The Artist Holds Forth

I took this from the street, through the glass door of the gallery which

accounts for the horizontal reflection lines. This is a rather small

detail from a larger picture Despite these flaws, I thought the

situation and resulting picture was good enough to post.

This image seems to have been constructed on the basis of cognitive dissonance.  Viewers like me are presented with seemingly inconsistent impressions.  First, there appears to be a table between the artist (the guy on the right?) and his patrons.  Since I don't have a clear view of what's on the table, I am forced to assume that there's printed information about the artist - a price list, for example.  Yet, going in, I thought the artist would try to ensure that there were no communication barriers between himself and the patrons.  Secondly, even though the woman with beige slacks and the man with the grey jacket are sitting across the table from the artist, the image gives the impression to me that he also is sitting behind the wall.  Finally, the reflections in the window . . .  Arguably, you could have taken the shot inside the gallery.  So I'm left with another quandary, trying to figure out what the patrons see from the inside out.

Jack, this image is a paradigm case of art about art.  Another favorite . . .

I wished I knew enough to talk like Michael in the above comment.

Regards.

Best regards

PDE

The minds talking in the silence of beauty. You are listening while you are creating. Then you didn't forget to leave the channel open, so we can listen, too.  Beautiful, so beautiful!

Jack, I very much like this one as it is gives enough narrative to please the eye.  Your art gallery set up is well partitioned for a fair fight where the opponents are facing each other.  It's as if there is a chess board hidden behind the chair in the middle.  The dress code, the body language and the location are indeed pretty interesting.  On the left, the grand painting that oozes up its green to a bright yellow seems to raise the stakes, while the modigliani passively watches the negotiation.  Also, one would wonder why the well-dressed gentleman on the right not taking off his hat as a form of courtesy? and why is the bald man holding back, deep in his thought, leaving it to the lady with the wild card in her bag to challenge?.  What I really like in this photograph and that you've depicted superbly is that business side of Art... Why such painting is in museum? and why such painting is worth a hospital ward? Excellent work!

My first thought when I saw this image was the painting Nighthawks by Edward Hopper i.e. just a piece of great art work.