tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466314672723988836.post7899679100642642378..comments2023-09-30T00:43:13.890-07:00Comments on The Current Season: Jonas Wood by Adam McGowanmoderatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07653277482083573538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466314672723988836.post-10135156220534845002016-09-23T06:46:46.968-07:002016-09-23T06:46:46.968-07:00Your review seems contradictory. You write, "...Your review seems contradictory. You write, "One of the signs of a great portrait painter is the ability to express or illustrate the true personality of the subject and sense of identity," and then you use the word 'flat' twice when you describe the paintings. As no true personality is "flat" or "hard edged" or like "cardboard" I think it's likely that maybe the artist isn't describing the true personality of the subject. While I appreciate your attempt at describing the work I think your descriptive language was inconsistent. I would expect words like "flat" and "card board" to be used when describing work that is kitsch or furthering the trend of de-skilling in art, but I would not expect them in a review that refers to the artist as " a great portrait painter."Allie Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643941607479718161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466314672723988836.post-40576382903514993492016-09-23T06:45:07.418-07:002016-09-23T06:45:07.418-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Allie Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12643941607479718161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466314672723988836.post-46005690315802321172016-09-19T21:20:42.897-07:002016-09-19T21:20:42.897-07:00There are only twenty seven words in second paragr...There are only twenty seven words in second paragraph and you concluded this artist’s style very well. After reading this paragraph I could already picture those paintings in my mind. For the third paragraph you continued to point out your internal feeling of painting. I think you could combine and evaluate the second, third and maybe first half of the last paragraph together because they are similar. And the last part maybe you could describe more about what you feel about this exhibition and sort of give the people who haven’t been there more expectation. Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061766085132277263noreply@blogger.com