tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post8557425416886447152..comments2024-03-03T15:01:00.402-05:00Comments on Joanne Mattera Art Blog: Color Forms, Part 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-42362154531620830152010-02-27T17:03:25.005-05:002010-02-27T17:03:25.005-05:00Joanne, perhaps those 'negative' commentat...Joanne, perhaps those 'negative' commentators left because they recognised that any form of dissent against the position taken could only be construed as negative & merited a riposte directed along more personal lines.<br /><br /> " You're considering yoursef too kindly. I'm thinking more like the smelly guy sitting next to me."tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09651605575992543944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-73254220775947517582010-02-27T16:02:12.348-05:002010-02-27T16:02:12.348-05:00Tony, you're not the first person to do this, ...Tony, you're not the first person to do this, but I notice that the commenters who are the most forthright in their negative assessments are the first ones to take offense when a negative comment is addressed to them.Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-32609070738904653452010-02-27T13:50:29.301-05:002010-02-27T13:50:29.301-05:00Amongst the positive qualities that exist in the v...Amongst the positive qualities that exist in the visual arts I have always valued the openness that is at its heart. There being no absolute in art dissent & disagreement, accord & concurrence make natural bedfellows. If you start closing down one element you close down the openness.<br /><br /> I'm sorry my odour offends your sensibility, Joanne & I will follow Anne's tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09651605575992543944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-16316517416361359152010-02-27T12:14:45.461-05:002010-02-27T12:14:45.461-05:00Tony just checked out your work and it is elegant....Tony just checked out your work and it is elegant. Love it and Scott Richter too. Maybe this work is a little to maximal for you.Stephanie Sachshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377131627540380362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-53753916348510764122010-02-27T10:18:34.401-05:002010-02-27T10:18:34.401-05:00What an amazing selection of work by very creative...What an amazing selection of work by very creative artists. Tony should make like a ghost and disappear!anne mcgovernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09070115102964924526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-73215512199109929332010-02-27T10:05:09.804-05:002010-02-27T10:05:09.804-05:00Ghost at the feast? You're considering yoursef...Ghost at the feast? You're considering yoursef too kindly. I'm thinking more like the smelly guy sitting next to me.<br /><br />Wait until you see what I have planned for the Vernal Equinox.Joanne Matterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564594823192456546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-37357470197428894482010-02-27T08:17:28.955-05:002010-02-27T08:17:28.955-05:00I know that the death sentence still exists in cer...I know that the death sentence still exists in certain American states but you seem to have collected together a series of works which are the visual equivalent of being hung, drawn & quartered - in short, overkill.<br /><br /> (Sorry to be the ghost at the feast but even we ghosts are sometimes obliged to speak out.)tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09651605575992543944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-28551696050660022092010-02-26T13:36:44.888-05:002010-02-26T13:36:44.888-05:00I agree that the Chinese cinnabar show was awesome...I agree that the Chinese cinnabar show was awesome - especially for me that enormous multi-panel screen. I hope they include that piece in the permanent collection.Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-89052308769296438582010-02-26T12:04:20.662-05:002010-02-26T12:04:20.662-05:00Keep it up. Nice to see all this art and brightnes...Keep it up. Nice to see all this art and brightness.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665319238854574320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-46008316867558727372010-02-25T10:32:00.368-05:002010-02-25T10:32:00.368-05:00I love the lines that Parlato is getting. I can o...I love the lines that Parlato is getting. I can often make similar ones while glazing a vessel but never thought of playing with them this much. I'm going to try it now. ThanksLori Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00233955188892423314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-86034555496762918452010-02-25T08:21:39.796-05:002010-02-25T08:21:39.796-05:00"Parlato is an action painter. More precisely..."Parlato is an action painter. More precisely, she's an active painter who pours and tilts as much as she brushes." <br /><br />Well said, Joanne.Matthew Beallhttp://mattbeallart.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30832682.post-19038299339956791642010-02-25T02:42:22.159-05:002010-02-25T02:42:22.159-05:00Some surprising colour mixes that work really well...Some surprising colour mixes that work really well there - especially love the bright geometrics.<br /><br />http://maybrady.blogspot.com/May Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893722791977830895noreply@blogger.com