Friday, September 10, 2010

Jerome Witkin

Jerome Witkin

Jerome Witkin January 2006 (photo from a flickr Syracuse University PhotoStream)
 
Painting Perceptions is incredibly fortunate to have talked at length with Jerome Witkin recently, thanks to Bill Murphy, who suggested the idea of an interview and helped me get in touch with Mr. Witkin. I’d again like to express my gratitude to Professor Witkin who [...]

Interview with Gideon Bok

Interview with Gideon Bok

Gideon Bok King of Nails 2006-2010 oil on linen, 70 x 79 inches
Guest Post and Interview by Erik Halvorsen
Throughout art history, the traditional perception of a painter’s studio is one of tranquil solitude. A space where things remain rather constant, save for the quiet accumulation of canvases in various states of completion. Gideon Bok’s depictions [...]

Video interview with Michael Kareken

Video interview with Michael Kareken

Interview with Michael Kareken from Painting Perceptions – Larry Groff on Vimeo.
Painting Perceptions is pleased to present its first video production; an interview I made with Michael Kareken at both his studio and his show “Scrap” at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, which is currently on view until January 24, 2010.
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Interview with Sangram Majumdar

Interview with Sangram Majumdar

Sangram is a leading contemporary painterly representational painter who primarily paints from observation. He currently has two shows in New York City as part of the Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects, current paintings showing until December 31, 2009 at the Schlesinger Gallery, 24 E 73rd St. NY, NY and a show of drawings up [...]

Interview with Eric Aho – Part One

Interview with Eric Aho – Part One

Eric Aho Catalog cover to current show at the DC Moore Gallery
I am pleased to offer this lengthy interview with Eric Aho, a major artist working with the contemporary landscape. Eric has a show that just opened at the DC Moore Gallery in NYC from October 8 to November 7, 2009. Eric received his BFA [...]

Interview with George Nick – Part One, On Edwin Dickinson

Interview with George Nick – Part One, On Edwin Dickinson

George Nick 1 Feb 2009 2009 oil on linen 14×10 inches
George Nick hardly needs an introduction; he is one of the most respected contemporary realist painters working today. George Nick’s work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Hirschhorn Museum; and [...]