Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Dominique Nahas

Dominique Nahas seems to be a firm believer and encourager for commitment to constantly making work. I completely agree that ideas for art should come as the work continues to grow and be made, that a person should not wait to think of it. Holding the many jobs of curator, critic, professor, and more, Mr. Nahas has the gift of talking about art intellectually and emotionally. He is able to describe work vividly and references past artists and eras that relate to his topics.  I found his articles and reviews to be extremely vibrant with the description of the work. I enjoyed his writing style, it made reading about the artists very interesting. I was able to picture what kind of work he was talking about before I knew what some of the worked looked like.

I wish I had the time to talk with Mr. Nahas, I feel that I could get affirmation that I was working toward something that I want and am continuously figuring out how to get there. I know for a fact that I am not going to stop painting even after I reach my intent and see where I end up.