Thursday, 23 August 2018

Alan Davie 1920-2014.









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10 comments:

  1. potty23 August 2018 at 08:26

    Luxuriant head of hair and beard!

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  2. Graham Edwards23 August 2018 at 09:32

    I just couldn't (and still can't) understand his works.

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    1. Cro Magnon23 August 2018 at 09:46

      I see him as a stream of consciousness painter. He starts somewhere, then doesn't stop until it's all filled in. Of course the interesting bit is seeing the end product.

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  3. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe23 August 2018 at 14:00

    It is not a painting that I particular like, but we all have different tastes. His beard, though, is impressive.

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    1. Cro Magnon23 August 2018 at 15:40

      He seems to have kept that same beard all his life.

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  4. The Weaver of Grass23 August 2018 at 15:28

    Cro I have a few painting about the place that people 'don't understand'. I don;t think that matters in the least - what matters is that I like them, I admire the workmanship and I wish oh how I wish that I could have done them.

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    1. Cro Magnon23 August 2018 at 15:42

      It's always difficult to analyse what one likes about a painting. I, too, have lots of paintings that I would find difficult to appreciate in words. You just like them, or you don't.

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    2. Graham Edwards24 August 2018 at 08:49

      I agree with you absolutely, Weaver. I have a lot of paintings on my walls. I think that I 'understand' them as well as enjoy them. But perhaps I don't because, in most cases, I have absolutely no idea what the artist had in his mind when they were painted. I suspect Cro would not give a single one houseroom. Perhaps you wouldn't either. I should really have said what I felt when I commented. I really don't like any of the Alan Davie paintings that I have seen.

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  5. Charles23 August 2018 at 19:03

    Emperors new clothes does spring to mind....

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