L. Rivers has been a fav of mine early on. I love his humor and sensual bad boy Jewish attitude. His drawing and color sense is great. You are lucky you knew him. Love the charcoal on the oil paint and the collage work really influenced me.
Interesting about his fading status in art. Maybe it is the popularity of abstract painting that is putting him to the side. He needs a big retrospective show at a museum. Thanks for taking extra time to review all his pieces. Also, nice to hear your personal experience with the artist. Thanks James and Kate. Chris
Larry Rivers jpegs don't cut it. Now, due to this video, I finally get it. His work is loose, out of the box vital. Mr. Kalm, great start to lucky 13 season!
The camera following your gaze continuously works really well for this show, these works. Even so, I would love the occasional fade to a locked-off shot, even if you did it in the edit? I don't know, but I feel it would put me nicely between the immediacy of the event, and the more distant, still, duration of the works, letting *my* eye do the wandering? Don't get me wrong, thanks for this; it's helped me tune into Larry Rivers a lot better.
Thanks for your recommendations...(You can always click the pause toggle, and hold whatever image you'd like, for however long you'd like to ponder it.)
That saxophone music playing at the beginning of the video was actually written by Larry Rivers. He performs it with his jazz band on an episode of To Tell The Truth from 1964 on which he was a contestant. The episode is here on TH-cam in all its glory. Spoiler alert: The panel completely guesses who Larry is and he wins absolutely no money. Still an interesting watch.
I love it what you do, dear James, I would like to ask you if you could stay and show the whole painting for a wile ? because you show always the details you driving around? since I leave on the North Fork I love to see whats going on in the City , that way I love it so much what you do... thanks again your garance
He was as you say 'tricky' but boy did he make some fabulous work . A great first video of the season James , what a start. Funny and poignant memories of your association with Larry added another dimension to looking at the work. Thanks as always. Salut! By the way was the sax player on the intro a coincidence or a conscious choice as a Rivers tribute
Hi, you have helped me almost daily to get through Lockdown three. This one on Larry Rivers was especially great because I thought I was the only person left in the world who really loves his work. I have been fan since school back in the 1970s. Going to put your name into You tube now and hope to see your work.
L. Rivers has been a fav of mine early on. I love his humor and sensual bad boy Jewish attitude. His drawing and color sense is great. You are lucky you knew him. Love the charcoal on the oil paint and the collage work really influenced me.
Yeah great! Rivers is a master. Here from Rio thank you James Kalm and Kate
Interesting about his fading status in art. Maybe it is the popularity of abstract painting that is putting him to the side. He needs a big retrospective show at a museum. Thanks for taking extra time to review all his pieces. Also, nice to hear your personal experience with the artist. Thanks James and Kate. Chris
Larry Rivers jpegs don't cut it. Now, due to this video, I finally get it. His work is loose, out of the box vital. Mr. Kalm, great start to lucky 13 season!
Thank you so much for sharing this!
I had never encountered Rivers' work. Loved it! Thanks so much for posting!
The camera following your gaze continuously works really well for this show, these works. Even so, I would love the occasional fade to a locked-off shot, even if you did it in the edit? I don't know, but I feel it would put me nicely between the immediacy of the event, and the more distant, still, duration of the works, letting *my* eye do the wandering? Don't get me wrong, thanks for this; it's helped me tune into Larry Rivers a lot better.
Thanks for your recommendations...(You can always click the pause toggle, and hold whatever image you'd like, for however long you'd like to ponder it.)
Oooof! (Thanks, I think) :)
That saxophone music playing at the beginning of the video was actually written by Larry Rivers. He performs it with his jazz band on an episode of To Tell The Truth from 1964 on which he was a contestant. The episode is here on TH-cam in all its glory. Spoiler alert: The panel completely guesses who Larry is and he wins absolutely no money. Still an interesting watch.
Thanks for doing this good video Loren - you are the best!
My brief time working for Larry was certainly one of the highlights of my young artistic career....
I love it what you do, dear James, I would like to ask you if you could stay and show
the whole painting for a wile ? because you show always the details you driving around?
since I leave on the North Fork I love to see whats going on in the City , that way I love it so much what you do... thanks again your garance
Nice to see Larry's work being appreciated again. See th-cam.com/video/ZAW3w87tfYs/w-d-xo.html for more.
Good job James.
Yes the work is dated but he did have a unique vision that no one else had.
He was as you say 'tricky' but boy did he make some fabulous work . A great first video of the season James , what a start. Funny and poignant memories of your association with Larry added another dimension to looking at the work. Thanks as always. Salut!
By the way was the sax player on the intro a coincidence or a conscious choice as a Rivers tribute
Yes and no, There are no coincidences in art (or maybe there are?)...
Hi, you have helped me almost daily to get through Lockdown three. This one on Larry Rivers was especially great because I thought I was the only person left in the world who really loves his work. I have been fan since school back in the 1970s. Going to put your name into You tube now and hope to see your work.
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James Kalm, I'm not sure how I come down on your steadfast insistence on saying "geen" instead of "Jawn" Michel Basquiat.
I wouldn't call it "steadfast insistence" just an old habit. I've always pronounced words phonetically. I did bump into Jean-Michel on occasion...
If you had a student that had painted these nudes you would have told them that there perspective was way off.
To add, I just don't understand how we get from bad technique to art.