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| Gray Tree, Piet Mondrian (1911) |
This painting reminded me of the view out my window yesterday, the morning fog rendering everything monochromatic. I'm a fan of black and white photography, but you hardly ever see black and white paintings. Especially from an artist like Mondrian whose more familiar works pop with primary colors interspersed among the black and white outlines.
In spite of my having the advantage of a college art history course on my transcript, and being privileged to have grown up around artists and art and museums, I would not have guessed that "Gray Tree" was a Mondrian. Sometimes I like having my pre-conceptions shaken up. It's a shame that too many fellow citizens are just fine with their dearly held ideas about too many things and people.
More art, less hate.
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That is what my world looks like when snow arrives. A world of grey tones - I love it.
ReplyDeletethe Ol'Buzzard
I do get tired of the monochromatic landscape after a few months, though. That's why I keep my Xmas lights up waaaaaay past the New Year. Oh, who am I kidding -- way past Valentine's Day!
DeleteThe tree reminds me of two elm trees that flank the entrance to the Detroit Institute of Art, in winter. Not very tall by wide and spread out like that.
ReplyDeleteYes mankind and our conceptions of reality, I am beginning to think that some are stones in the immovable wall.
Ah, but even stone walls can be moved up when enough seismic force is applied. Here's to getting all shook up!
Delete"More art, less hate." Enough said :-) I've always been a huge fan of black and white photography (I'll never forget the time I got to see the Diane Arbus exhibit when it was at the Art Institute during the late 1990s).
ReplyDeleteA very different experience. Taking a long peek in a a book is just not the same.
Once you get up close and personal, you are never the same. Diane Arbus was brave in ways that most of us can only dream about...
Yes, I love Arbus! Black and white is never really just "black" and "white," is it?
DeleteCertainly not the way Arbus approached it. Did you see that rather odd and wonderful movie about her? Fur comes to mind (her rich daddy was in the fur business).
DeleteNever knew her first name was pronounced Dee Anne :-)