tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post5989844965102882648..comments2024-03-18T07:23:32.809-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Part 5: Durand's ColorJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-43628499904445507012012-11-07T14:20:39.364-05:002012-11-07T14:20:39.364-05:00Well, in my view Durand was not confining himself ...Well, in my view Durand was not confining himself to landscape only, when he said<br /> "All the best artists have shown that the greatest achievements in the production of fine color is the concealment of pigments."<br /><br />I just felt like pointing out some perhaps antiquated or obsolete notions about "greatest achievements" in the realm of painting.<br /><br />It's not only Matisse; I could have quoted Chagall or Kokoschka and probably a host of others.Richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-15794584180446416362012-11-07T11:01:31.644-05:002012-11-07T11:01:31.644-05:00Perhaps this would apply to Matisse: " When t...Perhaps this would apply to Matisse: " When the technique becomes so conspicuous that it asserts itself as the principal feature of the picture, “it is presumptive evidence...of deficiency in some higher qualities.”" though more likely, applying Durand's landscape principles to Matisse's work is like comparing apples to oranges. - mpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-17950520158104291002012-11-06T14:12:19.013-05:002012-11-06T14:12:19.013-05:00Trees and plants are wonderful, "they grow in...Trees and plants are wonderful, "they grow in unison with all that is."<br /><br />As to Durand's theory of "concealment of pigments" as some kind of highest virtue in painting: There may be a truth in it. But I find that statement too one sided.<br />Matisse for instance, would have been rendered impossible by it.<br /><br />Richnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-22069075252203867912012-11-06T11:37:05.968-05:002012-11-06T11:37:05.968-05:00Sounds to me that he shared thoughts with whomever...Sounds to me that he shared thoughts with whomever coined the phrase that can can be found on your maul stick Mr. Gurney.Keith Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579786144772849547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-7366655865964850012012-11-06T11:20:46.487-05:002012-11-06T11:20:46.487-05:00I love the quotes. I'm looking forward to the ...I love the quotes. I'm looking forward to the arrival of Durand's "Letters.."<br /><br />Many are drawn to art because of the love of 'violent' color though Durand makes an excellent point about not abusing color in the slightest. There is a high art to subtlety. His work certainly pulls me in like no other and I love color. <br /><br />- mpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-77146570454559631012012-11-06T10:21:05.269-05:002012-11-06T10:21:05.269-05:00Some interesting quotes. A focus on nature and th...Some interesting quotes. A focus on nature and the inner life of feelings...Durand seems to fit so squarely within Romantic aesthetics it's hard to believe he wasn't well read in them. Regarding pigments and mediums:<br /><br /><i>The nature of the depicted thing suffers violence from the depicting matter as soon as the latter makes use of its nature in depicting the thing. An object may thus only be termed freely depicted if the nature of the depicted object has not suffered from the nature of the depicting matter.</i><br /><br />Friedrich Schiller<br /><i>Kallias or Concerning Beauty</i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-86638513431343814032012-11-06T09:22:53.315-05:002012-11-06T09:22:53.315-05:00He doesn't sound like he'd be a proponent ...He doesn't sound like he'd be a proponent of dual brush digital speed painting techniques, =~OH4lfM4dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179440854545441402noreply@blogger.com