Pointillism is the result of boredom

So I was a bit bored the other day.  After a few rounds of Halo multiplayer, I came up with this study of a famous work of art.  Do you know the original title?

Pointillism study

Ink on paper.  2006.

I am still bored...

...and oddly, I do not feel like painting.

Bullfight studies

The Bullfight series of oil paintings were inspired by my time in Mexico.  Here are a few studies from that work.  Most of these were created in Mexico.  Others were started there in a pocket sketch book, and later edited.  

Thanks for checking them out.

Artwork of the month: "Reply to Red"

Tanguy has been one of my favorite artists since I was in high school.  His use of light-source is strict and as uncomplicated as his compositions.  Albeit, his work is not simple.  The forms appear to be wrapped in fabric, containing his personal subject matter and eluding to your own experiences.

You can see two of Tanguy's paintings on display at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Yves Tanguy

French, 1900-1955

"Reply to Red"

1943, oil on canvas.

"I believe there is little to gain by exchanging opinions with other artists concerning either the ideology of art or technical methods."

-Yves Tanguy

I also believe the opinions of my contemporaries are without value...

...in that I can only trust myself.

"The Bullfight" series of oil paintings

Let us continue on with catching this blog up to another look at my past and present as an artist.  In the year 2000, I found myself allied with a cat from Mexico that told me I was invited to go to the desert and spend some time with a tribe of people called the Huichol.  I went, I ate some cactus, I made some art, and I came home.  Nothing went according to plan, but it was one of the great adventures in my life.  I recently finished the last painting in this series.

I will some day post the complete story of my time in Mexico.

Artist Statement

This series was inspired by my experiences in Mexico City, San Luis Potosi, and Wadley, in Mexico’s northern desert.  All relationships to the subject matter of the word Bullfight should be considered while looking at this work.

A bullfight is a theatrical form of entertainment teeming with the iconic sex and violence of human tragedy.  Consider the pride of those who set the scene up and expect your automatic suspension of disbelief.  The bull is well wounded before the fight.  The costuming is spectacular.  Two opponents move across a choreographed space. The matador will only lose if he missteps his rehearsed engagements. 

This series rearranges the idea of a bullfight to allow the viewer insight to see its stage as an analogy that can be applied to current pop cultural world events; and with that insight, the ability to judge the spectacle of human tragedy.

Adam M. Considine 2006 

The Bullfight 1 "Mexico a" 

oil on canvas

44" x 74" 

The Bullfight 2 "Mexico b"

oil on canvas

60" x 48"

The Bullfight 3 "Mexico c"

oil on canvas

24" x 48"

The Bullfight 4 "The Bullfight"

oil on canvas

44" x 74"

The Bullfight 5 "Two Opposing Feet watching orange flowers grow"

oil on canvas

74" x 44"

The Bullfight 6 "The Bull"

oil on canvas

60" x 36"

The Bullfight 7 "Europa and the Bull a"

oil on canvas

36" x 36"

The Bullfight 8 "Patrons" 

oil on canvas

60" x 36"

The Bullfight 9 "The Matador a"

oil on canvas

60" x 36"

The Bullfight 10 "The Matador b"

oil on canvas

60" x 36"

The Bullfight 11 "The Matador c"

oil on canvas

60" x 36"

The Bullfight 12 "Europa"

oil on canvas

48" x 24"

The Bullfight 13 "Europa and the Bull b"

oil on canvas

48" x 24"

The Bullfight 14 "The Rape of Europa"

oil on canvas

60" x 48"

The Bullfight 15 "Europa and the Bull c"

oil on canvas

36" x 60"

The Bullfight 16 "Europa and the Bull d"

oil on canvas

36" x 60"

The Bullfight 17 "Psyche Abandoned"

oil on canvas

36" x 60"

We are now caught up to the moment, and this moment is a fantastic time in my life.  I am able to simply work on my craft and learn more about the direction I am going with my work without any distractions for the entire duration of the series.  I am working on some ideas that are pure geometrical abstraction.  I want to explore the ideas of pure color and form before I return to any form of representation.

I sold all of these paintings.