2/4/09

Humble Subject Matter & Painting


Stuart Shils


Robert Kulicke

Stuart Shils and Robert Kulicke present us with good examples of simplicity, abstraction, and composition.

Stuart Shils painting has a strong spacial and tactile presence. We can feel and read his seemingly immediate and intimate response to the landscape. There are truthful and playful qualities embedded in the paint. The dance between abstraction and recognition allows us to visit a broad range of feelings and ideas. 

Robert Kulicke shows what is possible with humble subject matter and how a single object is elevated through intelligent painting. The Elementary Odes of Pablo Neruda are brought to mind. 

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