The Netherlands. Own site.
‘My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph.’
Richard Avedon
22 February 2008
Ninette
The Netherlands. Own site.
‘My portraits are more about me than they are about the people I photograph.’
Richard Avedon
21 February 2008
10 year later
In 1998 artists living in Benoordenhout were invited by Ernst & Young, whose office is in the same neighborhood- to exhibit at their premises. The striking building designed by J.J.P Oud has on the outside a beautiful light color. Inside, specially at he hall you see also the well thought details that are still contemporary. Ten years later, more or less the same artists are invited to exhibit there and celebrate together the 125 year existence of Ernst & Young.
Here one of my favorite paintings Rkia in the hall of the building.
Apart from my paintings and Reinout Zikel there are works by other 11 artists.
Ernst & Young 125 year birthday, group show
Wassenaarswweg 80, The Hague, (NL), tel. 31 (0)70-3286629
Opening: 21 February 2008 (17-19:30 hours) 19 February -19 May 2008.
Here one of my favorite paintings Rkia in the hall of the building.
Apart from my paintings and Reinout Zikel there are works by other 11 artists.
Ernst & Young 125 year birthday, group show
Wassenaarswweg 80, The Hague, (NL), tel. 31 (0)70-3286629
Opening: 21 February 2008 (17-19:30 hours) 19 February -19 May 2008.
Never noticed before
Yesterday I saw this sculpture at the sports club. For a flash I really though he was doing number two.
I turned around and I saw this tranquil landscape.
Nearly at home this lines of light and shadow.
Regards,
Marisa Polin
20 February 2008
The e-mails I get
Today I received the offer of someone in Finland selling me three drawings by Toulouse Lautrec. How is it that people decide to do that, it seemed nearly one of those Nigerian rich scum stories.
For only € 7000. If he bothered to sign this very simple sketches I think he was in a lot of need of money. Of some one after him. I would had not bothered to sign.
I say better buy a good one by a lesser known artist.
Here the photo's:
Regards,
Marisa Polin
For only € 7000. If he bothered to sign this very simple sketches I think he was in a lot of need of money. Of some one after him. I would had not bothered to sign.
I say better buy a good one by a lesser known artist.
Here the photo's:
Regards,
Marisa Polin
Probably the best site to start looking on Dutch art,
and continue looking.
Galeries.nl is definitely a very complete site on museums, galleries, artists, art fairs, art blogs and many related topics. A favorite place is the art of the day with a critical and sometimes personal accompanying text. It is a very logic site, and that says a lot having the amount of various information they manage. They have about 35000 artists you can search on, many of them international artists. Another thing I like is that it is run in a very personal way by the caring webmaster Benno Tutein Nolthenius.
Only one problem it is only in Dutch!
Here Esther Tielemans as example.
Just in case you didn't know it the site.
Only one problem it is only in Dutch!
Here Esther Tielemans as example.
Just in case you didn't know it the site.
19 February 2008
Andres Serrano
USA Wikipedia
‘Today, as you know, I am famous and very rich. But when I am alone with myself, I haven’t the courage to consider myself an artist, in the great and ancient sense of that word ... I am only a public entertainer, who understands his age.’
Pablo Picasso
Beauty
My grandmother was known for her beauty which she kept with lot of care. It was said that she appeared in some photo albums of some of her fans, photos that had been taken as she walked in Acapulco.
The right photo here was taken years ago and certainly in Acapulco. She looks stunning and I think also the photographer was very good.
The left one I took it on the last day of 2007, being her 92 years. I think she still looks beautiful and is nice to see her features in both images.
Regards Emma Francis,
Marisa
18 February 2008
Special invitation for artists to see Lucien Freud
It is nice to be invited to a special view of the recently opened show of Lucien Freud at the Gemeente Museum in The Hague. I didn't see that many friends, but it was nice to know that at least half the visitors were artists.
My favorite paintings:
The first one shows more background than figure which makes it an exception in the works.
In the pure portrait tradition the mother as model.
Elsa Hartjesveld (who also made a beautiful portrait of her mother -second photo) and Will Lutz
I didn't know Freud painted Rob Oudkerk !?(the second photo is the real Oudkerk)
Flesh: purple, green, pink and orange. The sharp face of a dog. Two paintings of mine of two dogs.
Few of the paintings had and added piece of canvas. Another sign that he doesn't care very much of the composition as he starts painting, it comes later as the painting evolves.
