Brice Marden: These paintings are of themselves at GAGOSIAN
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- James Kalm knocks off work in the studio early, pedals into Chelsea, and is faced with a dilemma. Does he record the Brice Marden show, or does he record the Neo Rauch show? Marden takes precedent, and your correspondent strolls with viewers through what for this seminal New York painter, feels like a summing up, and at the same time, a new beginning. The show opens with glances at “Rocks” a massive seven by twenty-two-foot work that the artist pursued from 2008 till 2021. Pieces in the main gallery show why Marden has been considered a significant force in painting for nearly half a century. These canvases display a subtle color palette, many based on gray-green fields, but linear overlays, in rich colors, create unexpected yet elegant harmonies. A smaller gallery features ink drawings. A musical accompaniment is provided by Incircles. This program was recorded November 18, 2021. #jameskalmreport #jameskalmroughcut #lorenmunk
I’m watching this video to commemorate Brice Marden on his passing yesterday. His paintings always a joy and wondrous to look at. Rest In Peace painter, mystic, journeyman, craftsman, artist.
Brice was such a towering presence on the New York painting scene that he will be long missed...JK
@@jameskalm !!!!!!!!!! Be like Brice !!!
Teacher too !!!!! He was active & generous when it came to sharing his vast-deep knowledge...The Plane Image !!
Thank you Kate...thank you Brice. These paintings feel like maps of magical lands.
Who is Kate ?
Thanks for the video! It fascinates me how Marden seems to do that same old thing for some decades now, yet every time I see them live (or in a video like yours) they are still fresh and interesting to look at and all I can say is "omg these are awesome!". A huge inspiration, thanks again!
Thanks from Melbourne Australia.
Thank you so much for posting Brice Marden’s show.
Yes, I too have admired Brice Marden work since back in the late seventies. Absolutely beautiful life's work. I stole many things from his work even though my work does not appear related to his masterful achievements.
The painting , Skewed - yellow and orange on grey with ocher, reminds me of some Jasper John's pieces.
Thanks James and Kate.
Has it really been this long ?!?
American Master!!! So beautiful!! Thanks Kate.
Love Marden's works, and nice to see some of these new development in these pieces. James, your videos are the best! Keep on keepin' on.
Nicely done. Thank you Kate!
Great show - a whole gallery of paintings that are so confident and accomplished. A level of self-assurance that is impressive. Thanks for the report.
Such a edge of your seat exhibit. As always I learned a lot and as always I appreciate all of you, Kate, Brice, and James.
Marvellous! Thank you once again James and Kate!
Who is Kate ?
Great work Mr Kalm - a beautiful watch
Thanks a lot from Spain, James.
Great work, just what I needed....and, thank you, Kate.
one of favorite channels by far.
What a treat indeed! Thank you James, and of course Kate for the 17 years. Congrats! I've been watching these for at least half of those years if not more. Love your content as always.
Thank you for this look at some pure, unadulterated painting. Refreshing.
Hi James, now these canvases are so exactly proportioned. Exactly perfect!! Important artistic judgment.
Love this man’s work. Progression through out his career. Very I
Inspiring to see ….thank you and Thank You Kate
Sweet Thanks for posting!
Not a bad show at all, and totally agree with Daniel Kunkel about seeing a few hints of Terry Winters. The massive painting at the start was mighty indeed! Can feel him being less clinical and taking bigger risks. Thank you so much James. Thank you Kate!
Really liked this body of work! You are so wonderfully informative! Thank you for sharing.
San Miguel, Mexico
A master ! Moving !
Fantastic.... so beautiful, thanks Kate!
Thank you James and Kate! Looking at Brice's work something came to mind, the never ending saying "less is more". I think his strongest works are those where more is more...more close-up line and more tight design work.
Thank you for the video :)
I think Marden is an absolute master to both use passion/express and also racional/minimalism/painting as a subject matter.
Thanks James
Wasn't a huge Marden fan before but these are so surprisingly different. I'm now a big fan. The compositions look like they are coming out of some chaotic logic. And the colours.
The color of the picture is very pretty 😍
I think I like Your video coverage even more than the paintings on show...One realizes from Your comments that You are really into painting. And I Like Your openmindedness.
Crazy to think that Brice is over 80 years old! Time flies.
I would love to see the Neo Rauch show as well! 👍
Neo is in the can (they let me run through the gallery a little after closing time...)...JK
@@jameskalm You’re the best! Thanks for what you do!
These are the strangest Mardens yet. And that is a great thing.
Nice coverage, glad you slowed it down. Nice restraint
It was just meant to be ...that you choose this show. Thank Kate !! R.i.P Brice. What did De Kooning say about one day walking into his own paintings..........
Those drowings are incredible
Loren i would like to support you and all you do for the art community. do you have a patreon? great content and thanks kate for your hard work also
I agree with what you said about the design of the space . Great works of art need a place to be displayed and that I believe is an art form it's self .l understand why artist hustle for sales in order to live but I hate to see those JaM packed show's.
