Contributed by Sharon Butler / Despite our deep dive several years ago into Provisional painting and the Casualist tendency, a battery of questions continues to confront painters in the studio: can a painting be meaningful if the process involves fun rather than struggle? Is hard-earned resolution required? Or can something painted quickly and easily […]
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Residency in Tuscany: Scarlett Bowman talks with Jon Lutz
Contributed by Jon Lutz / This summer I had the good fortune to do a four-week residency at Villa Lena, an international program located in the hills of Tuscany. A small, well-chosen group of very talented writers, actors, photographers, performers, and visual artists was in residence during my stay. Of these, London-based Scarlett Bowman seemed to […]
Lance Rutledge: “I don’t know what the message is. I don’t want to send a message anyway.”
At The Old Gold, Jon Lutz visits Lance Rutledge’s studio. Here’s an excerpt from their conversation. JL: Some of the works function more as �signs� than others. In some cases, a kind of horizon line separates a phrase from a group of silhouettes. In others, there is no language at […]
Jon Lutz and Jim Lee talk in the studio
Jim Lee, who has a show at Freight + Volume this month, talks to Jon Lutz at The Old Gold. “I�m not sure if it�s that Lee’s paintings are getting better over time, but I’m always surprised with where he takes it,”Lutz writes in the intro. “In the way that […]
Monya Rowe: Doubtfully optimistic? Optimistically doubtful?
Monya Rowe is presenting a group show, Perception as Object, which originally stemmed from the anticipation surrounding the recent presidential election and the current post-election uncertainty. The work in the show investigates how individuals perceive and interpret objects and ideas differently, and that sounds like a pretty good theme even […]