Comments on: More New Work http://thinkingaboutmyart.com/2009/10/27/more-new-work/ A view into J.T. Kirkland's art practice Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:25:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Chris Rywalt http://thinkingaboutmyart.com/2009/10/27/more-new-work/#comment-106 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:11:47 +0000 http://thinkingaboutmyart.com/?p=97#comment-106 I was afraid “cute” would sound bad. It shouldn’t. They’re cute: small, nice, intriguing, simple.

]]> By: J.T. http://thinkingaboutmyart.com/2009/10/27/more-new-work/#comment-103 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:00:18 +0000 http://thinkingaboutmyart.com/?p=97#comment-103 Deborah,

Thanks so much for taking the time to respond. I always enjoy your feedback as I think your familiarity with me and my work allows you a good understanding of what I’m doing. You summed it up perfectly by saying, “…interest in probing the extant eccentricities of what the wood presents to you, with just the smallest footprint of intervention and/or juxtaposition.”

This is correct. And the painted ends of the boards play into that. It is found paint just as it is found wood. I have a lot of control over my work but sometimes it is refreshing to let some of that control go. Instead of picking just the right color for the piece, instead I have to make the best possible use of the color provided. It’s rough color, imperfect color and perhaps not ideal for the piece. However, it IS the color. It is someone else’s decision that I have to work with. I like that challenge.

Oh, and I agree with you about “cute.” I don’t even know how to respond to that.

I’ll check out the Agnes Martin interview soon.

Thanks!

]]> By: Deborah http://thinkingaboutmyart.com/2009/10/27/more-new-work/#comment-102 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:43:49 +0000 http://thinkingaboutmyart.com/?p=97#comment-102 Hmmm. Well I would probably select a different adjective than cute for these new works. I think they are further stops along the road of your interest in probing the extant eccentricities of what the wood presents to you, with just the smallest footprint of intervention and/or juxtaposition. Somewhere in your site you were saying that you see yourself more as a painter, working as you do with nuances of supplied color. I find the new works honest, and I am happiest when I am able to say that about someone’s art. It’s good that you don’t reply to your commentators though. See below link for one way to look at it.

http://www.vimeo.com/7127385

]]> By: Rob http://thinkingaboutmyart.com/2009/10/27/more-new-work/#comment-101 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:54:32 +0000 http://thinkingaboutmyart.com/?p=97#comment-101 I like the ones with maple. They have a nice contrast. I also agree with Chris on the lumberyard paint, especially since it is just on one edge and all the other sides are so refined. It might be better to develop your own color schemes for all the edges.

]]> By: Chris Rywalt http://thinkingaboutmyart.com/2009/10/27/more-new-work/#comment-100 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:35:31 +0000 http://thinkingaboutmyart.com/?p=97#comment-100 These look cute. Not sure about the lumber yard classification paint. Their colors are never as nice as they could be.

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