Mary Heilmann at 303 Gallery William T Williams at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

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James Kalm brings viewers along to the far West Side of Chelsea for a brief tour of two shows featuring a pair of “mature” artists, that are experiencing the phenomenon of being rediscovered. Mary Heilmann Moved to New York from California in the late 1960s. Having studied ceramics before her arrival in New York, Heilmann gravitated to painting almost as an act of transgression against the Minimal hegemony. After years of unrecognized work, in the early aughts the artist begins to win converts over to her trippy version of hard-edge painting, and the quirky processes she employs.
William T. Williams was working at the very center of the Downtown painting scene in the late 1960s, and produced some of the era’s most striking painted works. Though engaged in the turbulent cultural, and political milieu of the period, his works attracted serious attention for their ambition. As times and tastes changed, and due to his commitment to teaching, he withdrew somewhat from the day-to-day self-promotion needed to stay in the local art press. The paintings in “Tension to the Edge a Selection of Paintings and works on Paper, 1968-70” give new viewers a chance to experience these works and appreciate their historic importance. A musical introduction is provided by Gabriel Mayers. This program was recorded September 30, 2022. #jameskalmreport #jameskalmroughcut #lorenmunk

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  • @Billart
    @Billart Жыл бұрын

    Terrific the William T Williams ❤

  • @GrandPrizeFitnesAJAY
    @GrandPrizeFitnesAJAY Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful!!! William T. Williams work is so awesome. He's a master abstract artist and Inspirational colorist. I'm happy his work along with others are finally being appreciated. Thank you KATE!

  • @gothwhiteinc
    @gothwhiteinc Жыл бұрын

    Singer at the top was real deal ❤

  • @gothwhiteinc

    @gothwhiteinc

    Жыл бұрын

    Mary Hellman also great! Love her pieces thanks , d

  • @J0hnC0ltrane
    @J0hnC0ltrane5 ай бұрын

    Great performer and thanks for continuing to play the music. Great shows. Thank you Kate.

  • @jazw4649
    @jazw4649 Жыл бұрын

    William T Williams 💜💜💜💜💜Im in love with the colours! Thank you Kate

  • @gavinyates9189
    @gavinyates9189 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Kate, thank you everybody.

  • @urbangardener66
    @urbangardener66 Жыл бұрын

    Some very inspired paintings by William T Williams

  • @marcsalz6056
    @marcsalz6056 Жыл бұрын

    Great to see these William T. Williams paintings. I haven’t seen his work since I was an art student at Syracuse University and he had a show at the Lowe Art Centre there around 1968-70. A few of the graduate students then were working along the same lines but his dynamic space was unique. Also his use of silver paint which I usually don’t like. Thank you Kate.

  • @barbarasenglaub1655
    @barbarasenglaub1655 Жыл бұрын

    William T. Williams large paintings are exquisite!

  • @chezceleste
    @chezceleste Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Kate...enjoyed both of those shows.

  • @pollyjeanmartin2150
    @pollyjeanmartin2150 Жыл бұрын

    Two fabulous exhibitions. I would love to see them in person, but being in the UK that's not possible. Thank you for taking me there virtually! Your channel is a fabulous resource for artists all over the planet. Much appreciated!!

  • @johnjones3714

    @johnjones3714

    Жыл бұрын

    Well stated Polly I'm a big fan of Mr. Kalm

  • @richardmundy4288

    @richardmundy4288

    Жыл бұрын

    EXQUISITE COLORIST

  • @richardmundy4288

    @richardmundy4288

    Жыл бұрын

    PRECISE KANDINSKY

  • @robinjones3136
    @robinjones3136 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Kate!

  • @johnjones3714
    @johnjones3714 Жыл бұрын

    William T jazzy for sure

  • @MrIrons-og3rg
    @MrIrons-og3rg Жыл бұрын

    The music is pleasant and soothing. Beautiful voice. Thanks for sharing.

  • @lieschenart
    @lieschenart Жыл бұрын

    Absolute classics! And as always, thank you Kate!

  • @julianlang3065
    @julianlang3065 Жыл бұрын

    Love Gabriel mayers's voice and songwriting.

  • @jameskalmroughcut

    @jameskalmroughcut

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes Gabriel is very talented...JK

  • @robinlindberg6339
    @robinlindberg6339 Жыл бұрын

    William T. Williams work I'd never seen before. It's beautiful. Love how he was so clean and precise with the narrow lines. Colors are lovely as well. Thank you Kate for the work you do in making this possible. ❤️🙂

  • @tonsfocus
    @tonsfocus Жыл бұрын

    Your admiring look is now my admiring look, re: William T. Williams. What a careful and deep appreciation for both these artists. Your plain statement at 38:22 "They look fantastic" is about as nice a thing as any artist could ever hope to hear. Thank you James, and Kate.

  • @awildacruz2990
    @awildacruz2990 Жыл бұрын

    Hi! Thank you for showing this show. I love the simplicity of her work. The ceramics on the wall are very beautiful. Do you know the price for the yellow one?

  • @vandolmatzis8146
    @vandolmatzis8146 Жыл бұрын

    Mary Heilmann has such charm and humour,the ab ex masters could have learnt a thing or two,in retrospect.Thanks.