Hier 3 examples.
It is quite interesting how he paints, apparently he doesn't draw a first sketch or anything, he starts with the most important part of the painting, growing around it, with a lot of attention and probably coming seldom back to those already 'finished' parts. Except on later works where he works so much on some parts that it becomes thick and in a way less strong as important features of the faces are blurred through this working in many layers.
A good example that he doesn't care that much about composition.
This painting of 'Two plants" was made during 3 years! What a patience. It is an mazing painting but in the most 'Royal academy' tradition.
His daughters. Every time I see the one with both of them I think of the time when my cousin Margarita Foncerrada arrived in London where I was living, and I imagine the both of us, being extremely close to each other, and learning, and doing things together. The painting was made in that same year 1988. In a way I see myself reflected in Esther Freud.
Annabelle is also a nice-harsh portrait.
When I lived in London I went to a nude Saturday studio together with my sister Monica Polin, it was the time I became acquainted with the painting methods and thinking of the English and I started going as often as I could to the Tate where I saw for the first time a 'Lucian Freud' painting. My sister was already in love with his works so she was the one who introduced me to his art. I also saw many 'lesser' Freud in many of the London galleries. He was the measure, he was the teacher, he was the best student. I had encountered feelings about his work, the older ones where in a way more independent.
I can see afterwards there is a lot of influence of that period on my work, specially now that I paint portraits but also mixed with the atelier experience at my teacher Octavio at the Esmeralda in Mexico City, where we all adored Egon Schiele.
On the next work there are a bit more clear this big color parts that together as in a puzzle build the face. Next a portrait I made of Halina Reijn, where the spots effect can be seen.
Artists enjoying their museum.
Micky van Keulen and the artist Ilse Versluijs
Happy people.
A recommendation to live the 'English experience'
My favorite paintings:
The first one shows more background than figure which makes it an exception in the works.
In the pure portrait tradition the mother as model.
Elsa Hartjesveld (who also made a beautiful portrait of her mother -second photo) and Will Lutz
I didn't know Freud painted Rob Oudkerk !?(the second photo is the real Oudkerk)
Flesh: purple, green, pink and orange. The sharp face of a dog. Two paintings of mine of two dogs.
Few of the paintings had and added piece of canvas. Another sign that he doesn't care very much of the composition as he starts painting, it comes later as the painting evolves.
Hier 3 examples.
It is quite interesting how he paints, apparently he doesn't draw a first sketch or anything, he starts with the most important part of the painting, growing around it, with a lot of attention and probably coming seldom back to those already 'finished' parts. Except on later works where he works so much on some parts that it becomes thick and in a way less strong as important features of the faces are blurred through this working in many layers.
A good example that he doesn't care that much about composition.
This painting of 'Two plants" was made during 3 years! What a patience. It is an mazing painting but in the most 'Royal academy' tradition.
His daughters. Every time I see the one with both of them I think of the time when my cousin Margarita Foncerrada arrived in London where I was living, and I imagine the both of us, being extremely close to each other, and learning, and doing things together. The painting was made in that same year 1988. In a way I see myself reflected in Esther Freud.
Annabelle is also a nice-harsh portrait.
When I lived in London I went to a nude Saturday studio together with my sister Monica Polin, it was the time I became acquainted with the painting methods and thinking of the English and I started going as often as I could to the Tate where I saw for the first time a 'Lucian Freud' painting. My sister was already in love with his works so she was the one who introduced me to his art. I also saw many 'lesser' Freud in many of the London galleries. He was the measure, he was the teacher, he was the best student. I had encountered feelings about his work, the older ones where in a way more independent.
I can see afterwards there is a lot of influence of that period on my work, specially now that I paint portraits but also mixed with the atelier experience at my teacher Octavio at the Esmeralda in Mexico City, where we all adored Egon Schiele.
On the next work there are a bit more clear this big color parts that together as in a puzzle build the face. Next a portrait I made of Halina Reijn, where the spots effect can be seen.
Artists enjoying their museum.
Micky van Keulen and the artist Ilse Versluijs
Happy people.
A recommendation to live the 'English experience'
Cosima Hawemann & Simon Schubert
The Netherlands Galeries.nl
'You should not say it is not good.
You should say you do not like it; and then, you know, you’re perfectly safe.'
