... I'm exhausted. It felt like I was speed-dating. Only they wanted to date my artwork. Anywho, Art Event #whatever. Oh, and I also attended the Artist Talk for the featured artists of Crit-O-Rama. Art Event #whatever(2).
But on to the point of this blog: Patrick Duegaw. Two of my favorite pieces of his, I mean the ones I could just stare at all day, were of Interior with Marlin and Swimming Through Interiors. I think the main reason I found both of these so enticing is because out of all of Duegaw's pieces, those two showed the most use of tradition color method. Especially in the Marlin piece, the entire make-up of the painting is this rich blue and this vibrant orange. It just pops and blends and moves so well. I also love how he shaded the underside of the swordfish cutout; it really highlighted the shape. However, I felt the frame that he chose to use on it was out of place. I mean, in relation to how he displayed the other works (paint chipped off, old, rustic, multiple frames slapped together), the trim unpolished singular frame seemed very odd. I wish he would have continued with the idea.
Swimming Through Interiors is just a beautiful piece because of the interaction the figure offers in both her pose and her face. Her expression mimics that secretive smile of the Mona Lisa, only now the secret is revealed in the wooden cutout. Something I enjoy about what Duegaw does in his work is when a figure leaves the cutout, it changes. It changes, color, structure, line weight, whatever. It changes dynamically while still continuing the figure. This really show through in the Swimming piece. Initially, I did not notice the hair and face of the mermaid in the background. I almost like it better with only the tail interweaving with the figure. End with no conclusionary sentence.
-Aerica
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