tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post3608387185896328112..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Delaware Exhibition Pairs Ruskin and WyethJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-82356770697508009542018-04-27T09:35:17.631-04:002018-04-27T09:35:17.631-04:00@Linda, thank you, the more I think about it the m...@Linda, thank you, the more I think about it the more I convince myself that this is intentional. Even the name of the piece could be seen as a kind of a tongue in cheek invitation to figure it out - after all, the actual flock depicted is so small and could hardly be the main focus of the painting.<br />@scottT, very astute, Wyeth himself insisted he was an abstract painter. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=QFMEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA93&ots=hJvyUqqoGm&dq=%22I%20honestly%20consider%20myself%20an%20abstractionist%22&pg=PA93#v=onepage&q=%22I%20honestly%20consider%20myself%20an%20abstractionist%22&f=false" rel="nofollow">For example:</a> "A lot of people say I’ve brought realism back [...] I honestly consider myself an abstractionist".Peter Drubetskoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463750011872829081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-65622271743514411432018-04-26T18:30:53.723-04:002018-04-26T18:30:53.723-04:00Looking at Wyeth's compositions I think althou...Looking at Wyeth's compositions I think although he was a realist and outside the trend of modern art, he was very aware of abstractionists such as Pollock, Kline, and Motherwell. There is a strong underpining of abstraction in his work. I love his trees and especially his early work which has an lyrical, depression era 30's look that looked slightly illustrative. <br /><br />Speaking of Pollock, if you squint your eyes a little, (and especially if you block out the open space in the bottom third), that tree drawing looks just like a drip and splatter painting.scottThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033264210231543212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-80521571737164618512018-04-26T16:39:00.832-04:002018-04-26T16:39:00.832-04:00Well, folks—as much was said of us in the end para...Well, folks—as much was said of us in the end paragraph! Great observation!<br /><br />Tim<br /><br />bollent@wwu.eduTimothy Bollenbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493798661089822651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-84051375956167115632018-04-26T10:54:43.395-04:002018-04-26T10:54:43.395-04:00Peter, that is a brilliant observation! I've n...Peter, that is a brilliant observation! I've never noticed that about this painting before and it's one of my favorites of his!Linda Navrothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502650635226830385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-63967893490403100612018-04-26T10:27:50.427-04:002018-04-26T10:27:50.427-04:00Seeing the small Flock of Crows image at the top o...Seeing the small Flock of Crows image at the top of the post, it occurred to me for the first time that the whole composition is a flying bird shape. Could it be by chance?Peter Drubetskoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463750011872829081noreply@blogger.com