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Mostly posting the breakdown of society, public health & the planet; some art, culture, nature, science. Since Sept 2023. Toronto/Tkaronto, Turtle Island Banner: B&W photo of Johnny Cash, PFP covering his middle finger PFP: DCAP in style of LOVE pop art

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Ddcapto.bsky.socialOct 5, 2024 3:33am

Mesmerized with 2 pieces by Rita Letendre, ‘Aforim’ & ‘Daybreak’, which resembles a Rothko with blurry edges that put you in a trance. When your eyes can’t focus, it ceases to be something you can make tangible sense of, like a sunrise, and becomes more of a feeling that captivates and energizes

Aforim, by Rita Letendre, 1975
Acrylic on canvas

Dark navy blue and grey, blurry horizontal lines across top of painting, dark grey and light grey almost white blurry lines below those, then a sharp edged angular set of diagonal shapes in bright deep blue and black with thin white outline. Then more light and dark grey blurry lines. Looks like body of water horizon with cloudy sky and reflection in water but it’s an abstract.

From title plate on wall:
In the 1960s, Letendre moved away from using thick layers of oil paint in her work, marking a dramatic shift in her style. She began working in acrylic paint, favouring geometric planes of colour. The resulting works would come to represent Letendre’s signature style: luminous bands of meticulous rendered colour that evoke light and movement.

Daybreak, by Rita Letendre, 1983
Acrylic on canvas

Dark navy blue, thick, blurry, horizontal line, grey and light blue blurry lines much thinner below it, thick, bright deep orange blurry line below those, another grey and light blue thinner blurry lines under that. Your eyes try to focus but can’t and it creates an illusion of movement from the navy blue to the orange and back and forth.

From title plate on wall:
During the 1970s, many artists, including Letendre, began working with airbrushes. The tool allowed the artist to control her paint application, resulting in pure, flat planes of colour. In Aforim, she used an airbrush to soften hard edges in the upper and lower sections of the work. The atmospheric fields of colour in Daybreak highlight the evolution of Letendre’s airbrush technique.

Ddcapto.bsky.socialOct 5, 2024 3:44am

Speaking of Rothko, got to sit in front of his ‘No.1, White and Red’ for a good hour absorbing it. Another poster here talked about how a Rothko makes you feel something. So had to find out if I could experience it myself. Luckily, AGO just happens to be showing this one right now. And did I FEEL!…

Mark Rothko’s ‘No.1, White and Red’ hanging on a white wall with my sneaker feet poking up at the bottom of the photo. It’s maybe 6’x 4 1/2’ with a messy looking white and light grey blurry rectangle above a larger red blurry rectangle above a black blurry rectangle, all on a darker black background.

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