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CONTEMPORARY ~LANDSCAPE PAINTERS: PAT PERRY, COLIN BRANT, BARRY MCGLASHAN

Perry’s paintings feel lived in an intense way. He has a Hopper thing going on if you replaced memories of a different America with nostalgia for your walk home last Sunday. Bradt makes these fantastical scenes and landscapes that actually feel magical more than they reference anything impossible. McGlashan paints nearly abstract scenes and realist ones with the same personality— they all feel loose and effortless and romantic.

@slowdazzle

1d ago

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Anthony mccall

this photo sucks but his exhibit at the tate modern is amazing. very otherworldly -- i’ve never seen anything quite like it. if you’re in london, go!!!!

@eerieplease

Feb 23, 2025

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Michael St. John “These Days” at Pio Pico

If there were a gun to my head pointed by an assailant who demanded that I describe the feeling of living in the USA using only pictures (hey, this is my unreal conditional—worry about your own), I’d simply point them in the direction of Michael St. John’s “Portraits of Democracy,” which are currently on view as “These Days” at Pio Pico gallery in LA (now extended thru Jan. 1). St. John is probably your favorite artist’s favorite artist: a lifelong student of the aesthetic form who cares more about the Big Issues than making big paintings just because that’s what someone said collectors want. He’s also a preternaturally gifted painter (by practice, no less!) whose every choice involves the deliberate reproduction of the very tension that makes life in 2020 one nonstop “Party in the U.S.A.” if you know what I mean. If you’re gonna look at art, why bother with anything you couldn’t spend your whole afternoon uncovering the intricacies of, anyway? Viewings are by appointment only, but don’t let that intimidate you—it’s literally a phone call, prolly even a DM away.

@emerson-ray-rosenthal

Nov 24, 2020

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CREATE ART LIKE A CHILD

Don’t underestimate the talent and creativity of toddlers and preschoolers. From working in child care for several years I can say that I’ve been truly inspired by some of the art these kids make. It‘s like the purest form of expressionism. Child art is spontaneous, passionate, whimsical, and free. When young kids make art, a lot of their process is the experience of mark making. To a toddler, art is discovery and play. This process inspires my own work now. I create with the intent to play and learn, not to produce a masterpiece. I’ve found that the less I think about the end result, the more confident and free I am in my choices. Practice naïveté and joy in your art and I promise you will create work that reflects your spirit. Reconnect with your inner child artist :) (All of these images are from toddlers I have worked with)

@roses

Jun 2, 2025

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TAKE PICTURES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD

or if you don’t live in a neighborhood, just take pics close to wherever you live. Get different angles, look at the things around you in a new light, see your place like it’s the first time. What excites you? What do you notice that you hadn’t seen before? Take time with the mundane and allow it to surprise and inspire you.

@roses

6d ago

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ANCIENT ART IS MORE THAN JUST HISTORY

Look, for a while I did not care about prehistoric art. It was hidden beneath the veil of primitivism. Let‘s rewire our contemporary brains and try to view the past a little differently. When looking at prehistoric art, how do you feel? Does it make you excited to imagine a world before your time? Does it seem boring or even uninspired? Maybe you feel confused or disconnected due to the history between yourself and the work that stands before you. No matter how ancient works of art make you feel, it is crucial to learn and recognize the value and importance of these pieces and how they relate to the world around us. Why is it so important? I mean, we are living in the future! We have 3D printers, self-driving cars, and infinite knowledge at our fingertips. Why should we be looking to the past? For starters, we can learn about ourselves by seeing what our ancestors did 10,000 years ago. Prehistoric art is a major influence on contemporary art. Ever since the discovery of cave drawings and ancient Egyptian tombs, artists have been inspired by their primordial selves. The value of looking back is to learn about how it has inspired our own art. What we would consider art from the past, is influenced by the art of an even more distant past, and so on. We can learn about humanity and how we view the world just by looking at how we lived and created art throughout history. It is important to see where we started out so we can see where we are going in the future. Ancient art reveals historical details that we may not have been able to understand had it not been for the art created at the time. All this to say remind yourself that people in the past were people like us, living life and making art. We aren’t so different from our historical siblings.

@roses

Jun 2, 2025