Having read some of Stella’s work in the past, I knew this would be a dense read and since I’m not a big Stella fan, I took a bye on this book. While in graduate school in the early 80’s there was a great deal of talk about the importance of Caravaggio via Frank Stella. Years later, I recall seeing a show of Stella’s work he donated to the Addison Gallery in Andover, MA. I found the work to be repetitive and formulaic. It begs the question-should a work of art stand on its own without the intellectual baggage that accompanies it? Looking forward to “Art in America, 1945-1970”.
If you see art correctly it's hard to be too sympathetic to the writing if the art doesn't call to you. I've been promised that David Salle's writings are good but, man, that work. Thanks for the feedback, I'm looking forward to Art in America too.
I always loved that double bubble in Stella's description of the Mona Lisa. It is really inspiring to read these musings of Stella and to consider space relative but not subsidiary to color. Lots to think about in the studio.
Having read some of Stella’s work in the past, I knew this would be a dense read and since I’m not a big Stella fan, I took a bye on this book. While in graduate school in the early 80’s there was a great deal of talk about the importance of Caravaggio via Frank Stella. Years later, I recall seeing a show of Stella’s work he donated to the Addison Gallery in Andover, MA. I found the work to be repetitive and formulaic. It begs the question-should a work of art stand on its own without the intellectual baggage that accompanies it? Looking forward to “Art in America, 1945-1970”.
If you see art correctly it's hard to be too sympathetic to the writing if the art doesn't call to you. I've been promised that David Salle's writings are good but, man, that work. Thanks for the feedback, I'm looking forward to Art in America too.
"...the disappearance of the person into the true problems of art..." When something beyond vanity fuels the operation.
I always loved that double bubble in Stella's description of the Mona Lisa. It is really inspiring to read these musings of Stella and to consider space relative but not subsidiary to color. Lots to think about in the studio.