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Kysa Johnson, 1974
blow up 403 - Crude - phytoplankton after Monet, 2019
Watercolor, ink, and graphite on paint on aluminum
121.9 x 243.8 cm (48.0 x 96.0 in)
Gallery: Nancy Littlejohn Fine Art
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Monet's waterlillies are a continual touchstone of influence in painting, specifically with landscape painting. That image is perhaps the quientissential landscape image of 20 - 21st century landscape painting. In her work, Kysa makes explicit homage to it, titling her paintings with the armature of 'after Monet'. Yet how contemporary the early 1900s image looks when it is re- done in bright colors, distinctivemark making - nothing washy, and on aluminum instead of canvas. The aluminum adds a sleek feeling, creating more contemporary-ness to the work. And has you make no mistake, you will not think of this work as a sleepy pretty picture of flowers.
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Monet's waterlillies are a continual touchstone of influence in painting, specifically with landscape painting. That image is perhaps the quientissential landscape image of 20 - 21st century landscape painting. In her work, Kysa makes explicit homage to it, titling her paintings with the armature of 'after Monet'. Yet how contemporary the early 1900s image looks when it is re- done in bright colors, distinctivemark making - nothing washy, and on aluminum instead of canvas. The aluminum adds a sleek feeling, creating more contemporary-ness to the work. And has you make no mistake, you will not think of this work as a sleepy pretty picture of flowers.
... read more