I cannot decide if I love these paintings because of my obsession with people watching or because I work at an art museum. I'm sure it is a little bit of both! My gallery attendant friends and I can all relate to these out of focus paintings by midwest artist Kaley Rhodes. She has quite a body of work, but I cannot help but love this particular series in which we are observing others observing art. Actually, we are looking at art of people that are also looking at art... COSMIC!
I have always admired photorealistic paintings, but specifically of that which are out of focus. It amazes me when an artist can use painterly brushstrokes and blurred lines to create an image that still looks like it possibly could be photograph. I first saw this technique used by Gerhard Richter in his painting Betty and instantly fell in love. If you want to see more striking scenes of people watching, Rhode has many more that include people from the streets of New York, children playing in a treehouse, and countless others.
I have always admired photorealistic paintings, but specifically of that which are out of focus. It amazes me when an artist can use painterly brushstrokes and blurred lines to create an image that still looks like it possibly could be photograph. I first saw this technique used by Gerhard Richter in his painting Betty and instantly fell in love. If you want to see more striking scenes of people watching, Rhode has many more that include people from the streets of New York, children playing in a treehouse, and countless others.