P hilip Guston (1913-1970) was a compelling artist. By blunt the rudeness of his line, by its abrupt chromaticism unusual for its symbolic repertoire through the great format works, but above all, strong and brave and determined its position in figurative painting as unusual as damned in the 60 .
If I had to define a word to Guston choose "honesty."
If I had to define a word to Guston choose "honesty."
admire your thoughtful transit from abstraction to figuration, when figuration was a heroic act. To fight this trench Guston supposed position on the side of non-modernity, rebellion unacceptable by the cultural integrity of the time. Paradoxically, later, the criticism made him, against his will, symbolic of the trans macaron. Guston
also developed a peculiar iconography, such as personal and intimate. His paintings revolve around his life, his plays, composing an emotional autobiography in a language halfway between the harsh shrill cry of infinite tenderness and generous man who was naked in every picture.
many formidable artists have been diluted overwhelmed by their own powers. That difficult to build a slam dunk, final, this work which remains at the top of a mountain whose slopes inclinadÃsima by mediocre works are precipitated as spoil into the swamp. Guston's work is situated in the very apex.
couple in bed. Oil on canvas, 206x240 cm. Legacy Philip Guston. New York
