NYC: Further Musings Upon Art.

First off, so I don't get fined a ton of money, I did not take these photos, I stole them from here. 

Now that I have my disclaimer, we can move onto business. Rene Lynch, whose paintings are below, and Anne Appleby were by far the best galleries of the day for me. 

Lynch's paintings are fantastical and magical. They are giant and you feel as if you are stepping into a dream land, which, if you read her information, you kind of are. They are excellently executed and have a surreal, fairy tale quality to them, but they are provocative too - which I love about her work. Though I love 'pretty pictures' and masterpieces in art, it adds so much more depth to a piece when you actually have to stop and think about it - when you start to wonder why an artist did what they did. I think that this is also a mark of successful art. 

The two pieces below are my favorites of her latest collection, which I had the pleasure of seeing. Be forewarned however, if you click on the link above to her other work, it is significantly more graphic and provocative.

"Swan Prisoner"

"War of the Roses"

I still haven't quite 'figured' out "War of the Roses" but I love the contrast and the dramatic flare. This is a beautifully painted piece that has a great terribleness to it as well.

I also loved Anne Appleby's work. I am not putting her work on my site however because I do not think that photos of her work do her any justice, please do click on the link however so that you can know what I'm talking about. 

Appleby's work is hard to explain. When my art teacher was first describing it before we went into the gallery my thought's were, "What? Squares? I can do this. Why are we looking at this? This is going to be another boring one...." etc. I was wrong, happily. Her work seems to glow in person, as if illuminated from within. Though simple in concept it is worth seeing in person. Her paintings suck you in and hold your attention. Honestly, I could have sat in that gallery for a long, long while.

So there's more about my day in NYC. I hope that my further musings on the art world haven't bored you but if they have, fear not! I will blog about something else next time!

Have a good weekend and a relaxing Friday all! 

:)