--and hubby and I got a beautiful painting together from our oldest daughter....The painting is a copy of Edgar Degas's "Bei der Putzmacherin"--
Edgar Degas, "Bei der Putzmacherin" What a really great gift from your daughter, Chrissi! I
love this painting--and suddenly I see a connection I've never noticed before, between
Edgar Degas and the American painter,
Wayne Thiebauld (b. 1920), the colors, the shapes, the arrangements, the spaces, the movement, how ever bizarre! Those hats, they are--delicious! Or better yet--
scrumptious!Various cakes, 1981 by Wayne Thiebaud, Private Collection.Rosebud cakes, 1991-1995 by Wayne Thiebaud.Cakes, 1963 by Wayne Thiebaud.Seven Suckers by Wayne Thiebaud.Palette Series Artifacts: Wayne Thiebaud, #1
by Robert Weingarten Now, even Monika's "Space food" looks
Thiebauld-ian to me!
We tried the vanilla flavored ("Space food!") ice cream sandwich...
Lemon Meringue Pie, 1964 by Wayne Thiebauld.Various cakes, 1981 detail.--and even Truman's "gift!"
I got a Poop Log.
Refrigerator Pies, by Wayne Thiebaud. Pies, Pies, Pies, 1961, by Wayne Thiebaud. Around the cake, 1962 by Wayne Thiebaud. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_ThiebaudWayne Thiebaud
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThiebaud is best known for his paintings of production line objects found in diners and cafeterias, such as pies and pastries. Many wonder if he spent time working in the food industry, and in fact he did. As a young man in Long Beach, he worked at a cafe named Mile High and Red Hot, where "Mile High" was ice cream and "Red Hot" was a hot dog. (....)
He was associated with the Pop art painters because of his interest in objects of mass culture, however, his works, executed during the fifties and sixties, slightly predate the works of the classic pop artists, suggesting that Thiebaud may have had an influence on the movement. Thiebaud uses heavy pigment and exaggerated colors to depict his subjects, and the well-defined shadows characteristic of advertisements are almost always included in his work. (....)
In his painting, he focuses on the commonplace in a way that suggests irony and objective distance from his subjects. (....)
Thiebaud considers himself not an artist, but a painter. He is a voracious reader and is known for reading poetry to his students. His favorite poet is
William Carlos Williams.