Chloe Early | Lush Brush
Posted on June 18th, 2010 by Ben
The wild streaks, drips, splashes, and color really seem to speak for themselves here. Irish born Chloe Early is creating some gorgeous stuff. Compositions are playful but balanced. Scale is invoked liberally, keeping us from really settling into a cozy understanding of the pieces. I always wonder about the underlying process and structure that goes into work like this.
Jun 27th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Of all Cloe Early’s work , understandably, you picked the most illustrative. It has a 1970s sensibility reminiscent of movie posters. The most notable though is the non-objective, non-figurative work.I don’t really get the use of figures. I think the better work was the more abstract non-objective work with its focus on composition and their joy of mark making. I understand she’s going for commentary on kitsch but the age of irony in art needs to end. Sincerity and mystery is on the verge of a big comeback in art.
Jun 28th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
I never found any non-objective stuff. Was it on her blog?
That’s funny you bring up 70′s movie posters because that actually represents a high point in art for me. I also don’t see a commentary on kitsch in her work (and I was even in Ms.Lynch’s kitsch show if that rings any bells), I actually find it both sincere and mysterious.
Jun 30th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Personally, I really enjoy the contrast between the illustrative figures and the semi non-objective/abstract elements in her work. The first four are her strongest, and I like how she solves the problem of having the figure in the center(2nd and 3rd ), and orchestrating the composition around the figure to make it work. The 4th piece has to be my favorite.