Simulacra

Still from Andrey Rublyov

Daphne Wright, Stallion, 2009, Marble dust and resin
160 H x 380 L x 140 W cm

small drawing I did called "After Andrei Rublyov" (obviously)

Lewis Payne (redux)

Lewis Payne, 1865

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Hunters in the Snow

Nicolai Howalt

Nicolai Howalt

Nicolai Howalt

Pieter Bruegel, The Hunters in the Snow, 1565, Oil on panel, 117 x 162 cm

Simulacra

Nathan Abels, “Without Haste, But Without Rest”, Acrylic and Oil on Panel, 24×36″, 2008

George Morland, "Before a Thunderstorm", 1791, Oil on canvas, 85 x 117 cm

see also:

Sanford Robinson Gifford, "Night on the Hudson River", 1870

Nathan Abels, "Pursuit", Acrylic and Oil on Panel, 24x36" 2008

Variations on a Theme

A couple of weeks ago I posted a photo of my studio with my current progress and a painting by Edvard Munch that I have been enjoying lately - Self-Portrait with Burning Cigarette (1895). After that post, Norwegian artist Markus Brendmoe emailed me a few examples of his works that also ruminate on Munch's self portraits. I'm particularly fond of his recent work interpreting Munch's Self Portrait: Between Clock and Bed.

Edvard Munch, Self Portrait: Between Clock and Bed, 1941,
Oil on canvas 149.5 x 120.5 cm

Markus Brendmoe, Self Portrait: Between Clock and Bed, 2009

Jasper Johns has also done numerous variations on the patterning found on Munch's bed spread (from Self Portrait: Between Clock and Bed) including this print, made in 1976.

Edvard Munch, Self-Portrait with Burning Cigarette

1895; Oil on canvas, 110.5 x 85.5 cm - photo from the WebMuseum.

Markus Brendmoe, Self Portrait with Cigarette

Markus Brendmoe, Quiet, Acrylic on canvas, 80 x 100 inches, 2007

A Pair

photograph by Nathan Abels

Arnold Böcklin, 1851

Simulacra: Contrail Art

Bill Radawec, Installation View of Contrail Art

Bill Radawec, Installation View of Contrail Art

"Contrails" by Chris Hernandez, 42 x 37 x 3 inches

(me)

I know there are more examples, but I'm not up for a scavenger hunt this morning.

Gray Trees

Ki-bong Rhee, Wet Psyche-No Wind, Acrylic, plexiglass adn mixed media on canvas, h: 240 x w: 180 cm / h: 94.5 x w: 70.9 in, 2008

Hasegawa Tohaku, Pine Wood, Momoyama period, late 16th Century, Six-panel screen (left), ink on paper, height of 5'1"

Hasegawa Tohaku, Pine Wood, Momoyama period, late 16th Century, Six-panel screen (right screen), ink on paper, height of 5'1"

Got You Covered

Faltgarage (Collapsible Garage), 2005 by Andreas Sachsenmaier. (found via VVORK)

(P) Lot- Conversion of ordinary car covers into portable tents. By Michael Rakowitz. (found via VVORK)

Leah Giberson, "Covered", 9x12" Mixed Media, 2008

Damien Loeb, "The Color of Money" 2007. Oil on linen, 36" x 84"

Hiroshi Yoshida Prints and Aerial Photos of the Rockies

Eboshidake by Hiroshi Yoshida, 1926 (found at Japonisme blog)

Nathan Abels - Rocky Mountains

Kanchenjanga, Afternoon, by Hiroshi Yoshida, 1931

Nathan Abels - Rocky Mountains

Sea of Cloud, by Hiroshi Yoshida, 1928

Nathan Abels - Rocky Mountains

More fences...

Cover of November 2008 Art in America
Tsibi Geva, Cafiya 25, 1990
Mixed media on canvas, 240x178cm

Alexandra Olsen

Evan Gruzis - found here.

Driss Oudahi “fences” 2008 oil on canvas, 67×71 inchesDriss Oudahi “fences” 2008 oil on canvas, 67×71 inches
Sarah Morris, "Aluminum Fence", Acrylic on Canvas, 72" x 72", 1997 (sorry I couldn't find a higher res version)

Painting of the Day

Daniel Richter, "Ebb", 2004, oil paint on canvas, 261 x 335 cm / 102 3/4 x 131 7/8 "

In his lecture a few weeks ago Richter referenced Socialist Realism painters for the inspiration for "Ebb":

Young Steel Workers. Post-Stalin (1961). Painted by Ivan Bevzenko (Ukraine). Oil on Canvas, 80 x 156 cm.

Balthus and Portman

I love finding similar themes in the arts, and I'm a big Natalie Portman fan, so what could be better than a photo-shoot of Natalie in poses based off of Balthus paintings? The magazine spread is from July 2004.