  • @MikeWitmerNatureJournal
    @MikeWitmerNatureJournal Жыл бұрын

    Here is my take. Some of the Mary Heilmann surfaces and arrangements of multiple canvases are interesting. Occasionally she will discover an unusual and striking color, more often in the ceramic work. The best work is when she finds a combination of materials and surfaces that relate. The kindergarten toy color palettes and wonky geometry paintings and furniture are less interesting. There seems to be a lack of thinking in the work and more just playful reactions. Not necessarily a bad thing. All the work is lighthearted, nothing heavy in mood. I get the feeling she may be following Ellsworth Kelly in a way by seeing things in the world and being inspired to recreate some aspect of them, especially with the furniture. I definitely see the influence of her work on younger artists especially in the New York galleries and in graduate shows. Some of William T. Williams work shares with Heilman a similar palette of mostly primary and secondary colors although his work seems more thought out and preplanned. He makes it look easy but what he is doing is very complex. Once again, simple elements of line ,color and surface combined in the right hands of someone with a real feel for these things show what can be done. The sophistication of his color really comes out in the ones toward end of video. The best ones are on canvas and employ a combination of mostly flat unmodulated color surrounded by raw canvas ribbonlike lines. His work at times definitely rivals the best of Frank Stella. After listening to your audio I wonder if Heilmann has any work in a major museum collection as Williams does? Being a darling of commercial galleries and inspiration to younger artists may or may not convince the museum people of long term value.

  • @jameskalmroughcut

    @jameskalmroughcut

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks @MIKE WITMER for your extended review. Regarding Heilmann, I'm thinking that this was a show that was aimed at the market, most everything was small, convenient and probably at a lower price level than most shows...(?)

  • @MikeWitmerNatureJournal

    @MikeWitmerNatureJournal

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jameskalmroughcut I really appreciate what you are doing with these videos.

  • @AndrewWeisMusic
    @AndrewWeisMusic Жыл бұрын

    @4:54 could be a Andrew Masullo.

  • @lorenzodupuis7049
    @lorenzodupuis7049 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Fantastic work.

  • @darrinheaton4016
    @darrinheaton4016 Жыл бұрын

    I love MH's sense of humour. It's funny how in many of the works, the paint actually functions in a representational way, in the sense that it seems to represent (or maybe 'mimic' is a better word) various fluids that have different qualities (viscosity, opacity/transparency, etc) from paint. The yellow piece looks like melted butter. The hunter green painting looks like bathroom tile cleaner...

  • @andysantoriart861
    @andysantoriart861 Жыл бұрын

    Hello do you will show the artwork of André Butzer ?

  • @jameskalmroughcut

    @jameskalmroughcut

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey @AndySantori Art try these.... kzread.info/dash/bejne/i6SNzdaJiKrRfdo.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/mXyFrMmGoKyeg5c.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/a2usmc-JktezlZs.html

  • @imag3reader
    @imag3reader Жыл бұрын

    Mary is the perfect example of selfreflection without any message. It resonates more to the artist as to the public. That's a real good example of what's wrong w the world today imo. No personal offense to her as i firmly believe in the free expression formula of the artworld and thus society since it's a reflection. But we can not ignor it being corrupted as is the free market . Perhaps she reflects that or she became just another product of the institute.. not sure and since it's not clear I'd lean toward the lather..

  • @sublimeister9630

    @sublimeister9630

    Жыл бұрын

    “Self-reflection without any message.” That’s a good quote for Meditation practice. 😃 But if you’ve heard the saying “The Medium is the Message” (Marshall McLuhan) then you’ll realize that human beings have a disease for Control & Power-through naming things, actions, events, and other natural forces. This desire for a particular message only massages the Ego. If you want a message, listen to Alan Watts-You Are It. 😊

  • @imag3reader

    @imag3reader

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sublimeister9630 Thinking abt this off and on over the last couple of days! For me it's getting more and more clear that the artworld didnt provide any valid alternative, besides a couple of interesting movements especially not the last couple of years. Not even in times of political unrest, civil distress and corporate supremacy it seems the artworld contributes to a status quo culture due to its persistence in accepting everything that is provided on a gallery wall. Which imo is not any different than the social media wall. For this reason I have to conclude that art has become a victim of times most inherent characteristic being corruption. It's the same hollow promotion of a brand of lets say any redundant brand out there that is incapable of progressing just bc the system supports the state that it's in. The 20th century is over, it failed allarmingly and now, eventho the public is waiting for it by trusting 'officials' it still is impossible to think outside that strategically spooned regurgitated propaganda we call the 20th century!

  • @boogieboxmusic4331
    @boogieboxmusic4331 Жыл бұрын

    Did not like the naive and daubed Hellman work at all, it did nothing for me and wouldn’t hang any of them in my loo..

  • @pollyjeanmartin2150

    @pollyjeanmartin2150

    Жыл бұрын

    Different strokes for different folks. I enjoy her playfulness and colour palette.

  • @boogieboxmusic4331

    @boogieboxmusic4331

    Жыл бұрын

    @@pollyjeanmartin2150 quite right polly jean , we all respond differently to art

  • @imag3reader

    @imag3reader

    Жыл бұрын

    As an artistic confidant it is tragic to see institutes potentials just not making it but still being backed because they misuse their superiority and abuse the idea of creative freedom.. nothing personal tho!

  • @boogieboxmusic4331

    @boogieboxmusic4331

    Жыл бұрын

    @@imag3reader hi bjornus, I didn’t understand the comment ?

  • @sjonb2
    @sjonb2 Жыл бұрын

    Heilmann is a joke, Williams not.

  • @bille77
    @bille77 Жыл бұрын

    Many of Mary's paintings are really terribly uninspired.

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