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...artist is apparently very found of black. The color creeps into every corner of his canvases. Even as we entered the gallery Mr. Robert Rutman was seen painting a sign, in black letters on a black background, saying "Open...
...Rutman, wearing a purple sweatshirt, blue denims, a three-day beard, and a pair of black leather shoes with gold buckles, explained in detail his personal painting, his philosophy of painting, his life history since about 1950, his academic background and his views on museums, and his feelings about Boston. And in case he forgot anything, his wife was there with the baby to tell us more...
...Rutman's explanation for the "motif" of his paintings is that this is something to provide that consistency of style which critics have found wanting in his previous work. Although he titles his works after he paints them, they are not abstracts; rather they are all - and despite his own titles - "pieces...
This was the general course of the conversation with Mr. Rutman...
...painting pure abstracts, he can't validly title them with anything more than numbers. If he is an impressionist of any sort, he should have some idea of what he is painting before it is painted and out drying behind the barn. Knocking art academies is folly. Mr. Rutman has never been to one. How he can fail to see the inherent value of formal art training and criticism is inconceivable. Mr. Rutman's actual complaint is that the museums refuse to replace their restored masterpieces with his red blotches...