Yesterday Melissa Bryant, who studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, joined me to wallow in the art scene of NYC for a day. Our focus was Matisse in Search of True Painting, which we both loved because it reveals so well how Matisse explored a veriety of approaches to his compositions, achieving very different results. The show is at the Met until March 17th but unfortunately, photography is not permitted
After that, we cruised around Chelsea, sampling the Zwerner, Marlborough, Pace, ACA, and the Gagosian gallery with its spectacular but disturbing exhibition of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Came home tired and happy.
Some momentos:
Melissa is excited by minimalist precision and composition at Zwerner
Edward Hopper with yet another view of urban isolation, at the Met
Contemplating Jim Dine at the Pace
Marsden Hartley just lets those clouds hang out there like mountains
The ACA gallery provides lots of elbow room
Well, this is not a technique or approach that I will tackle.
