Friday 11 January 2008

And once again...

... skiving a bit this afternoon to get across to Edinburgh... a final time standing amidst those glorious seascapes by Joan Eardley.

Besides Spring Tide, there are these two I really like. They hang side by side and yet are so different.

Joan Eardley, The Wave, 1961
Oil and grit on board, 118x188cm
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

Firstly, the Wave - relatively well known it seems so solid - the wave fixed in time above the shoreline. It only starts to move with plenty of distance - from the far end of the large room - between it and myself. But then it does move. But then I can almost hear it breaking on the shore.

Beside it, some spray: Foam and Blue Sky - gusts of seawater and salt in one's face. So much movement, close up and immediate, maybe even more so since the wave next to seemed fixed in eternity.

Joan Eardley, Foam and Blue Sky, 1962
Oil on Board, 95x168 cm
Collection Henry and Sula Walton

The scan's a bit poor - but that's as good as it's gonna get at 1 am ... enjoy nonetheless and good night...

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7 comments:

Casey Klahn said...

You should create a tag for the Joan Eardley posts you've done, as I enjoy seeing what you post on her. Of course, that would be with all your spare time!

Thanks for taking the extra effort to post these!

Gesa said...

Good idea, Casey - I did a link with a search function but that's not quite the same. Plan for the weekend :)

Lindsay said...

Lovely post. I love her work too because of your introduction. I sent you an email but since I have not heard back I wondered if it got filtered out. So glad you like your piece and that it arrived in good shape. Thanks for asking! You were the only one. I love the Brommer book very much and wondered what other books you are using to inspire you with your lovely collage work.

vivien said...

These are wonderful :D I've really enjoyed these posts so thanks again :)

Yellow said...

Thanks for showing these. I never knew she existed, but will be looking at her work more in the future. How does she manage to be figurative and abstract at the same time! What a talent she has.

Gesa said...

Hi Lindsay... sorry, yes - I did reply now... am a bit slow at the moment... shocked still by being back at work ;)

I still find there is so much more to say about Eardley, so there'll be probably more about her popping up here and there... But in the meantime I have created a tag for her, and if I get round to it, add something to the sidebar...

daviddrawsandpaints said...

I too got through to Edinburgh at the weekend, Gesa, just in time to see the Eardley exhibition. Fantastic getting to see many paintings I hadn't seen before. I've done my own tribute to her in my own blog if you are interested.