John Virtue
Autor de John Virtue: London Paintings (National Gallery Company)
Sobre El Autor
John Virtue is director of the International Media Center at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. He lives in Miami Beach.
Obras de John Virtue
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
Miembros
Reseñas
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 7
- Miembros
- 38
- Popularidad
- #383,442
- Valoración
- 4.3
- Reseñas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 14
I find Virtue's approach to monochrome tonality really effective. Of course it's monumental in real life, and kind of dour, but I think his manner of creating and balancing atmosphere is interesting.
Also interesting is the inclusion here f working drawings and earlier work. These are striking to me mostly because they seem to lack the qualities I'm now interested in in Virtue's work. His relationship with the object itself (I mean the final painting) seems to be where most of the work happens, and his preparatory work seems strictly that: the drama doesn't happen until he's actually working with the real materials.… (más)