tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post3578096934913611125..comments2023-11-05T07:44:36.996-05:00Comments on anaba: Eric SallMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13383812070175961882noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post-88598746471357662682008-04-14T16:46:00.000-04:002008-04-14T16:46:00.000-04:00thanks for the post martin!i like the baby on the ...thanks for the post martin!<BR/>i like the baby on the painting.<BR/>I've changed that painting since you were here too, even though its been shown already and is in New American Paintings. I can't help myself...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post-87859229251965165062008-04-10T14:49:00.000-04:002008-04-10T14:49:00.000-04:00The thing about 20th century progress, in arts and...The thing about 20th century progress, in arts and aesthetics is that it became this continuum of more and more microscopic tweaks with less and less pay off for the audience. The last 3 names on vc's list there elicit big yawns every time i think about their work. what's nice about sall's work is that i feel this reward, challenge, stimulation from the work. i read an interview with dana schutz the other day where she used the word 'pragmatic' to describe her ideas. i think that relates to sall's work--it's a pragmatic place for painting to be, and that, i think, is a good place for painting to be right now.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726824893330371740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post-5684407864769936922008-04-10T14:30:00.000-04:002008-04-10T14:30:00.000-04:00I am conviced Sall's work is important, partially ...I am conviced Sall's work is important, partially because I don't like it. Sometimes I feel guilty for liking something, because I wonder if it is stretching my aesthetics enough. Leo Stein called Matisse's Woman with the Hat the "nastiest smear of paint I had ever seen." But now nasty smears of paint are about as academic as you can get (old fashioned gesture painting). Of course one can start chasing one's tail here in a futile search for novelty. I think Sall's work is extremely well-done, skillful and inventive. I wonder if it re-structures and re-invents painting like a good old fashioned modernist such as myself would prefer, like Cezanne did, Matisse, Pollock, Warhol, Richter, Heilmann and Murray and Buren?. Or am I just hung up on empty codes for restructuring? Certainly painting can and does more than that. It also delights, intoxicates, and Sall does that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post-88008985495010441322008-04-09T20:03:00.000-04:002008-04-09T20:03:00.000-04:00dolphin gallery in kc was hanging a new (big) eric...dolphin gallery in kc was hanging a new (big) eric sall last time i was there. it looked pretty sweet. vc's comment is interesting; i tell people a lot that they shouldn't worry so much about whether or not their reaction to art is "like" or "not like"--there are so many other reactions and experiences out there. but there's something about sall's work--me LIKE it.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726824893330371740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post-54419206474148390732008-04-08T14:58:00.000-04:002008-04-08T14:58:00.000-04:00great stuff,I ,too am loving Sall,and didn't reali...great stuff,I ,too am loving Sall,and didn't realize the work was as large-it's kickin my teeny assAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post-90799314071227602562008-04-08T14:57:00.001-04:002008-04-08T14:57:00.001-04:00great stuff,I ,too am loving Sall,and didn't reali...great stuff,I ,too am loving Sall,and didn't realize the work was as large-it's kickin my teeny assAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post-37640023028096365702008-04-08T14:57:00.000-04:002008-04-08T14:57:00.000-04:00great stuff,I ,too am loving Sall,and didn't reali...great stuff,I ,too am loving Sall,and didn't realize the work was as large-it's kickin my teeny assAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post-23353115616382286962008-04-05T15:46:00.000-04:002008-04-05T15:46:00.000-04:00i would imagine the show is pretty kick-ass, becau...i would imagine the show is pretty kick-ass, because those paintings in the studio above are the ones that were NOT selected for the show.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383812070175961882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post-17527943954724360352008-04-05T07:40:00.000-04:002008-04-05T07:40:00.000-04:00There's my disadvantage. Maybe ATM will post some...There's my disadvantage. Maybe ATM will post some more images or installation shots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post-35146170078391506392008-04-05T00:18:00.000-04:002008-04-05T00:18:00.000-04:00it blew me away. I love this show. LOVE it. love i...it blew me away. I love this show. LOVE it. love it.Barnabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173849008817016053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post-81300816051323465712008-04-04T07:15:00.000-04:002008-04-04T07:15:00.000-04:00Someone told me the most valuable experiences with...Someone told me the most valuable experiences with art have nothing to do with whether you like something or not, and someone else said that's wrong.<BR/>The color here is definitely very accomplished: but hard to explain. I just deleted a string of adjectives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com