tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340855682127988960.post8852785039554467346..comments2023-07-23T00:46:10.116-07:00Comments on Art by Jeanne Beck: What Matters: The Writings of Agnes MartinJeanne Raffer Beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17080286350374492967noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340855682127988960.post-19163509682109269352008-08-02T14:26:00.000-07:002008-08-02T14:26:00.000-07:00Jeanne, I truly enjoyed what you wrote. Your words...Jeanne, I truly enjoyed what you wrote. Your words were very thought-provoking for me. Thank you for introducing me to Agnes Martin. I am definitely going to do some research on her art.Vickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275363845160499702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340855682127988960.post-986950543798883172008-08-05T08:29:00.000-07:002008-08-05T08:29:00.000-07:00In 2000, I had an exhibiton of my art quilts here ...In 2000, I had an exhibiton of my art quilts here in Montevideo, and the gallery owner at the opening thanked me for bringing a little known artform here, (good grief, I was grateful to him for the opportunity!) and as a token of appreciation he presented me with a catalogue of Agnes Martin's exhibition that was seen in several US cities beginning with the Whitney in NY nov.92 and goiung through Milwaukee, Miami and Houston before Madrid Spain in jan 94.<br><br>At the time I did not know enough about myself and my own work and what I was really looking to express to fully appreciate what Agnes wrote, and how important her approach is to every serious artists' development. Perhaps because of reading that catalogue, or perhaps because of just becoming a bit older and wiser anyway, I have done a lot of thinking about what I am doing. After not looking at the book for about perhaps 6 years, I recently picked it up and was fascinated with the grids and lines in her work which which I had forgotten, and which of course so connect with some of the underlying foundations of traditional geometric quilt designs, a strong influence in my whole approach. Whenther Sr. Esperanza could see this emerging in my work back then, I am not sure, but I am very grateful he gave me that book and opened the door to her thoughtful work.Alison Schwabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07929118812159014248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8340855682127988960.post-88046379671186804122008-08-05T16:06:00.000-07:002008-08-05T16:06:00.000-07:00As usual, you're comments are inspiring to all of ...As usual, you're comments are inspiring to all of us. I print them out and reread them and take lessons from them over and over. Thank youKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12821013559380002293noreply@blogger.com