Painter F. A. Alsbach
“Eventually the people decide what is truly Art with a capital A.”
DYNAMESIS
Artists whose work haunts & sometimes taunts me.
DECEASED: | LIVING: |
Edward Hopper, restrained power | Peter McCardle neat stuff! |
M.J. Heade, his late flower still lives are incredible in person. | Rackstraw Downes in some ways a role model for me… since attending a lecture of his in the early 80’s and meeting him I have thought long & hard about the things he said and his work. I didn’t change my style right away or anything but his work stayed with me, and worked on me gradually, but inevitably. |
Mary Cassat master of composition, and rare ability to paint children as people, not sweet little objects. | Jerome Witkin makes me think… “I wish I had painted that.”Jenny Saville, painterly painter |
James McNiel Whistler, love his combativeness, his relentlessness, his soft serenity. | The Buds: Marcus Bohne, Douglas Schermer, Brad L. Thompson, Frank Picini, Larry Philippe, Anthony Guidice, David Niehaus, Lita Kenyon, Pamela Lenk, Jeff Hand, Tom, Pete, Mike Ruble, Charlie Currie, & Eric Purves. |
Degas, the hand | Ernest Trova Falling manVictor Wang, powerful stuff |
Tiepolo, father and son, few ever drew as well. | William (Bill) J. Williams ( Art Mentor) Fire dancer, pain weilder, kind gentle patient teacher. |
Lucien Freud, brought the thoughtful portrait back from the grave. | Jasper Johns, I just love his solid brushwork and low humming color. |
John Singer Sargent, just look at his landscapes up close, once. | Edward Knippers, true courage |
Rembrandt, Duh | Tim Folzenlogen, hard headed painterliness. |
John Constable, The king of clouds | Cynthia Westwood weird way of capturing thoughtfulness. |
Joaquin Sorolla, now he could paint light. | Robert Longo twist and shout |
Peter Paul Rubens, no one ever drew better. | Anselm Kiefer Man his paintings, landscapes, walk off the wall. |
Titian, Duh | Janet Fish courageous thoroughness. Patient with young pups in person. (me) |
Jackson Pollock, Blue poles knocked my socks off. | MOST INFLUENTIAL TEACHERS: |
Dekooning his landscapes make me float on air | William (Bill) Williams-the language of composition, layers of meaning, feel the heat. |
Berthe Morrisot snaping, snarling brush | Sidney Larsen-taught me it was ok to love art |
Thomas Hart Benton, the composer | Frank Stack- test ideas through series |
George Caleb Bingham the greatest self taught draftsman ever. | Ben & Brooke Cameron-art is happiness |
Thomas Eakins, clear, complete, thoughtful, yet oh so human. | Jerry Bernesche-a rare example of goodness, patience & humility. |
Winslow Homer, Knew nature like no other man. | L. Rugolo-“layers of color is the key” |
Jan Vermeer, duh | Dr. Arthur Berndston (aesthetics) |
Richard Diebenkorn his layered color with subtle electric sparks | Dr. Vera Townsend (art history) |
DeChirico, love his use of perspective | Mr. Zolnowski-how to think clearly and debate strongly. |
George Inness, oh man are you kidding me? | Roger Powers-first exposed me to art & probably saved my life. |
Francis Bacon, composition man | |
George Bellows, power | Artists whom I think are overrated: Some…. Way, Way Way, overrated. |
Robert Henri, snap | John Baldesarri |
Hans Hoffman, duh | John Michael Basquait |
Wayne Thiebaud graphic painterliness, draftsmanship | Francesco Clemente |
Frans Hals confident brushwork | Hans Haacke |
F.E. Church Don’t knock it until you see it in person | Naim June Paik |
Edvard Munch, weirdness | Jeff Koons |
Marsden Hartley, tactile color | Bruce Nauman |
Maynard Dixon, strong solid architectural brush work, | Brice Marin |
Chardin, texture & self restraint. | Damien Hurst |
Claude Monet his textures are what really hooked me in person | Andres Serrano |
Rockwell Kent, xray colors in a “normal” landscape | |
R. B. Kitaj, literature & art collide | Movements & Artists I am encouraged by: |
Mondrian, cool passion | The New Leipzig School |
Kandinsky, music & art melt into one | Stuckism |
Fairfield Porter, restraint in a time of excess | New Realism |
Joseph Albers, color | Post-Contemporary Painting |
Rodin, DUH | Cecily Brown |
Ivan Albright, oooh man those are some spooky paintings. | Ulrich Lamsfub, ocasionally |
Giacometti, love, I mean love the way he draws. | |
Alice Neel, cuts into the soul of the sitter. | |
R. Rauschenburg RIP | |
HMMMMMMM | |