Comments on: Artists I Like: Gerry Bergstein http://artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html a multi-disciplinary dialog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:25:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Christoffer Mankell http://artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html#comment-162752 Christoffer Mankell Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:44:42 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html#comment-162752 We have a Gerry Bergstein painting ("The Canyon", signed and dated 1983) coming up at our monthly sale August 18-19, estimate 6000-8000 Swedish crowns (some 1000 USD). Please visit www.uppsalaauktion.se for further information. We have a Gerry Bergstein painting (”The Canyon”, signed and dated 1983) coming up at our monthly sale August 18-19, estimate 6000-8000 Swedish crowns (some 1000 USD). Please visit http://www.uppsalaauktion.se for further information.

]]> By: Mark Illingworth http://artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html#comment-7487 Mark Illingworth Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:54:38 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html#comment-7487 Birgit, I thought Star Wars too this morning, before I saw your comment. The second and third pictures show a world brusting at the seams, over populated, too urbanised, and the true natural world squeezed out of them. The paper and masking tape may be trompe l’oeil, but they seem to be helping to hold the world together, just. How does one find their place in an alien place? Birgit, I thought Star Wars too this morning, before I saw your comment. The second and third pictures show a world brusting at the seams, over populated, too urbanised, and the true natural world squeezed out of them. The paper and masking tape may be trompe l’oeil, but they seem to be helping to hold the world together, just. How does one find their place in an alien place?

]]> By: birgit http://artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html#comment-7460 birgit Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:52:48 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html#comment-7460 A Star War One artist, space ships and garbage collections. I am trying to remember the artist who first starting veiling his pictures, here done with masking tape. It seems to be catching on in Europe. A German friend told me that an artist friend of hers recently exhibited his pictures partially veiled. She thought that they looked much better unveiled. I forgot the name of the artist - a Sicilian living in Cologne. A Star War One artist, space ships and garbage collections.

I am trying to remember the artist who first starting veiling his pictures, here done with masking tape. It seems to be catching on in Europe. A German friend told me that an artist friend of hers recently exhibited his pictures partially veiled. She thought that they looked much better unveiled. I forgot the name of the artist - a Sicilian living in Cologne.

]]> By: Arthur Whitman http://artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html#comment-7459 Arthur Whitman Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:09:31 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html#comment-7459 Leslie, Both of the paintings reproduced above are oil on canvas. The paper and masking tape that you see are trompe l'oeil, a Bergstein trademark. A few of the show's smaller paintings--<em>Roadmap</em>, <em>Babel</em>, and <em> Sitting in the Stars--</em>are are oil on paper. Others are digital prints. The Church comparison is an interesting one. I'll have to give it some thought. Leslie,
Both of the paintings reproduced above are oil on canvas. The paper and masking tape that you see are trompe l’oeil, a Bergstein trademark. A few of the show’s smaller paintings–Roadmap, Babel, and Sitting in the Stars–are are oil on paper. Others are digital prints.
The Church comparison is an interesting one. I’ll have to give it some thought.

]]> By: Mark Illingworth http://artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html#comment-7451 Mark Illingworth Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:43:46 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html#comment-7451 These images make me reel back on my heels, literally! I get a sense of the enormity of the world presented in the images, and also apprehension of what lies within. These are very moving works. Darkness, depth and space are very powerful. These images make me reel back on my heels, literally! I get a sense of the enormity of the world presented in the images, and also apprehension of what lies within.

These are very moving works. Darkness, depth and space are very powerful.

]]> By: Leslie http://artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html#comment-7450 Leslie Wed, 28 Feb 2007 21:40:43 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html#comment-7450 I like the notion of this artist as an explorer. The image of him standing before these structures with his blank canvas. That reminds me of early American landscape paintings with tiny people in front of these huge sublime landscapes. http://artchive.com/artchive/C/church/rainy_season.jpg.html I notice form the show description that he used mixed media. I wish I could see that a little more clearly. For example, does "What Should I Paint?" have ripped paper and masking tape on it? I like the notion of this artist as an explorer. The image of him standing before these structures with his blank canvas. That reminds me of early American landscape paintings with tiny people in front of these huge sublime landscapes.
http://artchive.com/artchive/C/church/rainy_season.jpg.html

I notice form the show description that he used mixed media. I wish I could see that a little more clearly. For example, does “What Should I Paint?” have ripped paper and masking tape on it?

]]> By: Karl Zipser http://artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html#comment-7444 Karl Zipser Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:24:18 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/02/artists-i-like-gerry-bergstein.html#comment-7444 I've been looking at more images on the gallery site. Intoxicating is a good word for this work. Everything seems slanted and a bit unsteady. It would be interesting to live with this sort of work. I’ve been looking at more images on the gallery site. Intoxicating is a good word for this work. Everything seems slanted and a bit unsteady. It would be interesting to live with this sort of work.

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