nontraditionalmaterials – Page 21 – Painting After Art is Dead

Richard Tuttle

Interesting to see this, since I’ve been spending time writing down my thoughts on painting lately, which means I’ve been revisiting artists, like Richard, that were coming to prominence as I was becoming an artist. More

#richardtuttle

Maria Martinez-Canas

Saw the piece below at #camraleigh

#mariamartinezcanas

Al Loving

I’ve been following a hashtag on IG for Al so I can see snaps of his work that still gets shown. You can see from the first image why I was first drawn to him. Loving was well known for hard-edge, geometric abstract painting. However, he felt a tension between his work and his identity as an African American in a time of racial injustice, civil rights struggles, and the rise of the Black Power movement. In the early 1970s, he took a new direction with shaped, colorful, fabric-based works inspired by quilts.

#alloving

Kathryn McNaughton

I’ve followed Kathryn on IG for a while (I’m not alone with 39k follows)- she’s shown with Heather Day and recently made below as part of a residency at Pada Studios.

#kathrynmcnaughton

Hermine Ford

Two Coats review of her newest is a nice starting point. Read more.

#hermineford

Mark Bradford

I wish I lived in London- Mark is having a great moment in Art history and these massive new pieces are another step forward.

#markbradford

John Bunker

AbCrit reviews this Londoner’s newest show– follow him on IG.

#johnbunker

Martha Tuttle

Artforum noted Martha’s current show at Rhona Hoffman– follow her on IG!

#marthatuttle

Barbara Campbell Thomas

NC-based, Two Coats likes her newest show at the Painting Center.

#barbaracampbellthomas

Mary Weatherford

Great interview with Mary in #bombmagazine. Really want to see one of these in the reals!

#maryweatherford

James Benjamin Franklin

Bomb Magazine wrote up their recent studio visit to Jame’s studio.

#jamesbenjaminfranklin

Rhia Hurt

Interesting to see how some artists’ work evolves off the canvas/paper into a physical form. I hope I get to see one of these up close at some point.

#rhiahurt

Paul Travis Philips

#TBT Saw some of these at SECCA (a real NC gem) in 2017. Really deft technically, they borrow the visual texture of language (literally in some cases) and owe as big of a debt to Johns and Rauschenberg as any abstract practitioner- even as they are, literally, abstractions of systems of representation. Fascinating and captivating.

#paultravisphilips

Donald Martiny

Those of you who drive past North Hills in Raleigh on the reg have seen Donald’s piece in the NCMA’s Art Window in the BOA building. As someone who loves Fabian Marcaccio’s paintants and Roy Lichtenstein’s brushstrokes, these make me super super happy. Check out more of them!

#donaldmartiny

Marcelyn McNeil

While looking at upcoming calls at Lawndale in Houston, saw that Marcelyn is in an interesting show with Kristen Cochran and Katie Heinlein. A little poking around reveals she also does work on paper.

#marcelynmcneil