Comments on: Surprised Recognition? http://richardmurdock.com/surprised-recognition The Dead Color Diary: Discovering a Rational Approach to Art Sun, 04 Mar 2012 11:46:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ammrrzhttp://richardmurdock.com/surprised-recognition/comment-page-1#comment-467 ammrrz Sun, 04 Mar 2012 11:46:39 +0000 http://richardmurdock.com/?p=152#comment-467 Hello Richard. Congratulations for your paintings. I think they are superb. And congratulations for your post, as well. I think Helnwein's work is interesting for its aesthetic value and its questioning of society. Photograph is on a par with painting. Even photograph retouched. But that's not the issue. The issue is that Helnwein does not specify who paints over photographs. On his website, with each work only appears: "Mixed media (acrylic and oil)." And I think honestly he shold recognize that painting over photographs printed on canvas. Also, I totally disagree with the sentence in the article you mention: "The answer Is That These photo-real paintings even more than Appear to photograph: they are hyper-real, super-saturated depictions of the world That surrounds us, as we would like to see it. Helnwein's landscapes offer us the world as we see it in our mind's eye, our memories. " Helnwein's paintings are no more real than the photographs, or add anything to that effect. A greeting and thank you very much for your work in teaching and research. Hello Richard.
Congratulations for your paintings. I think they are superb. And congratulations for your post, as well.
I think Helnwein’s work is interesting for its aesthetic value and its questioning of society.
Photograph is on a par with painting. Even photograph retouched. But that’s not the issue. The issue is that Helnwein does not specify who paints over photographs. On his website, with each work only appears: “Mixed media (acrylic and oil).” And I think honestly he shold recognize that painting over photographs printed on canvas.
Also, I totally disagree with the sentence in the article you mention:
“The answer Is That These photo-real paintings even more than Appear to photograph: they are hyper-real, super-saturated depictions of the world That surrounds us, as we would like to see it. Helnwein’s landscapes offer us the world as we see it in our mind’s eye, our memories. ”
Helnwein’s paintings are no more real than the photographs, or add anything to that effect.

A greeting and thank you very much for your work in teaching and research.

]]> By: adminhttp://richardmurdock.com/surprised-recognition/comment-page-1#comment-359 admin Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:30:24 +0000 http://richardmurdock.com/?p=152#comment-359 Hey Luke. No apology necessary. There's a discussion of this on Helnwein's own site, and mentions the disappointment viewers experienced when they found out he was painting on photographs. I know that Helnwein also projects, and the aim of the post was to explore where the boundaries of painting shift into another medium. This is pulled from my post (I guess you missed it...) "According to another site, http://www.helnwein-museum.com/article1801.html, Helnwein prints digital photos onto large canvases and then dabs paint onto them." The article is still online, if you care to read it. Luke, you seem kind of sensitive about this issue. I went to your site and saw that you've painted on top of photographs at least once. Now that you've had time to read the article on the site above what do you think? Care to discuss? Hey Luke. No apology necessary. There’s a discussion of this on Helnwein’s own site, and mentions the disappointment viewers experienced when they found out he was painting on photographs. I know that Helnwein also projects, and the aim of the post was to explore where the boundaries of painting shift into another medium.

This is pulled from my post (I guess you missed it…)
“According to another site, http://www.helnwein-museum.com/article1801.html, Helnwein prints digital photos onto large canvases and then dabs paint onto them.”

The article is still online, if you care to read it.

Luke, you seem kind of sensitive about this issue. I went to your site and saw that you’ve painted on top of photographs at least once. Now that you’ve had time to read the article on the site above what do you think? Care to discuss?

]]> By: Luke Dollarhttp://richardmurdock.com/surprised-recognition/comment-page-1#comment-358 Luke Dollar Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:24:57 +0000 http://richardmurdock.com/?p=152#comment-358 As Suzy Smith stated, Helnwein uses projectors to transfer the anatomical foundation accurately to the surface of the canvas. His paintings are then painted, NOT printed onto the canvas. For you to suggest otherwise, while offering no evidence to substantiate your claim, is offensive to the artist and misinformation you provide to anyone reading your blog. Helnwein, like many great artists throughout history, has employed the use of whatever technological and optical aids are available to him. The most important aspect of Helnweins work is the message. The process, although important, plays second fiddle. If you still believe your statement to be accurate, please cite your sources so I can offer my apologies. As Suzy Smith stated, Helnwein uses projectors to transfer the anatomical foundation accurately to the surface of the canvas. His paintings are then painted, NOT printed onto the canvas. For you to suggest otherwise, while offering no evidence to substantiate your claim, is offensive to the artist and misinformation you provide to anyone reading your blog. Helnwein, like many great artists throughout history, has employed the use of whatever technological and optical aids are available to him. The most important aspect of Helnweins work is the message. The process, although important, plays second fiddle.

If you still believe your statement to be accurate, please cite your sources so I can offer my apologies.

]]> By: Suzy Smithhttp://richardmurdock.com/surprised-recognition/comment-page-1#comment-249 Suzy Smith Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:08:08 +0000 http://richardmurdock.com/?p=152#comment-249 Hey Richard, First, I am really impressed with your paintings, they are beautiful!! Second,I have often wondered about Helnwein's paintings, if not for the sheer number of paintings he produces in a year. Recently at the Modernism Gallery in San Francisco, where his work is represented, I was lucky enough to see his work, (and meet him) and receive a video called The Silence of Innocence, a film by Claudia Schmid, with Martin Muller. The work at Modernism was figurative, and it definitely was painted. (How much, and how much by him, I don't know.) In the video, it shows Helnwein drawing his projected image on the canvas, and actually shows him finishing paintings, but not the "painitng process", if you will. I would recommend the video, but it is mostly about Helnwein's life, and not really his painting "secrets". I really enjoyed it! Hey Richard, First, I am really impressed with your paintings, they are beautiful!! Second,I have often wondered about Helnwein’s paintings, if not for the sheer number of paintings he produces in a year. Recently at the Modernism Gallery in San Francisco, where his work is represented, I was lucky enough to see his work, (and meet him) and receive a video called The Silence of Innocence, a film by Claudia Schmid, with Martin Muller. The work at Modernism was figurative, and it definitely was painted. (How much, and how much by him, I don’t know.) In the video, it shows Helnwein drawing his projected image on the canvas, and actually shows him finishing paintings, but not the “painitng process”, if you will. I would recommend the video, but it is mostly about Helnwein’s life, and not really his painting “secrets”. I really enjoyed it!

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