Tuesday, 12 October 2010

The Worrying Duck

Counter actions against painting 'technique', prevalent in a lot of recent painting and going right back to 'Bad Painting' of the 1980's, seems to me never bettered than in Asger Jorn's 'Detournement' works of the late 50's and 60's. His idea that '..painting is the sustenance of painting..' is still valid. Click on 'The Worrying Duck' heading to link to an interview with one of his daughters.....
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