Comments on: *Biography: http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com Just the incoherent ramblings of a self admitted bibliophile and artsit Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:22:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Wendy Collin Sorin http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com/biography/#comment-12 Wendy Collin Sorin Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:39:50 +0000 http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com/biography/#comment-12 The works are huge, covering former warehouse walls. They are very tactile, even at a distance and yes, impossible to appreciate in tiny reproductions. But worth tracking down in person. Time for a quick trip to New York? Coincidentally, Art on Paper arrived today with a two-page article on Bradford, a brief interview, a detail shot. Again, ain't nothin' like the real thing. It's just that he's taken collage to a whole new place and it's thrilling. (I rarely experience nirvana, as Julian used to say.) The works are huge, covering former warehouse walls. They are very tactile, even at a distance and yes, impossible to appreciate in tiny reproductions. But worth tracking down in person. Time for a quick trip to New York? Coincidentally, Art on Paper arrived today with a two-page article on Bradford, a brief interview, a detail shot. Again, ain’t nothin’ like the real thing. It’s just that he’s taken collage to a whole new place and it’s thrilling. (I rarely experience nirvana, as Julian used to say.)

]]> By: stlukesguild http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com/biography/#comment-11 stlukesguild Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:58:29 +0000 http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com/biography/#comment-11 Quasi... Ron... Certainly... Quasi… Ron…

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]]> By: stlukesguild http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com/biography/#comment-10 stlukesguild Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:57:20 +0000 http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com/biography/#comment-10 Wendy... I looked at Bradford on the Sikkema Jenkins site but the reproductions are so small in comparison to the posted dimensions that I can get little feel for the work. Yes... I regularly check out "Raw Vision". I agree that many of the "outsiders" can be more inspirational than the over-educated art school grads. It's a reason I find the kids art (those I teach) to often be so fabulous. What does that say about us? Wendy…

I looked at Bradford on the Sikkema Jenkins site but the reproductions are so small in comparison to the posted dimensions that I can get little feel for the work. Yes… I regularly check out “Raw Vision”. I agree that many of the “outsiders” can be more inspirational than the over-educated art school grads. It’s a reason I find the kids art (those I teach) to often be so fabulous. What does that say about us?

]]> By: Wendy Collin Sorin http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com/biography/#comment-9 Wendy Collin Sorin Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:34:53 +0000 http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com/biography/#comment-9 Thanks for some of these names; I'll look into this further. I just saw the current issue of Art Forum yesterday and there's a two page spread from Sikkema Jenkins of a Mark Bradford work. That's the gallery where I saw his work for the first time. Please check him out; you will be inspired and transformed! Do you read Raw Vision magazine? It's always inspirational. A listserv worth subscribing to is spidertangle. I've exhibited with many of them both online and in galleries. There are always opportunities for showing; you should get involved. A great bunch of people. Cecil Touchon, whom you mentioned, belongs to the list and organized a show last year. Thanks for some of these names; I’ll look into this further. I just saw the current issue of Art Forum yesterday and there’s a two page spread from Sikkema Jenkins of a Mark Bradford work. That’s the gallery where I saw his work for the first time. Please check him out; you will be inspired and transformed! Do you read Raw Vision magazine? It’s always inspirational. A listserv worth subscribing to is spidertangle. I’ve exhibited with many of them both online and in galleries. There are always opportunities for showing; you should get involved. A great bunch of people. Cecil Touchon, whom you mentioned, belongs to the list and organized a show last year.

