Monday, July 27, 2015

Ed Moses

Latest happenings with Ed Moses.
"I don't want to be a goddamned artist. It's such a wimpy thing to want to be."
- Ed Moses.

At the age of 89, Ed has currently a drawing retrospective at the LA County Museum of Art and a solo show at the William Turner Gallery in Santa Monica.

Video with Ed Moses and Leslie Jones, curator of prints and drawings at the LACMA,
Tuesday, June 9th, at the William Turner Gallery.
http://williamturnergallery.com/VIDEOS/Ed_Moses_Talk_2015/Ed_Moses_2015.htm

'My Afternoon with Ed', interview by Stephen Goldberg.
http://artillerymag.com/art-brief-ed-moses/

'Ed Moses says he doesn't make "art" - he makes "magic", interview by Darby Maloney and John Horn: http://www.scpr.org/programs/the-frame/2015/05/29/42820/ed-moses-says-he-doesn-t-make-art-he-makes-magic/

Great photos of Ed Moses in his studio by Jim Newberry:
http://www.jimnewberry.com/artist-ed-moses-for-kpcc/


Ed Moses in his Venice, California studio.
Photo by Allan Shaffer.

Ed Moses, Avilda, 1963
Graphite with paper engineering on board.
5 1/2" x 6"
Photo: Louis Stern Fine Arts

Installation view of Ed Moses, Now and Then
Photo: William Turner Gallery.

Monday, July 13, 2015

William Rubin on Ellsworth Kelly

From Art News, Converting Painting Into Sculpture: Ellsworth Kelly's Signature Style, in 1963.

Coinciding with a current show at Matthew Marks New York Gallery, Art News recently revisited this article written on Kelly's work in 1963. If you can get past the first few paragraphs, this is well worth the read.
From Art News: http://www.artnews.com/2015/06/19/converting-painting-into-sculpture-william-rubin-on-ellsworth-kellys-signature-style-in-1963/

Ellsworth Kelly, Works in Exhibition:
http://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2015-05-13_ellsworth-kelly/works-in-exhibition/#

Also check out this 2011 interview with Ellsworth Kelly by Gwyneth Paltrow from Interview magazine: http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/ellsworth-kelly#_

Matthew Marks installation video:
http://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2015-05-13_ellsworth-kelly/installation-video/


Installation view of Ellsworth Kelly at Matthew Marks Gallery.
All photos: Matthew Marks Gallery


I think this painting below is an absolute KILLER.
White Relief over Gray, 2013
Oil on canvas with two joined panels.
60" x 65"
All photos: Matthew Marks Gallery

Blue Angle, 2014
Painted aluminum.
90" x 150" x 4 1/8"
All photos: Matthew Marks Gallery


Detail of Blue Angle, 2014
Painted aluminum.
90" x 150" x 4 1/8"
All photos: Matthew Marks Gallery

And of course I like this one which reminds me of Tony DeLap. 
White Curve in Relief over White (Belle Ile), 2013
Oil on canvas with two joined panels.
47 1/4" x 84"
All photos: Matthew Marks Gallery