I first heard of this artist from my art professor. Then I thought to myself, "Why have I not heard of this man!" I was turned on to his "Ocean Park Series" that is an abstraction of landscapes. Here is one of his pieces of that series.
When I see one of his pieces of this series, I get this overwhelming calm feeling. The soft, almost watercolour effect and colours reminds me of the "ocean." Geometric shapes and simple line add to the effect and are just overall satisfying to look at. The paintings deals with a lot of asymmetrical balance. Pulled back and fourth by colour.
Okay, so less of the elements and let's get more personal. The level of abstraction on the pieces are fantastic. The process of painting/drawing something so many times and abstracting it and keeping the feeling. It's concept that makes me want to get up and start on a project. I have yet to see his pieces in person, but I will eventually make a pilgrimage to a museum soon.
If anyone is a Sufjan Stevens fan, a musical artist, both artists have something in common. Diebenkorn has lived in many places around the world. In each place a certain series was created and evolved. This relation is brought on my Sufjan Steven's announcement to create a album for each state called "The 50 States Project", to capture the mood of each state with history and cultural references. Like Sufjan, Diebenkorn captures the place that he lives in visually. For example, Albuqeurque period, Berkley period and Sausalito period. I believe that capturing your environment intentionally is a common subject but is never tiring. Each artist interacts within their environments, so it would only be apparent that it would influence their work.
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