i was reading somewhere about how steven parrino would show work and when the stuff that didn't sell came back to him he would completely re-work (demolish) it and show it again... the "same" painting would get shown many times... and that it would be interesting to try to find documentary images of the same painting(s) on exhibit in various states.
I completely sympathize with painters who feel like their paintings are never finished. The second you make a new mark on a 'finished' work you open up Pandora's Box again. Also, deciding when something is finished is often the product of many factors, looming deadlines, overcrowded workspaces, the urge to move on, etc.
Supposedly De Kooning went to some museum, saw a painting of his, left to buy some paint and went back to the museum and started "fixing" things! I don't know if that is true.
This post provides readers with a lot of insight into the painting process. As Kalm points out Sall's use of contrasts really invigorates the work.
ReplyDeletegod damn I loved that show.
ReplyDeletei was reading somewhere about how steven parrino would show work and when the stuff that didn't sell came back to him he would completely re-work (demolish) it and show it again... the "same" painting would get shown many times... and that it would be interesting to try to find documentary images of the same painting(s) on exhibit in various states.
ReplyDeleteI completely sympathize with painters who feel like their paintings are never finished. The second you make a new mark on a 'finished' work you open up Pandora's Box again. Also, deciding when something is finished is often the product of many factors, looming deadlines, overcrowded workspaces, the urge to move on, etc.
ReplyDeleteSupposedly De Kooning went to some museum, saw a painting of his, left to buy some paint and went back to the museum and started "fixing" things! I don't know if that is true.
ReplyDeleteI'm a hopeless reworker too.