Comments on: DEADLINE – Exhibition at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris

By: Tammy Vitale

Tammy Vitale — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:45:37 +0000

giving you a shout out over at my blog 12/10 xo

By: parisdreamtime

parisdreamtime — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:58:06 +0000

Hi Laura, thanks for visiting and for your comment. I love to share Paris with all of you, and therefore try to see it with very “new eyes”! It’s a big motivation to know that we are able to actually discuss what we see as artists with other artists. Many of us don’t have the occasion to practise this kind of exchange very often, at least not in real life. So now we have the possibility to get to know other artist’s thoughts and views about art by internet, I think that’s really cool.

By: parisdreamtime

parisdreamtime — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:45:42 +0000

Cris, yes I imagine that many people visiting the show feel like you. But it’s like you say, it’s so good to see other views, and know how other artists deal with it all (I mean life:).

By: parisdreamtime

parisdreamtime — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:43:07 +0000

Hi Suki, thanks for you comment and visit. I know that when coming from Blogger, it’s a little more work to go to a WP blog and leave a comment. Normally the subscription should work, if you made it via my email-suscribe button in the sidebar. Please let me know if it doesn’t, so that I can do something about it. Thanks for mentioning Chuck Close and R. Crumb, I absolutely will do some research about them, their work sounds so interesting and encouraging!

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:25:34 +0000

What a wonderful post, Andrea. Thanks for sharing with those of us who haven’t got the opportunity to visit Paris. I really love your watercolour too – don’t find it gloomy at all.

By: Cris, Artist in Oregon

Cris, Artist in Oregon — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:54:55 +0000

I missed this somehow. Interesting show. Just not my cup of tea tho. but interesting all the same. Good to see other views.

By: suki

suki — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:28:42 +0000

Oh dear. I see i have been missing your posts and not sure why as I thought i signed up. This is an amazing show you saw. I see how it would be inspiring. I too love Paul Auster but havent read that bk. I adore your painting in response to it. Do you know of the artist Chuck Close? He was paralyzed by some strange disease but still paints and he uses an assistant to help too. But he is still alive.

PS R. Crumb began cartooning in the 60′s, ended up doing cartoon pages in the New Yorker though at first he was sort of “underground.” He now lives in France actually and just did an illustrated version of Genesis.

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:31:42 +0000

Exactly Andrea! You are right, this is so much about the spirit of the thing and even with the studio assistants, it is truly about what comes from the core of these artists. The assistants often only prepared the support, right? Can you imagine the feeling of fulfillment? Wow! I can imagine feeling very honored to be able to see this in person! It overwhelms me to contemplate it. I am quite sure I would have cried. Beautiful! My hat is off to the person who conceived this exhibition!

By: parisdreamtime

parisdreamtime — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:45:42 +0000

Kim, I think this is such a “connecting” theme, I mean everybody feels concerned by this. And to imagine that we are always able to create, even if our hands or feet cannot do it anymore, that is a great thought which gives courage. At least that’s what I felt when I left this exhibition. Well, not everybody has assistants who can execute things we describe to them, but it’s not really about the technical aspect, it’s more about the spirit. You sure have to not worry of what someone else would think, as you say! This exhibition helps asking the question: what is the purpose of what I am doing artistically. Where am I going with it and why do I need to create….

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:41:26 +0000

Oh Andrea, this is a wonderful post! I love how you have shared this very important exhibit. I love your watercolor and it fits so beautifully in this post and is so appropriate. It is beautiful.

You know, I love the concept of this exhibition. Hans Hartung’s work is so exciting. 300 paintings the last year of his life. It is so inspiring to think how much life he shared that year.

Jorg immendorff worked in some amazing times. He must have been so inspired by every turn in politics and culture of the time.

Of course, the last years of de Kooning’s life were filled with everyone around him dealing with his Alzheimer’s disease, although I do wonder if he was completely connecting with his creative spirit because of his disease.

What strikes me is just how much each of these artist were connected with the core of themselves and maybe their art was preparing them for the next phase of their life. How it seems they were doing what they were put here to do…create without worry of what someone else would think, what would sell, how it would get done and what they were led to do. I am thinking there is a great deal to be learned from an exhibition such as this from those who went before us. Your painting sure shows you are learning well!

Thank you so much, Andrea! This is truly a beautiful post. I feel quite sure I will visit it many more times!