Boo Ritson

The list of names in my archive were noticeably missing female artists, and the first that came to mind was Boo Ritson. Her work really blurs the line of categorization and medium. Are these photos of work, or are they some bastardization of painting, sculpture, and photography? "Subtlety is not something I aim for."

 This for me is the culmination at its high point, is this photography, painting or sculpture? My responses to this is, its irrelevant, the work is strong regardless. How can we bring fluidity of medium to our work?

John Paul Leon

Commericial Illustrator. Great work nonetheless

 This piece reminds me of Gormley's sculptures, and a particular notion which was pointed out to me. The idea of Gormley as a minimalist working in the figurative; "Gormley concerned with the silent presence as the viewer confrontation". The paring down of pictorial aspects to there bare essentials. This is easily my favorite of John's work. I couldn't possibly think of what could be added to this work, it is complete, and thus has taken on an independent existence of its own.

Donny Nguyen

Drawings from the Donny's sketchbook. I really cant emphasize enough how important I think it is for any creator to keep something where they log their ideas freely. Personally, I like to keep at least 2 active at all times. Even if I don't find myself actively creating work in the future, I know will always have a sketchbook in my hands.

Porsche Racing

These are series of ads for various Porsche races throughout the 60's and 70's. these may not be what many consider to be fine art, but they still hold a lot of value for me. Regardless of your feelings towards commercialism or what constitutes art, these are effortlessly great posters who hold the aspects which we attribute to great art; design, space, composition, tonality, and spirituality. At the end of the day, who is to say that you cant make something for profit and create great art?

These are only a portion of the images I have, these are constant source of inspiration for me. I really thinks its important to look at and appreciate whatever they get their hands on, whether it be a medium you work in or not. As someone who finds value in the entirety of the visual arts, I find the cross pollination of mediums refreshing and liberating.

N

"The Big N" by Al Held. I don't think theirs anything I can say to justify what a inspirational piece this is for me. This is minimalism working at the highest level. The triangles piercing the picture plane, the presence of depth and legitimate space, color pared down to its bare essentials. How little can we have and show so much?

Elsworth Kelly

Paintings by Elsworth Kelly

Kelly, I feel, has work which stands out and remains fresh more so than any other of his contemporaries at the time. Its hard to believe that a lot of this work was completed in the 50's, all the work has a really vibrant, modern palette and sensibility. The later works don't diverge too far from the aesthetics of his early abstraction, but all seem to remain fresh and new.

Kelly is typically known for his abstract works, but to this day is still making representational drawings. This is something which I'm encountering in my own practice; the urge to create representational works, more specifically drawings. I think I'll always have this urge and I don't think that it is something i need to address, the whole idea of letting work take on a life of its own.