It’s a common misconception that George Rodrigue intends all of his art for sale, or at least for public display. If he manufactured tennis shoes, this might make sense, and indeed because George makes a living with his art, it is true that most works do end up with a price tag. However, this commercialismContinue reading “The Painting in the Closet”
Category Archives: Musings
Louisiana Roots (The Louis Prima of the Art World)
George Rodrigue is unique in the art world. I can think of very few contemporary visual artists of his renown that define themselves by their culture. From the time he first returned to Louisiana from Los Angeles and art school in the late 1960s, he called himself a Cajun artist. Even today he describes everyContinue reading “Louisiana Roots (The Louis Prima of the Art World)”
Indiscretion (A ‘Nude’ Addendum)
This entry is a postscript to last week’s detailed trace of the development of the nude figure in Rodrigue’s paintings. “All good art is an indiscretion.”* As a kid it was my mom who explained the artistic nude to me, as perfected by Peter Paul Rubens. She owned a huge tome of his paintings, andContinue reading “Indiscretion (A ‘Nude’ Addendum)”
The Nude Figure
As a student, it was important to George Rodrigue to learn the fundamentals of art. He grew frustrated early on with his college education, a 1960s academic art world rooted in the abstract, as opposed to classical notions of compositional design, chiaroscuro (play of light and dark), and an accurate study of the human figure.Continue reading “The Nude Figure”
Lilacs: A Memory
The scent of spring flowers suspends reality … but only for a short while. I stumbled on a rare treat at the farm stand yesterday – lilacs. For a southern gal they’re a tease, everything I want in a flower in their sweet strong scent, soft purple color, and bouffant blossoms, yet they don’t growContinue reading “Lilacs: A Memory”