Painting After Art is Dead – Page 120 – A blog about my practice and others that inspire me

Aaron Parazette

I got to take some classes with Aaron when I was at the University of Houston. At the time he was in the midst of a “movement” I can’t describe any better I think than cool abstraction. It was so refreshing after my somber undergrad experience. More on that.

#aaronparazette

Nava Lubelski

While looking at the Mint Museum’s website for info on Thomas I found this good interview with Nava.

#navalubelski

Rafael Vega

was interviewed in this interesting read in The Nation.

Kapwani Kiwanga

like Myra and Torkwase and Kevin is creating a system of related formal elements that also refer to socio/economic relations between elements in American life.

#kapwanikiwanga

Laurie Fendrich

Two Coats posted a great essay by Laurie, who is also a painter, earlier this month. As a self-identified formalist I find myself also asking what good is abstract painting often as well (more of my thoughts on that here, recently updated as a result of reading Laurie’s essay).

#lauriefendrich

Jennie Jones

Bomb has a good interview up with Jennie in the context of her newest show.

#jenniejones

Loie Hollowell

Just wrapped up a solid show at Pace. I see influence from Agnes in her work.

#loiehollowell

Su A Che

A friend turned me on to Su’s IG recently. Read more about her work.

#suache

Bethany Czarnecki

Two Coats says (about Bethany’s newest at Massey Klein), while resolutely abstract from a strictly visual standpoint, Czarnecki’s work metaphorically zones in on human contact and cognitive limitation.

#bethanyczarnecki

Tracy Barwick

Shows with White Cloud and #BMoreArts picks her newest at Hotel Indigo.

#tracybarwick

Scott Albrecht

Juxtapoz has some images up of Scott’s work process for below as well as an interview.

#scottalbrecht

Maarten Rots

Konvergenz (article by Boooom) shows Rots has some formalist tendencies.

#maartenrots

Esphyr Slobdokina

I can see why Peter Plagens was obsessed with the piece below.

#esphyrslobdokina

Leo Amino

#hyperallergic covers a recent retro of this artist who was under appreciated in his time.

#leoamino

Pablo Palezuelo

Was born in and ended his life in Spain having absorbed and interpreted European and American Modernism.

More (I like his work from the latter part of the 20th century best)

#pablopalezuelo