Joseph DrapellHello and Good Afternoon, today art is on my mind so I decided to blog a little bit on Joseph Drapell. Please keep in mind that most of the material in this blog post was not written by me and was already done, so why fix it...
Joseph Drapell, one of the most important abstract painters in the generation after PAINTERS ELEVEN. He immigrated to Halifax in 1966 and studied at the Cranbrook Academy (Bloomfield Hills, Mich, 1968-70), where he met visiting artist Jack BUSH and American critic Clement GREENBERG. He moved to Toronto and, inspired by Georgian Bay and influenced by Morris Louis, developed his own technique of applying paint with a broad spreading device attached to a movable support (1972-74).
(Taken from the Canadian Encyclopedia)
In 1983, during a coffee break in the studio, Drapell noticed a grooved texture as paint accumulated on his old corduroy pants. This effect–almost like a giant fingerprint (that resonated with van Gogh's brush strokes)–became a source of artistic possibilities still explored by Drapell today. By playing with depth of striations, spacing of grooves, and other factors, Drapell combines painting with a drawing technique (which utilizes reflections of light), where infinite changes in the meaning of color are possible.
A. M.
http://www.Drapell.com
More great artists in the same pod so to speak referred to as "The New New Painters" in Dimitri's wonderful creation, the non-profit organization:
ANEW Museum and Galleries @
http://www.anew.org
Another interesting "New New Painters" Link - [more detailed information and history]
http://kenworthwmoffett.net/kenworthwmoffett/
“...We should remember that art reproductions are like fool's gold; the substance will often be lost in photographic translations...” J.D.
New New Painters
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