tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post114919814718286435..comments2023-10-30T06:13:31.296-04:00Comments on PaintersNYC: John WesleyPainterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05087735650298480553noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149539793861422332006-06-05T16:36:00.000-04:002006-06-05T16:36:00.000-04:00Dagwood.Dagwood.zipthwunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02761727194113640578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149309770974612932006-06-03T00:42:00.000-04:002006-06-03T00:42:00.000-04:00seminalseminalno-where-manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420608393276593672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149308122608054552006-06-03T00:15:00.000-04:002006-06-03T00:15:00.000-04:00I think he is fair at best. It feels like he is g...I think he is fair at best. It feels like he is going through the motions. At least early Lichtenstein had some feel and punch to it.brian edmondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619811396736203936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149302516768358512006-06-02T22:41:00.000-04:002006-06-02T22:41:00.000-04:00speaking of deliberate the top 3 jpegs hold a spot...speaking of deliberate the top 3 jpegs hold a spot on layout.no-where-manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420608393276593672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149301151445573682006-06-02T22:19:00.000-04:002006-06-02T22:19:00.000-04:00pop is purepop is pureno-where-manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420608393276593672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149293719053948522006-06-02T20:15:00.000-04:002006-06-02T20:15:00.000-04:00agreed about the drawing, bsch. very deliberate.agreed about the drawing, bsch. very deliberate.slothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04422240307460315454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149293595883422982006-06-02T20:13:00.000-04:002006-06-02T20:13:00.000-04:00An acquired taste for me. I remember really dislik...An acquired taste for me. I remember really disliking John Wesley's paintings upon first encountering them years ago at Fredericks Freiser... I dismissed them as a re-hash of Wesselman via Lichtenstein. But they've grown on me in a major way since then; their weirdness is always surprising & unsettling in a good way. The powdery color, the odd & awkward drawing, the twisty flatness and an absolute mastery of technique and consistent delivery of the goods won me over.slothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04422240307460315454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149293377579270282006-06-02T20:09:00.000-04:002006-06-02T20:09:00.000-04:00Someone said that these were bad drawings. I think...Someone said that these were bad drawings. I think that makes a point which is important even if the author of that comment is ignorant of it. The handling of color, form, line and surface is PRECISE. And yet the drawings are a little off. At first look, a little goofy. But I don't think that anything that Wesley does is accidental. Look at the shapes of the character's mouths. The shapes of noses and knees. He creates awkward relationships which belie the simple statement. His pictures offer more than what is seen at first glance. He invites closer attention by the intense application of his craft and then twists things with the curve of a lip or the shape of a shoe. I'm not a disciple but there's is more here than a copy of Lichtenstein or Wesselmann. These pieces are more than Pop.bschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497227261874107946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149282805619973792006-06-02T17:13:00.000-04:002006-06-02T17:13:00.000-04:00wow, I thought roy lichenstein died already. was t...wow, I thought roy lichenstein died already. was this guy one of his assistants? did someone say tom wesselman?ad3pthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627682726719574899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149279874218989382006-06-02T16:24:00.000-04:002006-06-02T16:24:00.000-04:00http://www.tcj.com/258/beto.jpghttp://www.tcj.com/258/beto.jpgyouth--lesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04766715817815803423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149275938824182732006-06-02T15:18:00.000-04:002006-06-02T15:18:00.000-04:00oily: that's what we were shooting for in our gues...oily: that's what we were shooting for in our guest-hosting efforts this week. Just an experiment...triple dieselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804150859377767691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149275367560562992006-06-02T15:09:00.000-04:002006-06-02T15:09:00.000-04:00benevolent, John Wesley long live the Armory.benevolent, John Wesley long live the Armory.no-where-manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420608393276593672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149266060331688532006-06-02T12:34:00.000-04:002006-06-02T12:34:00.000-04:00Bsch: you can see "Rugby Players" at Zwirner & Wir...Bsch: you can see "Rugby Players" at Zwirner & Wirth uptown, along with other "vintage" Wesley paintings.triple dieselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804150859377767691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149265815290277682006-06-02T12:30:00.000-04:002006-06-02T12:30:00.000-04:00Maximizes visual impact and resonance with minimal...Maximizes visual impact and resonance with minimal painterly effects. This is challenging work from the point of view of an expressionist. <BR/>Thanks for showing this and I think that the multiple image format is very helpful.<BR/>What else can you say about John Wesley, he's one of Dave Hickey's favorite painters.<BR/>I'll keep looking. Only wish that I could see these in person.bschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497227261874107946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149261567589518072006-06-02T11:19:00.000-04:002006-06-02T11:19:00.000-04:00All these cartoon paintings. Yet not one of them i...All these cartoon paintings. Yet not one of them is a tenth as good as a Hernendez Bro. comic. None of these painters can draw.youth--lesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04766715817815803423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149259879742961432006-06-02T10:51:00.000-04:002006-06-02T10:51:00.000-04:00Yes, yes. LOVE. The weird baby nursery palette, th...Yes, yes. LOVE. The weird baby nursery palette, the inexplicable symmetries, the sinuous line. Did anyone see the show of his work from the Sixties? I think it was last winter sometime.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17567598971282429142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18710060.post-1149255041149275462006-06-02T09:30:00.000-04:002006-06-02T09:30:00.000-04:00(left) Mexican Movie, 2002Acrylic on canvas51 x 65...(left) Mexican Movie, 2002<BR/>Acrylic on canvas<BR/>51 x 65 inches<BR/><BR/>(right) Blue Frog, 1998<BR/>Acrylic on canvas<BR/>46 x 50 inches<BR/><BR/>(bottom) Rugby Players, 1982<BR/>Acrylic on canvas<BR/>60 x 72 inchestriple dieselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17804150859377767691noreply@blogger.com