Warhol at The Met, plus a little Hopper

There’s an amazing exhibition at The Met in New York at the moment which is all about Warhol and his influences; Regarding Warhol, fifty artists, sixty years. Interspersed with Warhols are the works of people who have been influenced by him and developed around him. Cindy Sherman, Sigmar Polke, Basquiat and even Gilbert & George. Far too many people are attracted to Warhol’s colours and … Continue reading Warhol at The Met, plus a little Hopper

Rauschenburg and Jasper Johns at MoMA

The first one is Rauschenburg, the second isn’t Jasper Johns. What I loved about my visit to MoMA today was seeing things I’d seen before with new eyes. Since I’ve become focused on collage, I’m always on the look-out for people doing things with paper. I don’t care what they’re doing, I just want to eat up what they do. Seeing Rauschenburg’s ‘Combines’ was a … Continue reading Rauschenburg and Jasper Johns at MoMA