Charles Burchfield at the WHITNEY Curated by Robert Gober

James Kalm appreciates the efforts of the Whitney Museum and celebrity curator Robert Gober and is thrilled to bring viewers this glimpse of Charles Burchfield's "Heat Waves in a Swamp". Although classified as an "American Scene" painter during the 1930s, Burchfield was a true visionary artist. Using the humble medium of watercolor, his interpretations of the landscape and rustic urban settings, vibrate with a hallucinatory exuberance. Whether forest, field or street Burchfield's vision was open to cosmic harmonies that could overwhelm with their intensity or sometimes disturb with disquieting sinister qualities. Includes extended statements on the artist by curator Robert Gober

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[bobwilsonray]

Today after seeing this the second time and seeing the front piece on this video, I had a deep impression that his work is connected to El Greco despite the fact that Burchfield doesn't elongate like El Greco but that spiritual experience is there...

[jameskalm]

@bobwilsonray El Greco, along with Grünewald are sighted as major influences of the German Expressionists. Though Burchfield wasn't German, he was a contemporary and I think shared many of the Expressionists sympathies about distortion, look at Munch or Meidner.

[iheartcheesenbeer33]

James - i like that you're able to really bring out the most interesting part of each painting/piece... which is the painter. i like your analysis of the painter through the scope of the painting.. very nice perspective.

[danielgalas]

Awesome stuff!!!! Go artists from Western NY!

[unidentifiableart]

If your in NY union square plaza steps this sunday 11 at 3pm exactly be part of the group show for the first unidentifiable art movement the first movement to be defined by nothing. bring your art and be part of the movement

watch video on this channel

[DvonKron]

"i don't know how many of you have ... eaten peyote and watched the sunrise..."

Haha. Fabulous.

[ocdlotr]

...have always loved the mystery of Charles Burchfield's universe and this little glimpse has me itchin' to make my way to the Whitney to see what looks like a valuable experience...especially the sketchbook drawings...thanks James...and thanks Kate...heh heh heh.

[hankjunior]

Top Notch Art ,Great job James. Thanks for turning me on to Charles Burchfield.There is something very special going on with his Paintings.

[layersondays]

thanks james.

[foxtrapper1972]

Fascinating. I think Burchfield worked as wallpaper designer early on. Also was very involved with listening to bird calls,insect sounds and the sound of wind in telephone wires. Also writing down his dreams etc(.You can read about all of this in his journals...). One of our most inventive painters.Thanks for this video Mr. Kalm.