Tired is as Tiny does....

I am a little tired this week and feel as though im dragging my feet around the studio, as I try to complete works for a commission and just move on with some ideas that have been playing around in my mind of late!!

Dont want to post the images of this work as yet -

But needless to say the sketches were approved, the works are now completed and Im waiting for the sense of relief to kick in!! Hopefully that will happen when the little panels are picked up by their new owner and given the thumbs up...

Fingers crossed for me please!!!

But what I wanted to post for you today are some sneaky images from the Intensely Dutch exhibition at the AGNSW which I finally saw last week - and which closes this Sunday Aug23!


Have to admit that I truly fell in love with the work of the CoBra group when I came upon their work at the TATE MODERN in 2005... Appel, Contant, Corneille..

These three dominate the first room of the Dutch show - and I love their mantra.... Its something that I like to hold onto when Im drawing too:
The child knows no other law than spontaneity and has no other desire than to express this.

Love this work of Constant.. especially the work on the top left called The Birds (Vogels) 1949

The woodblocks and lithographs by these three with accompanying poems are so beautiful and are much more minimalistic than their paintings that are more gestural and expressionistic (seen below).

Paintings by Appel...


This first room really set the tone for the whole show with an explosion of fun, intensity and freedom. Its a shame that our contemporary eyes and minds can loose the significance and shock value that these works presented at the time of their completion in the late 40s /early50s. They were considered radical and alittle mad as they took line, form and colour to a whole other level - channeling the child's exploration and enthusiasm for play. After the war it now makes sense to view these works as a kind of therapy and a break away from all that had gone before.

When talking of the expressionistic mind there is only one name that stands out for me in this whole show - William De Kooning! (seen above) He is alittle bit of a hero of mine and his 3 works in the 2nd room were a stand out for me with his scratching, cutting, and dissecting of the unleft marks!

De Kooning does stands out alittle in this show....He left the Dutch movement early to pursue his career and develop his own unique style in New York - and it shows. There is a fearlessness to his mark making that mirrors the American confidence that he found while working and experimenting in The States as he was surrounded by artists such as Pollock and Twombly...

The colour of Bram Bogart... you feel like you need to say Ka Pow!!! Very full on colour and texture from the 3rd room

In the end its a shame that the hang and some of the framing let down the integrity of some of the works in this show ... But on the whole the collection is significant and important - Alot of these works have not seen the light of day for many many years so it is great that they gave a wing of the gallery to a movement of Modernism that some may have not known or seen before ...

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Sorry for being so wordy today.. just needed to get it out!!

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The work of DJ Seiji from London!! A man and a music I had not heard of until a few months ago and now I seem to be finding his music and mixes everywhere... Worth a listen if you're curious!!

Hope you enjoyed the beautiful sunshine this afternoon...