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pentimenti

A visual blog of provisional works, pentimenti, palimpsests, maquettes, mock-ups, quick studies, ephemera, etcetera.  My own work and sometimes the inspirational work of other artists.

joan mitchell

11/3/2020

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Picture
UNTITLED (1967)
Joan Mitchell



Picture
UNTITLED (1967-1968)
Joan Mitchell


One great thing I love about Mitchell's work: the creation of markings that may seem loose and derived of chance and happenstance, but on closer viewing reveals their assuredness and intention. Areas that are smudgy and partially obscured (also intentional) often receive a new set of bold, colorful marks. The result for me is a sort of gestural palimpsest that has dimension and vibrancy.
Images courtesy of The Joan Mitchell Foundation

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    PENTIMENTI

    plural of pen•ti•men•to
    (ˌpɛn təˈmɛn toʊ)

    n., pl. -ti (-tē).
    1. the reemergence in a painting of an image that has been painted over.
    2. the part of a painting thus revealed
    [1900–05; < Italian, =penti(re) to repent (< Latin paenitēre to regret) + -mento -ment]
    3. a practice of revealing by way of removal or erosion








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