Ryder’s life and work have always held a place in my imagination. I can’t help but see him as a painter’s equivalent to Herman Melville…. Ryder’s “Moonlight” sticks with me. Let’s step back and look at it whole. When we ‘re confronted by a painting there’s a continual back and forth. We step close to see its facture: how it was made. We step back to see it whole and take in its relationship with its surroundings: how it exists as an object in the world. This isn’t a method of analysis. It’s a conversation and to do our part we must be in motion. Not only physically, but mentally and emotionally. We need to be open to take-in and note how the painting strikes us.
Navigating Uncertainty
Navigating Uncertainty
Navigating Uncertainty
Ryder’s life and work have always held a place in my imagination. I can’t help but see him as a painter’s equivalent to Herman Melville…. Ryder’s “Moonlight” sticks with me. Let’s step back and look at it whole. When we ‘re confronted by a painting there’s a continual back and forth. We step close to see its facture: how it was made. We step back to see it whole and take in its relationship with its surroundings: how it exists as an object in the world. This isn’t a method of analysis. It’s a conversation and to do our part we must be in motion. Not only physically, but mentally and emotionally. We need to be open to take-in and note how the painting strikes us.