Clyfford Still, Newly Revealed (Abstract Critical)

 

Clyfford Still, PH-191, 1951.  Source

A cracking new post about Clyfford Still over at Abstract Critical:

“We should not be surprised then, that many of the best Stills can feel closed in, have dark and earthen tones, and are marked by that ubiquitous “lifeline,” and yet suggest a transcending power and vitality…”

— Ken Carpenter

Click here to read the rest of the post.

Quote of the Day: Do Not Apologize for Living

Quilt by Linda Beach. Source

Do not apologise for living. The rest of the world can tell you that your life is not important enough to talk about. It is. And it’s how women become collective.

— The Amazing Kim, from this post at I Blame the Patriarchy

Artwork of the Day: Romaine Brooks

Peter, A Young English Girl, by Romaine Brooks. Source

Romaine Brooks (1874-1970) was a lesbian painter. Using a subdued palette, she painted many portraits of women in androgynous or masculine dress. Toward the end of her life she suffered from mental illness.

The Wiki has a detailed entry about her.