Art Blog Preview: The Thinking Eye

I'm writing today on my notebook computer because the hard drive on my main computer bit the dust.  The Dell technician is due to arrive any minute to replace the hard drive, and then I'll find out how well (or not) my back-up system worked.  Frightening!

But I want to preview Arthur Whitman's blog, The Thinking Eye, today.  Arthur writes insightfully about art on view locally (in Ithaca, New York) as well as nationally.  He has an undergraduate degree in studio art, and his own painting is visually exciting. 

What I like about Arthur's blog is his willingness to tackle art issues in a way that is obviously informed, yet direct and clear.  What I mean is that he can deal with theoretical issues, but his writing is not academic or abstract.  He isn't trying to impress us with jargon.

Maybe if he goes to graduate school, all that will change?  In the meantime, take a look at The Thinking Eye and enjoy.

Comments

[Arthur Whitman]

Thanks for the mention and glad you like my writing. I need to get back into it. As for abstraction and academicism, I do read such things, and obviously that shapes my own thinking, for better or for worse. But I think that my own talents (and interests, at least at the moment) are more down to earth.