A nice visual feast of Amy Sillman! ❤️ the acrylic & ink paintings/drawings. Yellow/Green palette & subdued colors- a lot to sort thru in the last minutes available to you before the gallery closes. Ever think of motorizing your bike James to give you more gallery time? 🕰 (just kidding) Another outstanding 🏆 Art vlog. Can’t wait until your able to crash a Guston show. The last show you shared I believe you were thrown out! Thanks for your persistence. And thank you Kate!
Ive left another comment, but want to add that Silmann is a fantastically good flower painter: its nothing to be ashamed of. Some of Manet's best things were flower paintings.
I saw the Hardy installation on a number of websites in the last week or so (I'm too far away to see it in person) and it wasn't until this clip that I got what the image was. I don't get the joke (as mentioned in some of the comments below) or the artist's meaning(s) behind the piece. Perhaps there's someone in this feed who can explain it to me. As far as the image itself: I don't believe the menstrual pad has the punch, the shock in 2020, that it had prior to the 80s. Not sure if the artist is really taking the image further, risking anything. So then one has to ask, what's the point and/or how can this image be transformed. I think a tampon could've had more to say...been much more successful as a piece. Of course this also depends on how the artist transforms the tampon. ---Thank you, Kate!...hope you are staying safe and healthy. Be careful out there James!
First one is kind of a one liner. Once you get the joke that's it. 2nd artist has certainly been seen a lot and is very good but it appears like she has a formulae for making this sort of painting. She never misses a beat. It's like an illustration of action painting or nature derived abstraction. The thing with deKooning or Gorky is there was always risk involved. The game was deeper. The works here are very safe. They'll likely sell like hotcakes. Sorry New York but it's time for some new blood.
First sight I had of these (online) I was impressed: I thought the drawing was interesting and almost heavyweight. At this stage I've been swamped, and they dont stand up to the repeat viewing. It is like Cicely Brown, lacking in some kind of deeper substance, all pretty surface. Its nothing essential to do with being a woman but it is a limit some women put on themselves. I think it is to do with presenting their work for a limited spectrum of gaze, that looks for ease of approval. Am struggling to break away from this myself.
Have to agree, Sillmans early works on canvas seemed devoted. No doubt her use of figuration is good, with beautiful linear work, and actually think the palette is more developed. However, for years, much work seems to be half developed in thought and in action.
@@casteretpollux I think that by the time you get to a certain point in a serious career, you can't get away from the market pressures. It's too late to "rebrand" and too expensive for the galleries, if you fail...
I needed it pointed out to me, even though Ive made tampon pieces myself. James K's observation of likeness to anatomical parts is not incorrect. I think her artwork is fabulous. My grandmother's voice in my head said 'that would pick up the dust': maybe would need to be under glass. Looks like its made of canvas to me, adds another layer to the meaning of the piece. Im very glad to see some good menstrual art: my middle years were dominated by the seesaw from completely knocked out to merely exhausted.
Yes, the first one is a huge used menstrual pad! A brilliant joke between women; we'll be the only one who recognize it. I had a good laugh hearing James's artsy remarks about the big blob in the middle.
Always good to hear you and see the exhibitions thanks James and..thank you Kate
Thank you Kate and James, always appreciate your efforts.
A show that really coheres nicely altogether. Thanks J & K!
I like your enthusiasm and interest.
A nice visual feast of Amy Sillman! ❤️ the acrylic & ink paintings/drawings. Yellow/Green palette & subdued colors- a lot to sort thru in the last minutes available to you before the gallery closes. Ever think of motorizing your bike James to give you more gallery time? 🕰 (just kidding) Another outstanding 🏆 Art vlog. Can’t wait until your able to crash a Guston show. The last show you shared I believe you were thrown out! Thanks for your persistence. And thank you Kate!
I like your channel. I like your knowledge and comments , and the looking at the different artists work.
Great video, as always. Thank you K8, ahm, I mean Kate!
loooove the Amy Sillman paintings!!!
Good stuffs, James. like both artists. Keep up the quality programming.
Really love the yellow one at 13:45 and the smaller piece to its right. Thanks for taking us along !!!
