Breakages and Distortion: George Rouy and Ben Luke in Conversation

[@marijanajovanova7591]

I adore Georges work for couple of years now. Thank you for this video where i could listen to his explanations about his work. I see and hear his work now. Makes more sense. Bravo George. x

[@friedricengravy6646]

I rather enjoyed the questions u chose to ask & hearing the artist answer. Just like viewing the work, we have no need to question or debate his answers. Our job as a viewer is to ask questions, which can only be answered by the creator of that piece. Otherwise, we r making assumptions that rely more on our experiences, how we view life, not the artist. Thank u for the content. Much appreciation ✌🏻 I hope the painter keeps searching & I wish him continued success. I really like his work. Thanks again!

[@terraprojects]

This interview goes in circles a bit. Interesting work, however apparent distance between him and his predecessors grows closer and his own uniqueness is lost as the interview drones on. The paintings are powerful.

[@AbdullahAlHuneiny]

Well done,,the technical and subject of your art works are superb,,keep up with all the blessings and success..

[@carlkligerman1981]

Very gifted young artist but a bit undercooked in my opinion. I’d give him another decade to sort out what he is about without being so derivative of Bacon via Brown, but then again I guess the market sorely needs a new plaything and this lad will surely do. Call me cynical! I like the work, I like the monochromes even more; it’s promising, but it doesn’t quite cast off its paternal inspiration nor appear absolutely certain of itself, especially in the details, which is typical of emerging, important talent: it’s ambition crashing into technical bluff at times. A definite knack for composition…. Anyway all the best, take ‘em for every bit of scratch they are worth kid!

[@Kingkonzo]

The nerve

[@argonaught1291]

It's extremely tasteful work isn't it. Unthreatening and accessible. Competent. Saying nothing. Will look 'good' on a big wall in a big house.

[@carlkligerman1981]

@@Kingkonzo who me?

[@friedricengravy6646]

Ur critique is superficial & relies on low hanging fruit as they say……. Bacon was not the first or last painter to abstract the figure/face/portrait. U r viewing work with too many assumptions. Its the ole bring what u know & use that experience to comparatively deconstruct the work, stripping it of any substance purely on an aesthetic level. We as the viewer, if we hope to connect with an artist or hope to hear their message, to understand what they communicate, we must always ask the question why?? For every choice. Instead u r automatically implying that its obvious he is simply enamored by a certain ‘look’ found on the surface of work from a very famous painter, Bacon. Thats lazy art viewing & extremely dismissive.

[@WhenHel]

You nailed my first reaction to this work but im wondering how it will work if *I* give it more time …. Maybe on a deeper viewing, there is more to it. I do like his earlier works a lot so I’m starting to think he’s doing something new here that i can’t see yet for my own biases.

[@theworldwithoutmagic]

I don’t think he made eye contact with Ben once. I like the monochrome ones.

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

For those commenting on this board that his work is to referential to Francis Bacon obviously have not seen enough Francis Bacon art. This young man's art is sooo unlike Bacon it's palpable. Bacon maybe his artist idle and he may reference or is highly inspired by Bacon. His work looks nothing like Bacon with the only exception being the slight similarity in their blurry figure techniques.

[@RapidBlindfolds]

yeah bacon was a comparatively tight painter, and his training in interior design biased him towards the compositions being a lot more perspectival. chaotic figures framed in a visually cleaner, more open spaces

[@888young2]

And colour palette

[@carlkligerman1981]

@@tiwantiwaabibiman2603 cmon man, he comes at Bacon via Brown, plain as day. His choice of hue for the backgrounds and out of focus anatomical gestures especially betray this most monstrous of influences. The fact that he pulls it off at all speaks volumes of this being a great young painter, but he isn’t really saying anything about himself yet. Which is fine, all he probably knows thus far is Art. The monochromes have something. Promising. Sure you can’t literally see a Bacon here, Bacon isolated his figures whereas here we have a precession of images… Still you are looking at Bacon’s work far more superficially than those you denigrate here, and certainly more superficially than this lad has! He is going head on at an influence. There is nothing wrong with that. He doesn’t need a defence, just honesty from critical art lovers hoping he eventually breaks through into his own statement! Smh!

[@carlkligerman1981]

@@888young2 you are kidding right?

