Elizabeth Peyton at GAVIN BROWN'S ENTERPRISE
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- James Kalm is out and about on a Thursday evening in early spring and heads in to see this show. Employing painting, drawing, and monotype, many of the subjects in this latest exhibition have been drawn from the world of classic opera. Peyton reveals a growing mastery of portraiture using an exquisitely light touch, and a silvery grayed down pallet. There is also a conscious reference to historical figures in the New York art world. A cameo appearance by Jerry Saltz with his cowbell initiates this walkthrough tour.
Thank you James, great job covering a great show.
Thank you Kate
Pretty Pictures.
Thx again, James. Always enjoyable to see your videos.
"Elias Bender Ronnenfelt" is the singer of Danish punk band Iceage! They're one of my favorites and I recognize his silhouette in that picture.
Ha, "cultural recon" (spoken at the start). Great term for what James does, i think :) and im damn glad he does it! I love getting to see the art of ny from my distant seat of wales, britain. Cheers for all your efforts, they are massively appreciated by me!
Yeah Gavin, "cultural recon" that's what we do here. I'll try to give a shout out to all our viewers in Wales on the next report...
and those portraits of him are fabulous
Thank you! I love your videos.
Love this.
Peyton's new work feels more like 'relational aesthetics' than institutional critique: especially with the cameo appearance by Liam Gillick;-) Keep up the good work, nice wandering around New York even though five thousand miles away.
I like when she works up the detail in the face more...it is well executed. I respect that. I'm not sure if I like the quick, loose treatment to the rest of the painting. There are things about this show I like but it also seems to have a lot of "filler"...like when you buy an album and their are only two or three songs you like. Just my opinion. As always, thanks James!
Does all of the empty wall real estate make the paintings more valuable?
that cowbell really fills the space...
Awesome work
The diaphanous quality of her line is something really special. Also, the pedigree of art history seems to swim through the paintings...I find my mind wandering through so many periods and painters.
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Interesting that Alex Katz was present, because IMO Elizabeth Peyton's work is reminiscent of pop-art portraiture of Katz.
I like the paint application. Very heavy.
Any idea how she makes her ground? They are so nice and smooth. Like you say the ground is really important for this kind of work.
I love Elizabeth! I have a question, what is monotype paint ?
A monotype is a technique of printmaking where the image is painted on a plate, a sheet of paper is laid over it, and the plate is run through a press like an etching or lithograph. The resulting "print" is a single image ie. monotype and is unique. I've also seen artists who do this technique on a larger scale, print the image on canvas, and stretch it like a painting...
jameskalm : thank you James for the details 😊👍 you’re channel is one of my favorites. I have another question if you don’t mind, what kind of paints are most common for monotype processes?
@@khm2917 Because the monotype technique is associated with etching and lithograph, artists traditionally use oil based inks, but many folks use thinned oil paint, and I've even heard of people using water color...
hi james. what did you mean by "critiquing the institutions" on the michelle/obama piece
While foxtrapper1972 may be right, perhaps there is a sexism element to his comment. There was much to like in the show. If I had to pick one, it might be the girl with the dog with blue face.
Hey ThePIPdesign, just google institutional critique. (Hint: it's a European version of Conceptual Art.)
never a big fan of Peyton, I'm blown away at how much better her work has gotten since I last saw them. She's developed more sophisticated paint handling while retaining that inner-soul-searching face from her earlier work.
How is the picture of Obama and his wife a critique as you say?
.......if you don't have anything good to say about the pedestrian ...something ...something .....i forget . Thanks .
The bunching of people into little humming egg clusters...
Perhaps it would be best to attend art openings while leaving one's dogs and cowbells at home. Both are distractions.
Question? WHat makes her special? She's a mediocre painter at best. There are thousands of artists wayyyyyyyyy better than her. So why is she successful?
Elizabeth fulfilled a need that an important part of the "art consuming" community had at a particular time.
nah, hes not sexist. he hates everything that isnt his. ive been watching james' videos for three years and foxtrapper cant seem to say a single good word for even one artist. hes carmudgeonly at all times.
Please try to keep the discourses here civil, otherwise I'll have to block you,.. sorry. JK
Whoa, these are dreadful. So weak. Is that the point somehow? JK said something about high kitsch. Anyway, they look like a high school student's idea of cool art to me. She's clearly tracing a photo projection and doing a minimum of painting.
See one...Seen them all.. Yawwwnnn