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MOMA, Newman and the Sublime

11 Friday Oct 2013

Posted by pat in Art, Art Museums & Exhibitions, paintings, sketching

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Barnett Newman, Heroic and Sublime, Man, MOMA, NYC, Vir Heroicus Sublimis

One of my absolute favorite spaces at MOMA is when you come around a corner and see Barnett Newman’s “Vir Heroicus Sublimiss” (Man, Heroic and Sublime).  It does feel sublime and lifts you out of whatever daily reverie you’re in to a higher plane.  My newest painting ” Sublime” addresses this mental levitation.

Image 4In an essay I read about the painting, the artist indicated that he really wants you to view the painting up close, even though the drama from afar is quite impressive.

Image 5I liked the two women in the background, nearest to the painting.  The one on the right has stopped to look at the huge canvas and motions to her friend to stop also.

Image 7The man on the far left, away from other people, is enthralled…

Image 1And the man on the bench is in the direct path of the painting’s reflection.  The deep red of the painting runs across the wooden floor.

ImageI love the highly polished floors at the Museum of Modern Art.  They reflect the art and connect it to the viewers. I probably spend as much time getting these reflections the way I want them as I do painting the figures.

Image 3I am pleased with this grouping.  It is warm and rich and involved.  Just like a day at MOMA. Sublime.

 

The Tower and The Shard

11 Saturday Aug 2012

Posted by pat in England, London, Uncategorized

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NYC, The Shard

Coming across Long Island from La Guardia Airport into New York City last week, My Beloved Brit and I could see a huge new tower in the distance in lower Manhattan. When we went downtown on Monday, we stared right at it and realized it was the new One World Trade Center, better known as 1 WTC.

The 104-story skyscraper has reached its height, and will be finished by 2013.  It is quite impressive now…

The new tower nearing completion in downtown New York City on the site of the twin towers. Photo by me

…and will be even more beautiful when it is finished.

Rendering from the Wikipedia website

When completed in 2013, 1 WTC will be the tallest building in the western hemisphere and the third-tallest in the world, with its spire reaching the symbolic 1,776 feet in reference to the year of American Independence.

On the other side of the pond, The Shard opened in London on July 5th of this summer.

The Shard, to the left of the photo, from their website

The Shard, designed by architect Renzo Piano, is spectacular on the London skyline, positioned on the South Bank, it is by far the highest building along the Thames.  When I saw the new tower in lower Manhattan, I couldn’t help recalling the sloping sides of The Shard. The Shard is only 1,016 ft tall, but in a city like London, it seems much taller in comparison to the buildings surrounding it. It is the tallest building in Western Europe, and houses the 5-star Shangri-La hotel.

From The Shard’s website, you can see its relative height on the South Bank of London

Located in the London Bridge Quarter on the South Bank of the Thames, the developers are hoping the new skyscraper will add new life to the area with a transformed transport hub, new retail space, offices and restaurants. This is the look of modern London.

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