Word: artists
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...crane and perched on a 16-in.-wide platform. To capture the magnitude of the Lexington, he was taken in a small boat across the bow of the mighty ship so that he could shoot up at the great gray mass, a view akin to the cover painting by Artist Nicholas Gaetano...
Doodler as Artist...
...Stuart Davis show at the Fogg bills itself as a study of art and the theory behind art, and Davis certainly is an artist whose theory must be studied along with his painting. The concept of a show that sets out to tackle theory is intriguing and could conceivably win over a few modern art skeptics who only want to be told why the art world thinks the work of this artist deserves to be called...
...Syntax of Scars." Pages from one of his studies of color begin to explore the relationships between different colors and the impact of different series of colors. The chronology explains that Davis had a "desire to achieve intellectual clarification of the problems he found as a practicing artist." But if he achieved that clarification, the Fogg show does not enlighten the average viewer...
Standing alone, Davis's works are fun. In the context of his art theory, they pose perplexing but mind-teasing problems. The Fogg show is undeniably well-put-together and definitely worth a visit, but it disappoints if its goal is to explain how a modern artist like Davis comes to paint what he does...