Sebastian Gogel

Sebastian Gogel

I recently met this artist in Chinatown working on his installation with another artist at ChungKing Project. Amazing work, I'm not really ready to write any commentary as I'm still digesting these images. But I will say the stuff is good...very good. This guy is pretty amazing....I'm definately a fan.

Sebastian Gogel

look under "kunstler"

Studio

Apophatic Divinity

"riverrun, past Eve and Adam's, from swerve of shore to bend of bay, brings us by a commodius vicus of recirculation back to Howth Castle and Environs."

"A way a lone a last a loved a long the."

(the first and last sentence of "Finnegans Wake")

Arcimboldo

Arcimboldo

When will you die for the last time in my dreams?

Cathexis

Black Taj

....is my new favorite band

Black Taj

Surrender for Fashion

I made this painting in 1999 at CalArts..posting the below image of Jenny Agutter from "Walkabaout" refreshed my memory.

Part 40 of A.E. Housman's 'A Shropshire Lad'

Into my heart an air that kills
From yon far country blows:
What are those blue remembered hills,
What spires, what farms are those?
That is the land of lost content,
I see it shining plain,
The happy highways where I went
And cannot come again.

This verse is recited at the end of Nicolas Roeg's stunning 1971 masterpiece "Walkabout".

"lifestyle arbitrator"

Sorry Bart, couldn't resisist...its was just calling me.
I hope people realize this as being in the spirit of an homage..and an expression of sincere admiration. I wish people would do humorous send ups of my art.....

antonhenning.com

I love this painting by Anton Henning...it's a quotation of a famous work by Courbet called "Patron Greets Genius". Courbet was famously narcissistic....Anyways, Anton Henning is a fun painter. Looking at his work doesn't make you think much, but it makes you feel good. It makes me wan't to paint in bright, cheery sun-drenched hues. He's probably a really happy guy, and that comes across. But who knows...it all could be a performance...maybe he's an irritating asshole. Does it matter?...Not really. I wan't to do some paintings based on populating his luxurious modern interiors with wierd noirish sci-fi characters...now that would be cool.

antonhenning.com

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