Sunday, May 9, 2010

Whitney Biennial - HC

This was my first time attending the Biennial at the Whitney. I have to say that I really enjoyed it and can not wait for the next one. I came accross a lot of interesting art during my stay. perhaps my favorite artist was Storm Tharp.

http://www.whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/StormTharp - I really enjoyed the use of ink in these pieces. I have worked with ink before and I commend Tharp on how awesome these came out. I also really liked how the artist left their swatches on the border rather than cropping it out when framing.

http://www.whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/TaubaAuerbach - This artists pieces had me awe struck for quite some time. It took me a good 5-10 minutes to decide whether or not it was actually a piece of fabric folded, unfolded, then framed. In reality it was just painted extremely accurately to portray the depth of a wrinkled from being folded, fabric.

http://www.whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/JimLutes - This artist for some reason reminded me of Cailin. I think maybe the tremendous amount of cohesion between the colors in his paintings is what reminded me of Cailin. I have always thought that Cailin has a great sense of color harmony.

http://www.whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/AurelSchmidt - I think what captivated me most about this arist was their use of a wide range of media. One piece in particular had flies, condoms, cigarette butts, and even blood.

http://www.whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/PaeWhite - When I saw this piece I could not decide if I actually liked it or not. I have now decided that I really like it. White captures the simplicity of smoke with the complexity of a woven tapestry.

At the end of the day, this exhibit brought more to the table for me than I really thought it would.


Prior to the Biennial, I went to MOMA. Never being there before I was naturally awed when I saw such masters as Dali, Picasso, and even Van Gogh. Although I did enjoy viewing the previous, I really took to seeing Wyeth's "Christina's World". I have always loved this painting and the story behind it. I spent a good 10 minutes just staring at this painting, trying to take it all in. While at MOMA I also got the chance to see Tim Burtons exhibit. Amazing. That is the only word I really have to describe his work.

1 comment:

  1. Interesting Biennial selections and good use of the Whitney web site. Of course, the "classics" of Modernism at MoMA are hard to beat. So much art, so little time...
    Keep going!

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