press release about his latest body of work. These portraits are made by burning and removing foam tape to build and reveal the faces of the mostly women in the paintings. Here are a couple of details a took while at the gallery. Take a look: Blum & Poe
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Whoa! I wonder what they look like in real life and up close.
ReplyDelete~sandy rivera
That's a really interesting technique- I've never really heard of anyone doing that or something similar to it; but then again, there are millions of way to make art. I too wonder what they look in real life and up close.
ReplyDelete-Mattie, Painting 1
These are really cool. They're so precise and carefully planned out they almost look digital. I'm not sure if I like the colorful backgrounds, but maybe the artist wanted to avoid making it look too mechanical and static.
ReplyDeleteOverall, I find it inspiring to see the different ways and different materials people use to create art. It really makes me want to step up and try something new.
-Romtin E
Very intriguing and very graphic. I'm going to check out the gallery to see his work...and to see the space...
ReplyDelete~ Candice
I am very curious to see these up close. Your posting and conversation about this gallery have inspired me to go see the space. Thanks,
ReplyDeleteSusie
These paintings are very graphic and dark to me. It is not something that I would buy if I was a collector. When I look at his works, I can imagine a person passionate and obsessed by women. Dominant use of back and white tones give the artwork a more cynical look. The artist is very creative and daring to use new techniques. I would have loved to see his techniques on a colorful impressionist work.
ReplyDeleteAnia Alexandrian
I love the last painting. The subtle value changes in each strip/line really pay off in the big picture and creates an overall pleasant feel to the image of the face. Every aspect of the painting is in its right place; from the one curved line at the top left to the yellow marks on the right side of the painting, it all seems to unify and produce something of beauty.
ReplyDeleteStrangely enough I liked the pictures of the works more than I liked the actual works. Given the size of the paintings and the fact that the tape used to construct them looks ragged and unattractive up close because he has to shave it to give the works their changes in value, the results of this type of construction seem better appreciated from an extreme distance. To really see some of these works I had to stand in the next room. In two of them with a lot of zig zags in the tape, I couldn't see the face hidden in them until I was the length of one and a half rooms away.
ReplyDeleteAnd you know, the most impressive thing about this exhibition to me was actually the suspicious little boxes left in rooms one and two like some type of bombs. When I found that these were part of the exhibit and were made by the artist of painted bronze, I laughed out loud. When I saw the first one I got suspicious and wondered if I should tell the guy at the front desk. When I saw the box on the works listing and realized how the artist had manipulated my expectations, I thought he was very clever.
The thing that I like about this paintings is that they are very different and special, and to me, this is real art.
ReplyDeleteEdit Eskandari
From the pictures, these paintings are intriguing, they give me some ideas, but I am going to see them from close, and find out more about them.
ReplyDeleteSoheila D.