I will be in Pont-Aven, France until the end of July. I will try to keep the blog updated and will be adding some new work to my personal site, allisonbeonde.com.
Watermill in Pont-Aven, 1894. Paul Gauguin
Tribute to Andrew Wyeth
If you happen to be in Maine this weekend, head over to the Farnsworth Museum for an all weekend tribute to Andrew Wyeth.
Gustav Klimt
There is something so pleasing about the women in Klimt’s paintings. The turned faces, rosy cheeks, innocent gestures, and the twisted, erotic fashion of the human forms.
Mother and Child. Gustav Klimt
The Girlfriends. Gustav Klimt
Nói Albinói
A favorite film of mine for some time now has been Nói Albinói from Icelandic filmmaker Dagur Kári.
There is a scene in the middle of the film of a fly crawling down his arms, crossing the wrists and moving to the next hand. The motion and the quietude of the scene makes it extremely powerful for me as omen and as human need for introversion, questioning, and examination of nature. The scene was shot during a day off when the director, one crew member and actor were on location. It is a great inspiration for me and reminder of the beauty and power of everyday occurrences along with the need to be open-minded and aware in making work.
Nói Albinói
Nói Albinói
Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele
At present, I am mainly observing the physical motion of mountains, water, trees and flowers. One is everywhere reminded of similar movements in the human body, of similar impulses of joy and suffering in plants.
- Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele
the irresolute character of the figures, conceived as bowed and bent, the bodies of men tired of life, suicides, yet still the bodies of people alert to sensation
- Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele
A handful of my favorite works by Schiele.
Robert Bechtle
Photorealism at it’s best.
I am interested in how things look; I am also interested in painting that is based upon how things look. I like to see things the way they are rather than thinking how they can be changed. The richness and range of the visual world constantly thrills and amazes me. I am most particularly interested in using the part of our world which we seem to notice least…that is, our everyday surroundings as we live day to day. Thus, I have painted friends and family, familiar houses, streets and neighborhoods. The paintings are on one level, about middle class American life as experienced in California. On another, they are about reconciling that subject matter with concerns about formal painting issues (the use of color and light, design, and the kinds of marks one must make to replicate appearances). They are, in that sense, a part of a long tradition of European and American painting which has sought to find significance in the details of the commonplace.
- Robert Bechtle, 1990, OK Harris
Sunset Garage, 1994. Robert Bechtle
Covered Car - Near Otis Drive, 2003. Robert Bechtle
While I do find his paintings and drawings of the ‘everyday’ objects beautiful, there is a quality to his self-portraits that is unforgettable. They are poignant yet somehow ephemeral.
Westport Garage, 1996. Robert Bechtle
Portero Night, 2005. Robert Bechtle
Potrero Table, 1994. Robert Bechtle
North Adams Studio III, 2005. Robert Bechtle
Ben Alper
Ben Alper updated his site with photographs from his current project, Family Dig. After hearing about the project a few months ago, I’ve been keeping my eye out for more images from the series and am pleased to see the way it’s coming together.
Dental Cabinet Door, 2009. Ben Alper
Photograph On Bed, 2009. Ben Alper
Cabinets, 2009. Ben Alper
My Grandmother, 2009. Ben Alper
You can see Ben’s most recent work along with the rest of the project here.
Patrick Romero
Patrick Romero
Patrick Romero
Patrick Romero
Patrick Romero
Patrick Romero
You can find more of Patrick Romero’s work here.
Kate MccGwire
I recently discovered Kate MccGwire through This is That and spent some time looking through the work that’s up on her site. There are some amazing pieces and each has details with poignant statements.
Fume / Seethe, 2007. Kate MccGwire
Lour, 2006. Kate MccGwire
Echo & Narcissus, 2004. Kate MccGwire
Home from Home I, 2005. Kate MccGwire
See more here.
Adrien Missika
Adrien Missika
Adrien Missika
Adrien Missika
I recently came upon Adrien Missika’s site and found some great work, including a book entitled Teen Jail that has some impressive images along with a clean, simple design.
His site is well worth looking at.