Stationary Figure (1973) by Philip Guston
What makes Philip Guston’s painting Stationary Figure a masterpiece?
– Passage of time and imminent death
– A child’s drawing… of pooling blood
– Preposterous solidity in a puff of smoke
Philip Guston
Black Sea by Philip Guston
Why Black Sea by Philip Guston is an important painting:
• The inspiration behind Black Sea by Philip Guston.
• What’s controversial about the painting Black Sea?
• Wait a second, this is just a badly painted boot heel…