{"id":6897,"date":"2020-04-23T14:12:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T14:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=6897"},"modified":"2020-04-23T14:12:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T14:12:07","slug":"hoarding-color","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/hoarding-color\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoarding Color"},"content":{"rendered":"

As I was scrolling through Instagram recently, the colors of this painting by Carol Gillott stopped me in my tracks. There may be science to explain my attraction; the roofs, chimney pots, and building facades are, after all, based upon a triad of primaries. But I’m not sure that accounts entirely for the immediate emotional impact that this little piece and other color combinations stir up in me.<\/p>\n

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Carol Gillott, writes the blog\u00a0Paris Breakfast.<\/a>\u00a0Her caption for this piece says it all: “Like Paris cats we’re stuck at home, looking out the window…waiting.”<\/p><\/div>\n

Over the years I have cut out and saved hundreds of images from magazines and catalogs, taken countless photos, and even have a box filled with scraps of paired fabrics, all the result of being seduced by the effect of various side-by-side colors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Crabs\"<\/p>\n

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\"Table\"<\/p>\n

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\"Windows\"<\/p>\n

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\"Circles\"<\/p>\n

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My hoard is partly for inspiration, but it has also become something of retreat, a place of escape that requires nothing from me — not even thinking.<\/p>\n

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\"Delphinium\"<\/p>\n

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\"Hyacinth\"<\/p>\n

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\"Quilt\"<\/p>\n

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It’s a collection that celebrates color for it’s own sake, recognizing the power that different hues have upon each other. One might make a comparison to the way\u00a0that a chorus of diverse voices brings richness and depth to a concert that just isn’t the same with a soloist.<\/p>\n

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\"Citrus\"<\/p>\n

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\"Scarf\"<\/p>\n

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\"Shoreline\"<\/p>\n

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\"Bookseller<\/p>\n

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I’ve rotated some of these images in an effort to make them a bit more ambiguous; I’d rather you didn’t see them as “things”.<\/p>\n

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\"Oslo\"<\/p>\n

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\"Pamela<\/p>\n

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\"Persicaria\"<\/p>\n

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\"Fire\"<\/p>\n

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Instead, dive deeply into the colors alone.<\/p>\n

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\"Strripes\"<\/p>\n

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\"Sofa\"<\/p>\n

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\"Tulip\"<\/p>\n

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I didn’t have the opportunity to see the much revered Hilma af Klint exhibition Paintings For The Future<\/strong> at the Guggenheim Museum last year. However, due to the coronavirus shutting independent theater doors, a documentary about af Klint and her work, Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint<\/em><\/a> can now be seen via streaming in “virtual theaters” (cost $12). It’s available through numerous venues, giving you a choice of which one you’d like to support. While not the same as visiting the work in person, this film finally gives a little-known and ground-breaking artist her due, shedding light on her tremendous oeuvre and the sheer force of her vision. Among other elements, I find her use of color captivating.<\/p>\n