Maureen Cavanaugh Stay With Me at 31 GRAND.wmv

James Kalm is pleased to introduce viewers to the work of Maureen Cavanaugh.
It became apparent after discovering the work at her New York debut in 2005 that Cavanaugh is forging a unique vision that relates to Post-Feminist Art while maintaining its essential unself-conscious simplicity and directness. Depicting quotidian subjects like friends, dogs and domestic still lives, there is also an attraction to the glamorous and fashionably seductive that brings an edge of the erotic to many pictures. Featuring an interview with Maureen Cavanaugh, and her mother, Kate Cavanaugh.

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[zipthwung]

The chick part is good - though I'm more into tribal warfare, Zulu shield abstraction, powerfull images for warlike times.

Alice Neel doesn't do much for me, for example - "too self conscious" as a professor once pretentiously said to me (himself as self conscious as they come).

The autumnal palette is not exactly pleasing.

[jameskalm]

Zip,

No tribal warfare is implied, just a recognition of a zeitgeist or shared response among a group of like minded artists. They've got "Chick Lit" and "Girl Groups", "Chick Art" is part of the same mood, (Post Feminism with attitude)and an increasing recognition of the economic power of this demographic group and its ability to affect the general culture.

JK

[cpkelley]

The profile painting is interesting but I'm not sure if I'm really into this.  Got a little turned off when she said, "I don't really think a lot about it." I respect her for doing it though.

[jameskalm]

Unfortunately, as with a lot of these programs, I cant put in everything Id like to. Good stuff ends up on the cutting room floor. Regarding influences, in the hundreds of interviews Ive done its rare to find someone who will openly admit to being influenced, especially young artists (except by maybe Warhol).

[Herr2Cents]

you have some interesting comments. they are a little disconcerning. i am sure a lot is missed in the translation of leaving short blubs we leave out here in utubia.

u should post a video response to this video and the artist featured.

[chandru1103]

hey lets not over analyze everyone's work by shrewdly comparing them to others...lets not become the stereotypical art snobs...yes?,Good video, work is nice, not my personal favorite, but nice.

[grewmelda]

I do not think this artist has a very good grasp of drawing-shapes are murky and confused-and the stylised eyes and noses are grating and schlocky.Finch wrote that Marlene Dumas' work was lazy-this work definitely is.I know people adore this girl,but that is not a reason to love her painting!

[zipthwang]

This work is derivitive of John Currin, without the chops of being able to paint like Cranach. But the attitude is middle class hipster values all the way-like, arent my deformities amusing? Or the way I trivialize myself? Never giving anything up of course--privilege, comfort, position. Just act all eccentric and shit. Doesnt fly for me.

Rita Ackerman and Egon Schiele I like.

[zipthwang]

Who knew that Mr Thwung was so posessive of permutations. UTubis using all my names so...anyway my hole dont close so moot point.

[hairballs99]

great show. i loved it. very ernest and girly. i think it is post-feminist to not want to think about belonging to a "girl art" movement. her paintings strike me as being very personal.

[zipthwung]

I mean kern, stylisticly - like bendix harms, Ellen Berkenblit - the basic stoke without much fussiness.

Then you got your Rita Ackerman.

THese may be superficial comparisons, but they are just as close to the mark as James Kalm's - we arent really talking style but "the gist" - the feeling. I do get a bit of womens magazine out of it - but thats because of the domesticity - maybe I dont read enough women's magazines - I;ll check my moms out in a couple of weeks and get back to you.

[zipthwung]

i mean as a comment on zipthwang.

you think it's derivative? How?

I think its less fashion and more related to socialite diletantism -and the whole slacker dealio affected by such artists as the current show at canada and many artists at Andrew Kreps - though its a bit earnest for that - not enoguh pot involved I think. Like dude from Koenig when he was on centre street - I think the whole area is infected with east village disease.

[zipthwung]

shut your hole.