BEN LEWIS: Who Put the “Con” in Contemporary Art? From a few years, but a good description of some of the dubious practices that fuel the contemporary art market. I do not agree with his observation suggesting regulation is needed (why is more statist intervention the solution for everything?), but more transparency would help. The…
A sales training film from the 1960s An amazing piece of art history: when Vincent Price sold art through Sears Roebuck. Fine art was made available across the United States; over 50,000 pieces were sold. The idea that art could be popular with a general middle class audience is lost in this era of elitist…
I recently posted this on Facebook, attached to a video of Stuckism founder Charles Thomson discussing art history (see video here) Remodernism founder Charles Thomson discusses the changes happening in the art world, which is of course a harbinger for changes happening in society in general. This is a time of the failure of the…
Described as America’s first true avant-garde. The Ashcan School of the early 1900’s favored an anti-academic art of the people, like Remodernism does today.
Remodernism grew out of a painterly art movement called Stuckism. Like many art movements, the name of Stuckism grew out of an attempted criticism. The Stuckists have generated much attention and controversy by their willingness to tackle art world dogma and celebrity worship. Stuckism is a much more recognizable “brand name” in the insular world…
REASON: The Bluesman as Entrepreneur I can see an analogy in the underground arts movements percolating today. The Remodernist artist does not bemoan the obstacles and lack of opportunities faced. Instead with a combination of technology, innovation and drive, the Remodernist artist creates his own opportunities.
An overview of Symbolist Art Before I found a contemporary guiding philosophy in Remodernism, I recognized in my work shared concerns with the Symbolist painters of the late 1800s-early 1900s. The spiritual aspects of light, darkness and color. Acceptance of gods, monsters and the grotesque as worthy explorations for art. A mystical sense of purpose.…
Richard Bledsoe “Saint Ness” acrylic on canvas 36″ x 18″ SOLD The Remodernist artist understands all life is holy-even mysterious beasties from a dark Scottish loch.
The works of Henri Rousseau “…by re-introducing the values of the imaginary into the art of his period, he went beyond one of the needs of his time – and ours.” –from Henrirousseau.net A prototype for the Remodernist artist. Rousseau cultivated his own idiosyncratic vision into playful and profound statements on reality. Michele and I…
Recent interview with Stuckism/Remodernism founder Charles Thomson.