Good call James (though I like some Neo also...) ! This guy is a painter's painter, most of these works are stunning even when seen on video... I am seeing a hint of Terry Winters alchemy, and that's okay with me...Brice: I love the "empty" space at the bottoms of these works, they provide clues as to your process, which I enjoy exploring. Let's not let that become a signature device though, okay? Keep moving. And: There is a strange early 70's Guston of Richard Nixon's phlebetic leg squiggled with veins that is strikingly similar to Brice's wavy line, but PG's were intentionally ugly, these are just so beautiful...Lesson: There is nothing new to paint, there is only the way you paint it... Thank you Kate!
Thank you Kate! ❤
Really quite a stunning show and I must say I really haven't been a big Marden fan of his previous work. First really surprised that Gago removed the wooden trusses as they were such a beautiful and aesthetic architectural feature. When I saw the show yesterday the former M Boone space had, I thought , a more contempo defined feel to it - perfectly ok, but it's a shame trusses had to go. Not sure the half -assed reporter mention it, but for all the graphic impact these paintings have ( and they do pack quite a punch) the surfaces are incredibly delicate, as is the application of paint- so much so that the textured surface of the canvas is visible in all the paintings. Up close it's almost like looking at a pointillist painting slightly washed away. The linear brushstrokes too are semi-opaque- interconnected to each other, but just barely. It seems that this technique is what gives these paintings a somewhat "greater intensity of color". Also a really nice visual movement from the XL polyptych in the front entry to the much smaller black and white ink drawings in the back. Beautiful show- I especially liked the the first painting on the left of the entry, the simplest of the lot, with the sumptuous pale green background and bluish calligraphic lines.
Marden reminds me of Diebenkorn. They both love the pentimenti
Thanks Kate
Please, please, please cover the Neo Rauch show as well!
Yup...Stay tuned...JK
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Not super familiar with Brice Marden, but loved the video and commentary and was inspired by his color palette. Is the encaustic on these pieces super thin? The number one rule for encaustic is always work on a rigid surface like a wood panel or it will crack. ...and thanks for the great music too!
This is not encaustic, it's oil, graphite and chalk on linen. (I believe Brice stopped using encaustic in the early 1990s(?)...
@@jameskalm Got it, must have misheard you.
Hmmm...I don't think Jasper Johns got that memo...
@@danielkunkel3630 I know, curious how his pieces hold up. I'm guessing a higher ratio of damar resin to wax.
rip dear Brice, great art. love colors, their tones.
Interesting how heavily the line paths are influenced by the shape of the grid. All strictly vertical and horizontal lines seem to match up with the grid edges, and diagonal lines seem to pass from one grid vertex to another. I imagine the motion path itself is largely improvised within the grid's constraints.
it would be cool to see the sides of paintings, get a better sense of what they are... Thanks for your years of quality coverage!
I've been a painter for 30 years and have always thought Marden's work was too formulaic. This work feels like it has a bit more 'soul'....still I think Terry Winters' work is much stronger and more interesting. In this work I see possible influences of Jasper Johns.
Your take is interesting. I get Jackson Pollock over a Rothko with a little Agnes Martin and Yayoi Kusama influence on the side.
Impressive stuff. Marden’s onto something. Still.
What 80’s painter did you reference? Torkov? Can you spell it?
Jack Tworkov
Jack Tworkov en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Tworkov
Thank you very much! Love your videos…
Rauschenberg ..not Johns assistant .
He mentions ( In the recent short doc.) that working with Robert was not as confusing as it may have been with Jasper.
Nice commentary with the viewing. I love the title..These paintings are of themselves. I always get sea sick when I watch your RUclipss. Not sure what to suggest and I watch them anyway because I like your insights. Maybe dramamine 🤢
These paintings may not have the brush stroke one usually associates with the freedom of energy paintings . but I sense that freedom in these pieces . I really liked them a great deal. The tension was there for me. So that being said Thank you Kate and James.. Excellent comments on observation as well thank you.
Hate to say this about an artist who I do respect but these really feel like decorations for rich people's houses. I think the scale, surfaces and palette in these is feeling like it is aimed at Architectural Digest and Martha Stewart.
I will put a couple on my walls. Hope he has some small ones. I like to decorate my toilet too!
Just like "clothes make the man,"
an opulent penthouse apartment makes the painting.
you could say that for a lot of abstract work, though.
Struck me that the ‘figure’ is not too far away? Thanks.
These would make nice carpet patterns 😘
Soothing and delicious candy for the eyes!
And Limerick Ireland
I DONT GET IT BUT OK..LINES COLORS DECORATIONS WALL ORNAMENTS ARTWORK. OK.¿
super art
Brice Marden was not a studio assistant for Jasper Johns, he was a studio assistant for Robert Rauschenberg.
studio assistant for Rauschenberg
Nice ! He had a conversation with Johns , encaustic painting .
17:42 😂
Been looking at his work for a very long time. Never cared much for it. Still don’t. Critics like it I have noticed. Collectors too. A puzzlement.
These paintings are of themselves muddy and depressing...
This is dull boring uninspired work. He has been working on that same doodled line since the 60's. No evolution whatsoever
More like drawings
Hold your camera still! Lets us see from distans