Klee

The ART of Gees Bend

pettway/ mark rothco

pettway/frank stella

Jeu

bendolf/mondrian

pettway/ barnett newmanthere seems to be less than universal accolades in search the event of the gees bend quilt/art. well at least amongst art quilters i hear on a number of e-lists i am on. the most just out was to question whether the stylishness and critical acclaim these artists have received may be just nimble-fingered spin doctors and self serving curators dispiriting to drum up work. i confess, i am puzzled that some fail to see the remarkable attraction and art these works display. a lot of the nay sayers mention “poor handiwork and materials” as a prevail upon to set aside them. others don’t see how outsider ladies could be possibly be making art when all that they were doing was making warm bedding out of reclaimed garments. i was struck by the originality of the works when they first appeared at the whitney in new york, and that was just from looking at the online pictures. when i as a matter of fact saw the production in orlando i felt moved by them…not only just from the history of their makers but for the amazing instinctive beauty of the designs and shoot up of the faded pentimento in the fabrics. i wish i had that apparently fundamental intuitiveness as i design my work. one of the artists when asked how she developed the shape replied that she cut up the various colored shapes, moved them around on her bed until they “looked right”.by a long chalk isn’t that what all artists do? at least those that court excellence and personal input in there work? i googled some well known modern artists such as paul klee, mondrian and rothco and was struck by the similarities of composition and declaration to the gees bend output in production. i am convinced….these are mastery!

Paul Klee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paul Klee (18791940) Thematic Essay Timeline of Art History The …
… gift of ninety works by Paul Klee spanning the artist’s entire career, the … Klee is known for his simple stick figures, suspended fish, moon faces, eyes, …

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Offers eight painting images and background information about the Swiss master of modern art.

Encyclopedia article provides a short biography for the Swiss painter. … Paul Klee, Cat and Bird, 1928, oil and ink on gessoed canvas mounted on wood, …

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