The top painting was a challenge for me to introduce more than one style and still make it work. Here I used caricature, hard edge, stylized Egyptian, graphite drawing and loosely applied realism. Also the difficulty was the limitation I had which was the actual size of the painting (16” x 20” / 40.64 x 50.8 cm). This painting is titled, “Throughout The Ages”.
The bottom painting is a homage to Wassily Kandinsky and Paul Klee. After reading both manifestos by these two artists it wasn’t until I completed this work that I fully understood what their goals were in attaining and growing naturally into their chosen artistic endeavors.
Both Kandinsky and Klee are considered to be the “founding fathers” of “classical modernism” Bauhaus Movement and their artists’ friendship to be one of the most fascinating of the 20th century.
“Homage to Kandinsky and Klee”
Below is one of my favorite quotes by Kandinsky as I can relate to it regarding my Symbolism paintings and the jazz series.
“Color is the keyboard. The eye is the hammer. The soul is the piano, with its many strings. The artist is the hand that purposefully sets the soul vibrating by means of this or that key.” - Wassily Kandinsky, On the Spiritual in Art, 1912