I’m taking an Art History for Artists at CalArts right now…homework assignment is to list things that are part of our personal art history. So I’m working backwards from the my current works:
I have been painting in London since 1970. Art History and cultural appreciation for art and artists seems so much more valued there than in the US (in general). I regularly do gallery tours and on this momentous occasion, I was touring with Swedish Artist Anna Tuhus. We had visited about 6 galleries before we got to the Tate Modern. Most were small galleries or exhibits where the visitors were intensely focused on the work. BUT there at the Tate, with an incrdible Joan Miro exhibit, the visitors – about 60 students – were ALL completely focused on their electronic devices – not one was looking at the exhibit. They had given up true social discourse and observation for virtual reality. Even sketching and shooting around them, they barely noticed our existence. I’m now doing a series of paintings based on this “electronica” disease.
Archive for the ‘UK’ Category
Electronica Disease
March 8, 2014London Mural
April 8, 2013
Shot this on my way to Bethnal Green life drawing session. Nice Mural! Looks just like Aurelio, my neighbor back in California.
Portrait of Ben Lang (Cambridge)
April 2, 2013
Portrait of Ben Lang (Cambridge) using his mobile to text in front of Picasso’s Self-Portrait….. this is the progression over two months of painting. finished today! With help from Ana…
Spot of Tilbury
March 26, 2013
Spot lives with Anya and Adrian in Tilbury (UK). This is a 24×30 inch acrylic on canvas.
Regent’s Canal
March 4, 2013
Regent’s Canal
Bridge in Regent’s Park
February 28, 2013
I posted my sepia-toned version of this previously. But last night I sold this version at my current exhibit. Kinda dreamy looking compared to the sepia-toned one.
Electronica vs. Art at the Tate Modern
February 26, 2013
Electronica vs. Art at the Tate Modern – 122×92 cm acrylics on canvas
A Certain Ambiance
February 18, 2013
London Grunge
Birds in Regents Park
February 17, 2013
Spotted on a walk from St. James Wood through the Park and on my way to Daunt Books in Marylebone….birds in a tree…nice morning silhouette!
Regent’s Park Bridge
February 15, 2013
Regent’s Park
I’ve run or walked by here hundreds of times, taken dozens of photos of this bridge over the last thirty years, but each time I encounter this scene, I fall in love with it over again.
