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About JRF:
Despite working with a wide variety of media and techniques, JRF always allows a concept to guide the final aesthetic. Repetitive and minimal forms are typically used to disguise much more complex content lying just beyond the surface. The ‘Drip Paintings’ are indicative of the artist’s tendency to playfully challenge preconceptions of how a painting should function.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to leave a comment. Itâ??s really interesting to read some dialogue from other peopleâ??s perspectives. Thereâ??s â??no right or wrongâ?? interpretation, and I think the most interesting artworks tend to ask a lot more questions than they answer.
Comment by JRF — September 22, 2008
I personally don’t like it but if a guy can make a buck by spilling some paint and copying it in a bunch of different colors, more power to ya.
Comment by Tandy Bloomfield — September 22, 2008
Yeah, I agree about it being contrived, “Repetitive and minimal forms are typically used to disguise much more complex content lying just beyond the surface” is a meaningless statement that really just sounds like an excuse for the lack of depth, creativity or meaning. “I know it doesn’t LOOK deep, but it totally is, I sweeeeeear”.
If a kindergarten student could do it, I find it extremely difficult to be impressed.
Comment by Shaylin — September 22, 2008
I get sick of people who comment claiming to know what art is. No one is the authority on art and it would be hard to claim this guy is not an artist. If you don’t like it fine, but before you start throwing stones have something intelligent to say other than “this is not art”. I like what this guy is doing and the fact that it evokes that emotion in people makes it better in my opinion.
Comment by Anonymous — September 22, 2008
This isn’t art, it’s simple design. Oh wait I forgot, that’s what art is now.
Great work then!!
Comment by D — September 22, 2008
I feel that this painting would be more powerful if painted on a larger scale in the vein of Mark Rothko. As far as the statement “Repetitive and minimal forms are typically used to disguise much more complex content lying just beyond the surface”… I feel that this is one of things artists say to be clever, though it doesn’t mean anything, at least not since Warhol tried to capitalize on it. Good work, and I like it, but a bit contrived in my opinion.
Comment by salinger53 — September 22, 2008
So how does the artist get the “drips” to be the exact same in every painting?
I think they’re leaning a little more toward silk screens or something… nice colors though.
Comment by Camron — September 22, 2008
really cool stuff, proves that it doesn’t have to be difficult to be interesting. Same could be said for Warhol. Congrats, I like it very much.
Comment by Anonymous — September 22, 2008
love it!!! simple, powerful and right to the ponit. Love it!
Comment by momo — September 22, 2008
I must say the colors paired together are beautiful, and all the “drip paintings” arranged together are quite striking. But,”Repetitive and minimal forms are typically used to disguise much more complex content lying just beyond the surface.” I suppose with much mental masturbation one could read something into the drip that was longer than the rest…Your interests say you hate American Pop Culture; I don’t think you do, you are trying to create it.
Comment by Piper MacBride — September 22, 2008