James Mcneill Whistler
17 February 2008
Wu Gaozhong
China
'People sometimes say that the way things happen in the movies is unreal, but actually it’s the way things happen to you in life that’s unreal. The movies make emotions look so strong and real, whereas when things really do happen to you, it’s like watching television—you don’t feel anything.'
Andy Warhol16 February 2008
Helen Escobedo
Mexico. Muca
'Teddy Kennedy endorsed Obama and he is the one who called him Osama so who did he endorse Osama or Obama?'
Walter Anderson
15 February 2008
Demian Flores
Mexico. Own site.
'I hate flowers, I paint them because they’re cheaper than models and they don’t move.' Georgia O’Keeffe
14 February 2008
Two the same.
For long time I thought that it was very unlikely that there would be another Marisa Polin. I always said -All Polins in Mexico are for good of for bad my family-.
At primary school in my class there were three Marisas including me, Ortiz Monasterio en Chavez Peon, which was a big coincidence because in the whole big school there weren't other Marisas. But with names we know it is a generational thing. Marisas aren't that many but it is more a name used in Mediterranean countries. And Polin, which for a long time I thought it was not that common, was a little funny name, difficult to place. Some people thought it was French or Italian or not my family name but my given name (Pauline).
In the USA are many Polin that originally had a longer or more complex name but as they arrived from Europe they were 'asked' to change it into Polin. So from the very many Polin in the USA only a hand few are relatives. The first two Polin from Switzerland settled first in Alma Wisconsin and then moved to San Luis Obispo California. Many of there are still to be find there but very few have Polin as a first surname.
Any way, I thought the chances of the same combination were rather low.
With internet I discovered many years ago that there was a girl running for her school in California named just liked me. A few years ago I discovered another Marisa Polin living in New York working on television. Now I think that she is the same little girl from California who grew up and went to New York.
So we are two.
But how would it be to be called John Smith at an English speaking country? I suppose you are so used to your personal situation as either having a common or a very rare name.
Regards,
Marisa Polin
At primary school in my class there were three Marisas including me, Ortiz Monasterio en Chavez Peon, which was a big coincidence because in the whole big school there weren't other Marisas. But with names we know it is a generational thing. Marisas aren't that many but it is more a name used in Mediterranean countries. And Polin, which for a long time I thought it was not that common, was a little funny name, difficult to place. Some people thought it was French or Italian or not my family name but my given name (Pauline).
In the USA are many Polin that originally had a longer or more complex name but as they arrived from Europe they were 'asked' to change it into Polin. So from the very many Polin in the USA only a hand few are relatives. The first two Polin from Switzerland settled first in Alma Wisconsin and then moved to San Luis Obispo California. Many of there are still to be find there but very few have Polin as a first surname.
Any way, I thought the chances of the same combination were rather low.
With internet I discovered many years ago that there was a girl running for her school in California named just liked me. A few years ago I discovered another Marisa Polin living in New York working on television. Now I think that she is the same little girl from California who grew up and went to New York.
So we are two.
But how would it be to be called John Smith at an English speaking country? I suppose you are so used to your personal situation as either having a common or a very rare name.
Regards,
Marisa Polin
13 February 2008
Artist's galleries.
There had always been galleries run by artists, not in the majority but plenty enough. The last years had been different trends for art power. Some times government takes over or independent groups help define the art road. Even a single rich person can take a near to 100 percent leading on the art market. Galleries as a group are important and exceptionally a single gallery have had a lot of power.
Now Damien Hirst has decided to start his own gallery, and even though he is far from being the first he is certainly one of the most powerful artists, so I wonder what kind of influence is he going to have.
Now Damien Hirst has decided to start his own gallery, and even though he is far from being the first he is certainly one of the most powerful artists, so I wonder what kind of influence is he going to have.
Anne Wenzel
Germany, The Netherlands. Own site.
'I hate to paint portraits! I hope never to paint another portrait in my life.... Portraiture may be all right for a man in his youth, but after forty I believe that manual dexterity deserts one, and, besides, the color-sense is less acute. Youth can better stand the exactions of a personal kind that are inseparable from portraiture. I have had enough of it.'
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent
12 February 2008
Copying, imitations and repetitions.
Art Rotterdam Ari Versluis, Ellie Uyttenbroek exactitudes
Markus Hansen
Hans Eijkelboom
Michael Wolf
In a way I think Michael Wolf have a lot in common with Francis Alys, as outsiders they can really observe the society they come to confront and they can translate it visually very intense.
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