Monsoon Wedding director Mira Nair's latest work, a biopic exploring (but never interrogating, mind) the life of pioneering aviatrix-flapper Amelia Earhart, is a stunningly unambitious piece of film-making. Full Article at New Statesman
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Our correspondent Islamabad Expressing the aura of mystic musings and spirituality in a vibrant aesthetic dialogue of abstract expressionism in sculptures and paintings, Asad Ur Rehmans artworks exhibited at Nomad Art... Full Article at The News
For some people, the later paintings of Mark Rothko are among the greatest spiritual achievements of the 20th century. Full Article at Times Online
On 29 February 1972 the English artist Keith Vaughan went to see an exhibition of Mark Rothko paintings. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
It's odd to think back on the time – not so long ago – when there were distinct stylistic trends, such as ‘this season's colour' or ‘abstract expressionism' or ‘psychedelic music,'
Elaine de Kooning: The Spirit of Abstract Expressionism, Selected Writings
I see no reason to paint flowers. You can buy fresh flowers. Still lifes are only an exercise. And abstract expressionism is for the lobbies of big insurance companies. The true calling of an artist is to paint women and the greatest challenge is the naked female form. That's what separates the true art...
An artist really develops not just from a class situation but from an association of artists around you ... What I got from Abstract Expressionism is that it's really improvisation. It has to do with that spontaneous moment.