There's no there there, nor is it to be found among most of his peers.
And early Jackson Pollocks blows away the later stuff that he's famous for.
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I met Brice many years ago and have always loved his work including the beautiful etchings as well as the very early black paintings.
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To each his own, but it's a little discouraging to find that regarding any monochromatic or calligraphic abstractions, some commenters essentially default to "my kid could do that." I have the opposite reaction to Mr. Marden's paintings and drawings: they regularly take my breath away—consummate human endeavors.
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While there is a distinct quality to the precision, at the risk of being snide, work of this sort makes me wonder if art, as some among us have now come to know and accept, has any purpose beyond the amorphous quality of decorative aesthetics.
Wealth, like poverty, does have its' quirks.
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at a street festival in Tivoli Brice squared off his square on main street and proceeded to draw with chalk like the rest of us...the great thing about being an artist is that you never retire...may you recover quickly and live another couple decades
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"The monochrome panels were inspired by the seasons, beginning with the yellow of spring and ending, at right, with winter."
Wow.
Heavy.
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In elementary school, I used to doodle on my books that had grocery bags repurposed as book covers, images very similar to these. Who knew I was an artist?!
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Ms. Vogel, thank you for this article introducing me to the artist Brice Marden. Although your descriptions of his paintings give me a foundation for understanding his work, the background you provide about Mr. Marden, his motivation, inspiration and the evolution of his art have truly captivated me. I am visiting New York in April and will now look for galleries/museums where I can see his work in person.
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