http://www.whalecrow.co.uk/whalec/2008/04/18/andys-new-works-some-thoughts/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 19 May 2012 02:12:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.whalecrow.co.uk/whalec/2008/04/18/andys-new-works-some-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Tom Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:31:13 +0000 http://www.whalecrow.co.uk/whalec/2008/04/18/andys-new-works-some-thoughts/#comment-77 please don't change them, keep them as Sheep. There seems something utterly brilliant about heroising something so base and humble. please don’t change them, keep them as Sheep. There seems something utterly brilliant about heroising something so base and humble.

]]> http://www.whalecrow.co.uk/whalec/2008/04/18/andys-new-works-some-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Andy Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:13:24 +0000 http://www.whalecrow.co.uk/whalec/2008/04/18/andys-new-works-some-thoughts/#comment-76 "the unstaged pause" thats brilliant! thats precisely the beauty of the photo, and the strength of photo's of this ilk, which has taught painting a lot about the power of the chance glance, and the throw away. you could never make a painting like this from life, it would change, become more staged and more deliberate. it is precisely this democratising aspect of photography which certain painters saw and were able to exploit. i cant remember whether its gerhard richter or francis bacon who said that there are photo's by ordinary people which are more beautiful than any cezanne. anybody can take a photo. as for the study, i'm starting a big painting of two sheep shagging that is coming from the study, although i'm unsure whether to change the male sheep into Pan. this though is moving away from the very controlled and empty making of the previous couple. i'm unsure yet. “the unstaged pause” thats brilliant! thats precisely the beauty of the photo, and the strength of photo’s of this ilk, which has taught painting a lot about the power of the chance glance, and the throw away. you could never make a painting like this from life, it would change, become more staged and more deliberate. it is precisely this democratising aspect of photography which certain painters saw and were able to exploit. i cant remember whether its gerhard richter or francis bacon who said that there are photo’s by ordinary people which are more beautiful than any cezanne. anybody can take a photo. as for the study, i’m starting a big painting of two sheep shagging that is coming from the study, although i’m unsure whether to change the male sheep into Pan. this though is moving away from the very controlled and empty making of the previous couple. i’m unsure yet.

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