Inspiration ATM
Philip Guston
This summer I managed to see a lot of Guston’s work in London and in Venice.
A Mandarin Pretending To Be A Stumblebum – The New York Times
Stuart Davis
I really like Stuart Davis’ work, the flat graphic spatiality, text in the environment, weird shapes, good colour.
This painting that has been named FIN (the last painting) was the last of Davis’ paintings, he was working on it the day he died of a stroke on June 24 1964, at the age of 71.
The Summer Landscape painting above, is a break from his usual flat style. It’s thick and textural, and is like what Jonathan Lasker did later.
I also really like that he did his project with the three objects: AnEgg Beater, a Rubber Glove, and a Fan…
Stuart Davis: In Full Swing. 2016 Exhibition at the Whitney, New York
Stanley Whitney
I discovered Stanley Whitney at documenta 14 in Kassel and Athens. At the time I didn’t have time to absorb his paintings but they really stood out. They demanded I slow down but I couldn’t, because there was too much to see. However since I returned and got a chance to revisit his work and look into his process, listen to him talk about his work and read interviews with him, I really love his work. He calls himself a ‘signature painter’ meaning he paints the same thing over and over. He’s very open about his process which is really refreshing. He’s a funny guy.

Installation view of “Stanley Whitney: Dance the Orange,” 2015, at The Studio Museum in Harlem. Adam Reich ARTnews

James Brown Sacrifice to Apollo, 2008, Oil on linen, 183 × 183 cm. documenta 14, EMST—National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens

Stanley Whitney, Goya’s Lantern, 2012, oil on linen, 72 × 72 inches. Images courtesy of the artist and Team Gallery

Stanley Whitney, Light a New Wilderness, 2016, oil on linen, 244 x 244 cm, Galerie Nordenhake Stockholm, installation view
Lisson Gallery video, 2016, In the Studio with Stanley Whitney
The video below is great. Whitney talks candidly through his powerpoint presentation to an audience of College students. There’s some funny moments. listen out for the Cat Food cans 🙂
‘The Color Makes the Structure’: Stanley Whitney Paints a Picture
Bomb Magazine interview: Stanley Whitney by David Reed
Bomb Magazine interview: Stanley Whitney by Alteronce Gumby
Gerard Hemsworth
Julie Mehretu
Sigmar Polke
Dana Schutz
Why Dana Schutz Painted Emmett Till
By Calvin Tomkins, New Yorker: April 10, 2017 Issue
Laura Owens
When I discovered Laura Owens I had to change my plans, similar to Josh Smith, she had done everything I was going to do.
Silkscreen grounds, Trompe l’oeil shadows, paintings of paintings, pixels, digital space etc, etc,
I love her work.
The Radical Paintings of Laura Owens
By Peter Schjeldahl, New Yorker: October 30, 2017 Issue
Pdfs of interviews
Amy Sillman
David Salle
David Salle, like James Rosenquist…
Ellen Birkenblit
Frank stella
Nicole Eisenman
Kenneth Noland
Rasheed Araeen
Johnathan Lasker
http://www.timothytaylor.com/artists/jonathan-lasker/
Richard Diebenkorn
Hans Hoffman
James Havard
Abstract Illusionism
The use of shadows to make blobs of paint look like they’re floating above the surface of the painting. Like what Laura Owens is doing now with her big thick swathes of Flashe.
Chippewa 1977 (no image yet)
John Baldessari
Wade Guyton
Josh Smith
http://www.luhringaugustine.com/artists/josh-smith
I was a bit annoyed when I discovererd Josh Smith had done a series on STOP signs. But It makes sense, he did it for the same reason I did, which is the same reason Jasper Johns did flags etc.
Henry Taylor
George Condo
Arshile Gorky
Francis Picabia
Mark Bradford
Other influences: Lazy Load: Algorithms
Face Mapping