Post by Barrow-wight aka MELLON on Jul 30, 2003 22:35:34 GMT
July 30, 2003
Here we go ... some art for ya ! ;D
These are the pics I took yesterday at Miro Gallery, Strahov Monastery. For details on the event go to Rolling Stones in Prague - Media coverage.
*****
The visitor's guide :
Ronnie Wood's Visual Art Standing in front of paintings and graphics of Ronnie Wood, a visual art graduate from London Baling College of Art, one starts thinking what makes his style in the area of visual arts specific. The core of his creative work, paintings as well as graphic works, has been inspired by music. In a certain sense, these works are linked with the history of art: remember e.g. abstract expressionists inspired by music, or the Futuristic manifests (1910), works of the Fauvists, or the cubist period of Picasso (Girl with Mandolin, 1910, Three Musicians, 1921 etc.). Paul Klee and Lyonel Feininger were both educated musicians. However, Ronnie Wood belongs to modern musical and visual art culture, which develops its own expressionism in the context of avant-garde art and non-traditional multimedia culture.
As for his painting techniques, Ronnie Wood has used water-colour synthesis, in particular at the beginning of his work, i.e. painting with transparent water colours and pastel, which is a technique somewhere between painting and drawing. We can see this for example in Wood's early landscapes made in spirit ofcJassic genre paintings, and in his animal motifs. However, monotype based on immediate imprint of drawings or combined techniques correspond best with the spontaneity of Wood's style, particularly in the portrait drawings inspired by the world of music. In the 80s, Ronnie Wood started to. create his first graphics - wood-carvings and monotypes in America. At that time, he often used the dry-point technique (Self Portrait, 1988, Keith Richards (in mirror), 1988), both in figural composition and in portraits (Billie Holiday, 1987). In the 90s, serigraphy prevailed, enabling him to produce series of original prints in graphic cycles and develop psychological expression of his aesthetic view. In the 80s, some reminiscence to Andy Warhol appeared, e.g. in the repeated motifs (Elvis II, 1988); figural themes dominated in the 90s. Group figural compositions depicting several musicians or musical scenes in general are also of interest (Voodoo - 4 (III), 1997). Serigraphy enables selection of complex colour shades of the background and, at the same time, colour characteristics of portraits in live experience made both by the musicians and Ronnie Wood himself. As for the aesthetic view of his style. Wood expresses deep psychology, i.e. in terms of psychoanalysis - experience of conscious and subconscious, often also ecstasy and day dreaming, as e.g. in the portrait called Charlie II, 1990. The colourful background is also present in Wood's silk screen prints with animal motifs (Tiger, 1995, Florida Panther, 1995) in 90s.
At the beginning of 21st century, new aesthetic possibilities appeared. Wood uses synthesis of digital visual painting and serigraphy. Sometimes he returns to etching. Digital techniques, in comparison with classic photography, enable new approach in serigraphy: taking pictures with various distinction of picture, taking various sequences, i.e. during the period of release in pre-defined intervals, taking even a short video recording, possibly accompanied with audio recording, automatic focussing; one can see the result immediately and start working from different angle, etc. It seems that digital approach is the most suitable for Wood in terms of music, when he wants to depict live music of both individuals and groups of musicians - in its visual'speed and picture flexibility. Wood has succeeded to express personal and topological space in psychological view. He creates symbols of post - pop art.
Prof. Dr. Miroslav Klivar,
Member of The American Society for Aesthetics
Now, I fell in love with this pic the moment I saw it. I believe that the Florida Panther does think Zmrd !
And now some concluding images ... also for Pina & Co. to have some fresh material to work on ! ;D ;D ;D
;D
Here we go ... some art for ya ! ;D
These are the pics I took yesterday at Miro Gallery, Strahov Monastery. For details on the event go to Rolling Stones in Prague - Media coverage.
*****
The visitor's guide :
Ronnie Wood's Visual Art Standing in front of paintings and graphics of Ronnie Wood, a visual art graduate from London Baling College of Art, one starts thinking what makes his style in the area of visual arts specific. The core of his creative work, paintings as well as graphic works, has been inspired by music. In a certain sense, these works are linked with the history of art: remember e.g. abstract expressionists inspired by music, or the Futuristic manifests (1910), works of the Fauvists, or the cubist period of Picasso (Girl with Mandolin, 1910, Three Musicians, 1921 etc.). Paul Klee and Lyonel Feininger were both educated musicians. However, Ronnie Wood belongs to modern musical and visual art culture, which develops its own expressionism in the context of avant-garde art and non-traditional multimedia culture.
As for his painting techniques, Ronnie Wood has used water-colour synthesis, in particular at the beginning of his work, i.e. painting with transparent water colours and pastel, which is a technique somewhere between painting and drawing. We can see this for example in Wood's early landscapes made in spirit ofcJassic genre paintings, and in his animal motifs. However, monotype based on immediate imprint of drawings or combined techniques correspond best with the spontaneity of Wood's style, particularly in the portrait drawings inspired by the world of music. In the 80s, Ronnie Wood started to. create his first graphics - wood-carvings and monotypes in America. At that time, he often used the dry-point technique (Self Portrait, 1988, Keith Richards (in mirror), 1988), both in figural composition and in portraits (Billie Holiday, 1987). In the 90s, serigraphy prevailed, enabling him to produce series of original prints in graphic cycles and develop psychological expression of his aesthetic view. In the 80s, some reminiscence to Andy Warhol appeared, e.g. in the repeated motifs (Elvis II, 1988); figural themes dominated in the 90s. Group figural compositions depicting several musicians or musical scenes in general are also of interest (Voodoo - 4 (III), 1997). Serigraphy enables selection of complex colour shades of the background and, at the same time, colour characteristics of portraits in live experience made both by the musicians and Ronnie Wood himself. As for the aesthetic view of his style. Wood expresses deep psychology, i.e. in terms of psychoanalysis - experience of conscious and subconscious, often also ecstasy and day dreaming, as e.g. in the portrait called Charlie II, 1990. The colourful background is also present in Wood's silk screen prints with animal motifs (Tiger, 1995, Florida Panther, 1995) in 90s.
At the beginning of 21st century, new aesthetic possibilities appeared. Wood uses synthesis of digital visual painting and serigraphy. Sometimes he returns to etching. Digital techniques, in comparison with classic photography, enable new approach in serigraphy: taking pictures with various distinction of picture, taking various sequences, i.e. during the period of release in pre-defined intervals, taking even a short video recording, possibly accompanied with audio recording, automatic focussing; one can see the result immediately and start working from different angle, etc. It seems that digital approach is the most suitable for Wood in terms of music, when he wants to depict live music of both individuals and groups of musicians - in its visual'speed and picture flexibility. Wood has succeeded to express personal and topological space in psychological view. He creates symbols of post - pop art.
Prof. Dr. Miroslav Klivar,
Member of The American Society for Aesthetics
*****
Now, I fell in love with this pic the moment I saw it. I believe that the Florida Panther does think Zmrd !
*****
And now some concluding images ... also for Pina & Co. to have some fresh material to work on ! ;D ;D ;D
;D