Erre Donald Martiny polymer and pigment mounted on aluminum, 16" x 15"; SOLD Exhibited at Village West in the Under the Influence show, Fall 2016 |
Study of Cirrus Clouds (1822) John Constable Inspiration piece for Donald Martiny for the Under the Influence show, Fall 2016 |
"Some believe Constable was making passive "impressions" or "observations" from nature. I disagree. The cloud studies feel overtly expressive and seem to register distinct aesthetic programs.
What Constable is classifying isn't clouds at all, but rather whole schools of painting, along
with their dominant moods. An analogy may be Chopin's Etudes, explorations of styles and
modes with sharply circumscribed means."
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