Category Archives: Angie Evans

Turbulent

Shirin Neshat is an Iranian artist, educated in the US.  Much of her work deals with constructions of gender in post-revolution Iranian society. Here is her first film, Turbulent.  It is important to note that in the original installation, the … Continue reading

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I hope I have this much fun in my retirement!

Sigur Ros – Hoppipolla It is interesting to see narrative attached to a piece of music. Though not a literal interpretation, this video captures mood/tonality in an interesting way.

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Kimberly Trowbridge

A few weeks ago I went on a studio visit with my painting class to talk with artist Kimberly Trowbridge.  She was incredibly passionate about her work.  She spoke about painting with a passion but at the same time had … Continue reading

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Audiences!

I thought I would share the material that I am drawing from for my next project. I am taking film stills from Ingmar Bergman’s production of The Magic Flute. From these I am producing paintings of individual audience members. Check … Continue reading

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Joan Snyder

Using a variety of materials, Joan Snyder creates some really interesting abstract surfaces.  I am most interested in her paintings based on music.  In “Symphony” clusters of strokes read left to right like a musical score.  http://www.joansnyder.net/paintings.php?image=34

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Eric Fischl

Here is a great artist if you are interested in the figure and narrative.  Check out his photo collages (under prints) to see another layer of his process. http://www.ericfischl.com/bio/biography1.html ~angie

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More on Cindy Sherman

Watch Art21’s interview with Cindy Sherman to hear her talk about her own work and to get a feel for the person behind all those characters! http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/cindy-sherman/ ~Angie

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Alex Kanevsky

Here are some awesome examples of one painter’s process. Click on each image to see a documentation of its production. Its pretty amazing how radically an artwork can change from day to day (or month to month). http://www.somepaintings.net/ProgressAlex.html Also, take … Continue reading

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Simon Birch

“Birch tries to give the viewer the experience he would want from an exhibition: overwhelming and complex, a spectacle, an adventure, and a visual aesthetic.” Check out his paintings and installations: http://www.simon-birch.com/ -Angie

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