Doubts of One Kind and Another (I), 2007
Walker has something for bowls! For many years they were his exclusive subject matter. Don't laugh, the work is quite unique and one look at any of his painting hints to a deeper philosophical concerns than merely representing kitchen ware. Actually he had stated them many times. Eastern philosophy and Zen are at the center of his entire work.
Btw, as previously discussed in relation to the golden mean or golden ratio, notice where Thornton has placed his bowl and where he placed the limit of the black stripe ..I strongly doubt it's just a coincidence.
Is this abstract art?
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Only if you remove the bowl. The diference between abstrat and figurative is that in the later you have a subject and represent something tangible . In the former it's without a subject thus abstracted.
Abstract by William Scott, left (no subject)
ReplyDeleteFigurative or representational by Wilhelhm Trubner, right(still life)
Abstract, left, by Fleetwood Selby.
ReplyDeleteFigurative, right, by Morandi.
Not at the left now but, bottom.
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ReplyDeleteWell now it's top and bottom instead of left and right, dear anand!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the diagrams. When I go to art museums I get confused by a lot of the art.
ReplyDeleteIs it just me, or do business associations and wall street banks like to rent art museums for their events?
I like the figurative painting of pears. I am not sure why I like it, however.
ReplyDeleteWe can't always be sure. Just enjoy it like a piece of music, unless you're interested in learning about composition, structure, harmonics etc...
ReplyDeleteIt is because your head is shaped like a pear Anand :)
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