Sillman’s flower works are just fantastic!
Solid work, both shows.
In Amy's work I see a lot of Matisse. Great show great work. Thanks James.
Thank you Kate.
Ive left another comment, but want to add that Silmann is a fantastically good flower painter: its nothing to be ashamed of. Some of Manet's best things were flower paintings.
James Kalm was asking about some of Amy Sillman's effects. I thought I saw quite a bit of monoprint scattered through, maybe it was that?
Thank you Kate, thank you everybody.
greetings from vancouver canada,love your vids!!
Love it!
Thank you for your effort
I saw the Hardy installation on a number of websites in the last week or so (I'm too far away to see it in person) and it wasn't until this clip that I got what the image was. I don't get the joke (as mentioned in some of the comments below) or the artist's meaning(s) behind the piece. Perhaps there's someone in this feed who can explain it to me. As far as the image itself: I don't believe the menstrual pad has the punch, the shock in 2020, that it had prior to the 80s. Not sure if the artist is really taking the image further, risking anything. So then one has to ask, what's the point and/or how can this image be transformed. I think a tampon could've had more to say...been much more successful as a piece. Of course this also depends on how the artist transforms the tampon. ---Thank you, Kate!...hope you are staying safe and healthy. Be careful out there James!
Nice flow on the first one
Thanks for the great exhibition! Thanks for your work! Best regards from Russia!
Do Cecily Brown’s new show! It’s amazing.
Top james
Thank you Kate
Thank you, K-8s.
First one is kind of a one liner. Once you get the joke that's it. 2nd artist has certainly been seen a lot and is very good but it appears like she has a formulae for making this sort of painting. She never misses a beat. It's like an illustration of action painting or nature derived abstraction. The thing with deKooning or Gorky is there was always risk involved. The game was deeper. The works here are very safe. They'll likely sell like hotcakes. Sorry New York but it's time for some new blood.
First sight I had of these (online) I was impressed: I thought the drawing was interesting and almost heavyweight. At this stage I've been swamped, and they dont stand up to the repeat viewing. It is like Cicely Brown, lacking in some kind of deeper substance, all pretty surface. Its nothing essential to do with being a woman but it is a limit some women put on themselves. I think it is to do with presenting their work for a limited spectrum of gaze, that looks for ease of approval. Am struggling to break away from this myself.
So what was the joke, in your opinion.
Have to agree, Sillmans early works on canvas seemed devoted. No doubt her use of figuration is good, with beautiful linear work, and actually think the palette is more developed. However, for years, much work seems to be half developed in thought and in action.
Must say I agree with points mentioned.
@@casteretpollux I think that by the time you get to a certain point in a serious career, you can't get away from the market pressures. It's too late to "rebrand" and too expensive for the galleries, if you fail...
First one is a sanitary pad.
Art is Beautiful 😳
Exactly what I thought!
I needed it pointed out to me, even though Ive made tampon pieces myself. James K's observation of likeness to anatomical parts is not incorrect. I think her artwork is fabulous. My grandmother's voice in my head said 'that would pick up the dust': maybe would need to be under glass. Looks like its made of canvas to me, adds another layer to the meaning of the piece. Im very glad to see some good menstrual art: my middle years were dominated by the seesaw from completely knocked out to merely exhausted.
Yes, the first one is a huge used menstrual pad! A brilliant joke between women; we'll be the only one who recognize it. I had a good laugh hearing James's artsy remarks about the big blob in the middle.
How different it all looks on a gallery wall!!! That feminine pad relatively striking. Emphasis on relatively.
1970s sanitary pads and vaginas like: looks like this on is about to give birth?
Amy: did you not see the Motherwell? You said Diebenkorn/De Niro
For anyone who had their interest sparked by Amy’s work check out this great lecture she did ua-cam.com/video/BLOgc466nRk/v-deo.html
It's a big pad. And speaking of witch, why isn't it wo-menstruation?
Crazy world.
Love the piece. Really says something poignant.
Who r u kidding?
who are *you* kidding?
It never ceases to amaze me the lousy camera work people do with art. Great artwork, too bad about the camera work.