]]> By: Ronald J. Sherno http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com/biography/#comment-7 Ronald J. Sherno Tue, 08 Jan 2008 05:54:06 +0000 http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com/biography/#comment-7 Dear Dave, If it is allright with you, I'd like to send you a contemporary poem now and then...to your regular e-mail. Also send some of my "creations" or works-in-progress for your perusal. Just let me know is this is ok and not an intrusion. Ron Sherno Dear Dave, If it is allright with you, I’d like to send you a contemporary poem now and then…to your regular e-mail. Also send some of my “creations” or works-in-progress for your perusal. Just let me know is this is ok and not an intrusion. Ron Sherno

]]> By: stlukesguild http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com/biography/#comment-3 stlukesguild Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:10:56 +0000 http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com/biography/#comment-3 Wendy; Thanks for taking a look. I'm actually sort of surprised. I just created this blog and have only started uploading things over the last few days. I must agree with you with regard to Leonardo Drew. His works are certainly marvelous... overwhelming... as are the quilts from Gee's Bend. Among other marvelous outsiders I immediately think of Adolf Wolfli (although he may be more of a "book artist" or "illuminator" than a "collagist"... James Castle, Pascal verbena, George Widener, and obviously Ferdinand Cheval. There are many other contemporary (or near contemporary) collagists who have done some marvelous work. Off the top of my head I think of Cecil Touchon, Fred Otnes, Hanelore Baron, Emilio Lobato, Leonore Tawney, Ted Larsen (if he qualifies), and among my favorites Lee Bontecou, Christian Boltanski, Robert Nickle (fabulous!) and Varujan Boghosian (a poetic collage/assemblage artist from the generation of the great Ab Ex painters... but far closer in spirit to the Surrealists and Joseph Cornell... Julian Stanczak introduced me to his work). Perhaps the most fabulous contemporary "collagist"... in the vein of Cheval... is the "anarchitecht", Richard Greaves, who produces his marvelous architectural assemblage/installations/earth art projects in the wilds of Canada: http://bugnag.com/2007/02/21/richard-greaves-anarchitecture/ Wendy;

Thanks for taking a look. I’m actually sort of surprised. I just created this blog and have only started uploading things over the last few days. I must agree with you with regard to Leonardo Drew. His works are certainly marvelous… overwhelming… as are the quilts from Gee’s Bend. Among other marvelous outsiders I immediately think of Adolf Wolfli (although he may be more of a “book artist” or “illuminator” than a “collagist”… James Castle, Pascal verbena, George Widener, and obviously Ferdinand Cheval. There are many other contemporary (or near contemporary) collagists who have done some marvelous work. Off the top of my head I think of Cecil Touchon, Fred Otnes, Hanelore Baron, Emilio Lobato, Leonore Tawney, Ted Larsen (if he qualifies), and among my favorites Lee Bontecou, Christian Boltanski, Robert Nickle (fabulous!) and Varujan Boghosian (a poetic collage/assemblage artist from the generation of the great Ab Ex painters… but far closer in spirit to the Surrealists and Joseph Cornell… Julian Stanczak introduced me to his work). Perhaps the most fabulous contemporary “collagist”… in the vein of Cheval… is the “anarchitecht”, Richard Greaves, who produces his marvelous architectural assemblage/installations/earth art projects in the wilds of Canada: http://bugnag.com/2007/02/21/richard-greaves-anarchitecture/

]]> By: Wendy Collin Sorin http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com/biography/#comment-2 Wendy Collin Sorin Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:05:36 +0000 http://stlukesguild.wordpress.com/biography/#comment-2 Jasper Johns credited Peto as an early, important influence also. I would argue that the most creative and exciting work in contemporary collage is being made by African-Americans, especially Mark Bradford who has taken collage to new heights. Leonardo Drew is another fine example; the quiltmakers of Gee's Bend. Then there are the so-called outsiders who use whatever materials are at hand due to limited resources and physical restrictions: George Widener's drawings on found paper, especially, among many others. Jasper Johns credited Peto as an early, important influence also. I would argue that the most creative and exciting work in contemporary collage is being made by African-Americans, especially Mark Bradford who has taken collage to new heights. Leonardo Drew is another fine example; the quiltmakers of Gee’s Bend. Then there are the so-called outsiders who use whatever materials are at hand due to limited resources and physical restrictions: George Widener’s drawings on found paper, especially, among many others.

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