Scott Kahn
Kahn has an upcoming show in Sept. at David Zwirner. I’m looking forwards to seeing it online. This is a big show for him. My question is “Will he advance as an artist? Or will we see more of the same?” I’m not against more of the same, I like it. I don’t want to see him stagnate because he is painting what people want him to paint.
After his show is up, I am going to rewrite this article/blog entry/thing
Heatwave
Scott Kahn is someone that I have recently come across. He has a unique precise style of his own that for myself, evokes lonesomeness and a person observing the world.
I’m drawn to his work I think in part because of his attention to detail. In the pieces I like the most, I get the sense that he needs to think about every square inch of the canvas. There are a lot of artists out there who do a brilliant job of representing grass and trees with big bold swathy brushstrokes. Damn I wish I was one of them. The fact that Kahn needs to paint every branch on a tree or every blade of grass in a field is something I appreciate.
Something Else:
This is turning into a dumping ground for artists I see a little of Kahn in (artists whom I don’t have a page for).
Chengyou Yu (ur. 1953, Chiny) ŚNIEŻNE GÓRY I NIEBIESKIE JEZIORO (Snowy mountains and blue lake) 2008
This is NOT Kahn. I saw this image online and thought immediately about Kahn and his work. Don’t have a listing for Chengyou Yu yet and thought this would be a good place to house the image while I think about it.
Ivan Rabuzin (1921–2008, Croatia) - THE SILENT PATH (1964)
This is more illustrative than Kahns work. I have to think on why I might like this work a bit. Something attracted me to it and set me pondering.