Thanks for these insights, Paul. I was surprised she is having a solo show at the Met. I really enjoy the thick painterliness of her work and her aesthetic, and that's the thing that immediately draws me in.
Painterly, no doubt, in the original sense given by Heinri Wölfflin (i. e. "Malerisch"). But thick? When de Kooning dilutes his colors his challenge is, indeed, to maintain a certain density. I don't get that from Brown, or rather, I'm afraid I get that she doesn't get it.
Thanks for these insights, Paul. I was surprised she is having a solo show at the Met. I really enjoy the thick painterliness of her work and her aesthetic, and that's the thing that immediately draws me in.
Painterly, no doubt, in the original sense given by Heinri Wölfflin (i. e. "Malerisch"). But thick? When de Kooning dilutes his colors his challenge is, indeed, to maintain a certain density. I don't get that from Brown, or rather, I'm afraid I get that she doesn't get it.
Fair enough. I want to see the show even more now!
As Hemingway should have said, "When Art is good it is very, very good. And when it is bad it is still pretty good."