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Dina del Valle, raconteur, blabbermouth, know-it-all, collector of SAT words.
Tag Archives: Abstract Expressionism
Black on Dark Sienna on Purple – My New Favorite Painting for Today
I wish there was a way to truly capture the scale and sobriety of this painting in a photo because although I tried, and this is the image from MOCA’s website, photography can’t capture the subtlety of the colors or the overwhelming size of the canvas, or the sense of calm but inevitable dread this painting conveys. It’s a heady painting that photography just can’t capture. And that’s unfortunate. Continue reading
Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective at MOCA
Arshile Gorky, the forgotten Abstract Expressionist. Continue reading
Posted in Artists I Like, Exhibits, Museums
Tagged Abstract Expressionism, Arshile Gorky, Art, Art history, Cezanne, de Chirico, Miro, MOCA, museums, Painting, Picasso
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How My Mother’s Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life – My New Favorite Painting for Today
Examining one Gorky painting for it’s meaning. Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Favorite Things, Museums
Tagged Abstract Expressionism, Arshile Gorky, Art, exhibits, MOCA, museums, new favorite painting, Painting
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With White Center – My New Favorite Painting for Today
Interpretation of a painting I find fascinating. Continue reading
Posted in Artists I Like, Favorite Things, Museums
Tagged A Fish Called Wanda, Abstract Expressionism, Art, Artists I Like, LACMA, Mark Rothko, museums, new favorite painting, Painting, Red
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