Monday, 18 April 2011

Art vs. Fashion

This gorgeous image of Isabella Blow reminded me of oil paintings by Gerhard Richter, where the paint is dragged across the canvas creating movement and a grainy, linear quality similar to the fuzzy effect of pausing old film reels...




Woman Descending the Staircase, 1965, oil on canvas


Abstract Painting, 1995, oil on canvas

Thursday, 14 April 2011