Thursday, January 28, 2016

BRENT RIDGE - NAC CLASSES 02.02.16

Last week was great and now we look to make abstract painting constructions from our cumulated drawings and paintings.  We will use De Kooning as a model for expressive painting in all-over style construction from collaging these pictures in a process each make individual to their style.

Notice the tacks holding pieces down in the painting.  We can use glue (white pva based such as Elmer's works), acrylic medium or tacks ourselves.  It may work well to work on cardboard if you are going to collage and paint together with tacks.  You can also use these as collages to work from to draft the direction of your painting.


Willem De Kooning, Collage, 1950


Willem de Kooning, Gansevoort Street, 1949

Willem De Kooning, Study for Woman




LINK





Sunday, January 24, 2016

Thursday, January 21, 2016

BRENT RIDGE - NAC CLASSES 01.26.16


PAINTING WITH GESTURE

We will have a Model this week for our class.
Bring materials (a pad of good paper) to work with to draw and paint from the Model in short to medium length poses - and you can paint directly to a canvas as well.

We will be using gesture, that is movement in our tools,
to capture the forms of what we see.
Very useful with the Model - hence the introduction at this time.
Keep in mind this will be about process and not replicating the figure.
We will make images this week that will feed into a process for the following week.
I will bring a bottle for everyone to involve drip trailing with paint to experiment with in our gesture painting.

Here are some images of gestural and figurative painting to inspire a direction this week:

Williem de Kooning, Pink Angels, 1950

David Park
Cecily Brown




Williem de Kooning: LINK
David Park: LINK
Cecily Brown: LINK




Wednesday, January 20, 2016

HANNAH LINDEN @ Pop Up Shop - The Street


Hannah Linden, Everything, 2015









RB - Gap, Gaping I @ Kijidome


RB









SABRINA GSCHWANDTNER


Sabrina Gschwandtner, Camouflage, 2012









Friday, January 15, 2016

ROE ETHRIDGE


Roe Ethridge, Old Fruit, 2010









Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Background Image @ MFA Boston


Thomas Scheibitz


Ann Pibal


Charline von Heyl


Sonia Almeida








DONA NELSON - Surface Matters @ MFA Boston


Dona Nelson, String Beings, 2013

Dona Nelson, String Beings, 2013




LINK




Sunday, January 10, 2016

JOAQUIN TORRES-GARCIA - The Arcadian Modern @ MOMA


Joaquin Torres-Garcia


Joaquin Torres-Garcia


Joaquin Torres-Garcia


Joaquin Torres-Garcia




Joaquin Torres-Garcia








JACKSON POLLOCK: A Collection Survey, 1934–1954 @ MOMA



Jackson Pollock


Jackson Pollock


Jackson Pollock


Jackson Pollock











Wednesday, January 6, 2016

BRENT RIDGE - NAC CLASSES 01.12.16


Hello All and welcome to the Abstract Process of Painting.

This being the beginning of the new year, 
we will look to create something out of these new, dark days and bring to light something magical.
That is why I want us to bring or think of an image that can represent the old to begin our painting and transform that into something that is the new through the process of painting.  

We will use Pollock as our model - the ultimate 'all over' style of abstraction to begin our journey.

You can drip, splash, pull, pile, drag, knife your way through the paint to create space and depth through line and gesture in a painting.

See you next week.


Jackson Pollock, Full Fathom Five, 1947









Sunday, January 3, 2016

KATHERINE BERNHARDT


Katherine Bernhardt, Fruit Salad, Canvas bean bag chair, edition of 100









PABLO PICASSO: Picasso Sculpture @ MOMA


Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso


Pablo Picasso


Pablo Picasso


Pablo Picasso


Pablo Picasso


Pablo Picasso


Pablo Picasso


Pablo Picasso


Pablo Picasso


Pablo Picasso


Pablo Picasso









LEAP BEFORE YOU LOOK: BLACK MOUNTAIN COLLEGE @ ICA Boston


Joseph Albers


 Josef Albers, Encirceled, 1933


Anni Albers, Knot 2, 1947


Ati Gropius Johansen, Still Life, Leaves, N.D.


Elaine Schmitt, Black Mountain College, 1946


Aaron Siskend, North Carolina 11, 1951


Aaron Siskend, North Carolina 9, 1951


Robert Rauchenberg, Untitled (Night Blooming Series), 1951











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I'm an artist originally from Flint, MI now residing in Boston, MA. In-between I practiced my art in NYC and overseas in Scotland. I've been using this blog to situate Boston art and artists amongst the International scene of contemporary art. You can find my art on www.brent-ridge.com