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| Untitled, 2012, Watercolor and Gouache, 5 x 7 |
An artist whose work I admire (and a friend from grad school), Derrick Quevedo, has a great interview up on Two Coats of Paint. The interview (with Joe Bun Keo) talks about things I often think about. How color can imply a sensation that is understood but non-verbal, how forms take shape through color, and how it is most important to paint intimate paintings than heroic masterpieces.
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| Nightcrawler, 2012, watercolor and gouache on paper, 8.5" x 12 |
Here is Derrick's response to why he works on a small scale, and where the title of the interview, Houseparty, comes from:
You know whether you'd rather be at a nightclub or a house party. House parties are more about intimacy; a room to dance closely, a room to talk closely, a room to have sex, and you're with all your favorite people. I'm very much a "house party" painter--I prefer intimate or private relationships.
And his paintings are just that -- intimate and beautiful. The color relationships and his ability to work freely in a quest to create just the right paintings are things I have always learned from. I actually hesitated to disclose that he is a friend because I know I would admire his work regardless of that, as I did the first day I saw his work pinned outside his 8th floor studio door.
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Thank you for the kind words Aubrey! I'm so grateful you were on the 8th floor with me to share a love of intimate painting. Post-war art made the art arena a public one; it existed in large white cubes and public spaces. The need to shout out loud for all in the space to notice is not as strong in a world where you can update your FB status from your smartphone while on the toilet and get lots of people talking. The arena can be private, intimate, and nuanced again.
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