[@RapidBlindfolds]

@@carlkligerman1981which brown are you referring to? Sorry for being dumb

[@debbiemackenzie5565]

Monochrome rocks. So pure. A painting-drawing. ❤

[@اسحاق-ر3د]

الفنان رائع والمنظر اثناء الحوار مع المذيع المحاور رائع. 🎉🎉🎉🎉 شكرا لكما. انا من صنعاء القديمة❤

[@Xander102]

Beautiful!!

[@xxxozmoxxx]

Oh, George Ruoy, a talent true and bold, With star-lit muse, the child of Lennox fame, Her beauty shines like art in frames of gold, And by her side, you've climbed the heights of name. 🌟 But tell me, George, doth she a sister share? For though I’ve left behind my punkish ways, I’ve yet some spark, some flair beyond compare, A flicker of the fire from younger days. ⚡ Present her to me, for with her grace and might, I, too, might bask in gallery's noble light, Where fame and fortune dance, and stars align, And I, once more, may rise, restored, divine! 😍

[@bentollanzini1992]

I love the work! he once looked at the interviewer, at 13:21, other than that briilliant art

[@jamesallison4875]

Very attractive and interesting. I thought of Francis as well. Fabulous clothes!

[@antoniocarlosrodriguescamp1497]

What "clothes"?!

[@TheDreadfulCurtain]

Beautiful and intriguing thank you for the video very inspiring

[@claireseyeviewonredbubble]

Wow! Are you sure you're not Francis Bacon's love child? That was meant in good humour by the way. Paintings like glimpses from dreams when your mind can't quite grasp it all.

[@colourcuvee]

I immediately thought Bacon as well, yet with his own visual twist. Rouy also evoked Lil Peep for me in his appearance! 😆

[@claireseyeviewonredbubble]

@@colourcuvee I think Rouy is far more enigmatic that Lil Peep!

[@archieburrowsart]

The work seems like a mix between Bacon's paint treatment and Jenny Saville's figurative compositions.

[@star_wars_miniatures]

I agree with this! Came into the comment section to say exactly that! 😅

[@petemavus2948]

I find the work exquisite.

[@888young2]

Yes George

[@ChrisC-ei2kc]

Factory process; A kind of 'frenzy' if you will.

[@edwardfortae2350]

These large field paintings are interesting but also begin to be just that. Bacon was shocking and atmospheric at times. I think if he painted larger scale sections of figures in a obscure way he might get a bit more attention. I enjoy them myself, always been a fan of Bacon also.

[@salvadorblancocasalins6526]

i LOVE THIS PIECES, VERY GOOD

[@javierromero23]

Very nice work and promising!

[@juliobalaguerferrer4102]

f.Bacon ha dejado un camino con posibilidades depintores de mucha calidad 👏👏👏👏

[@leopoldschaefer9685]

I love Ben Luke!

[@CEO_FADeD]

Interesting work. I'm not here to critique, that is impossible for art. My opinion though is, You can see George is very talented with realism, oils and the concepts of art as personal. I, personally would love to see him do piece with no scraping. I understand the narrative and I enjoy it, but I feel it's a bit overused, to the point of mush. I found my eyes kept going towards the Asian woman face whenever it was in the camera frame, due to it being readable and interesting.

[@rachelejs]

look at his older work! more of a soaking / staining / airbrushing technique

[@cb_1917]

The amount of pretentious back-seat artists in this comment section. Let's see you make something.

[@williamsparrow2248]

His work reminds me of Hiram Williams more than Francis Bacon.

[@natynlo9649]

Thr works seems down version of Cecily Brown

[@chillypostie]

He listed her as one of his inspirations on his artist profile on the Hauser Wirth website :)

[@davidmalakie6622]

He is very good.

[@friedricengravy6646]

To mention Bacon in this comment thread over & over again is soooo top-surface low hanging fruit. Y’all act as if Bacon is the first & last painter to abstract the figure/portrait. What id really like to know is who is the artist he mentions regarding the blue drawings?? It sounds like Crystal Fee-lie lol lol, but obviously thats not correct. The Transcript misses this as well. Anyone know so we can look up the work he references??? Thanks! ✌🏻🎨

[@natashacampbell9277]

Chris Ofili

[@d1rtyd1sh]

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[@tabuena.fineart]

I still can see BACON'S influence in the details🙂

[@chrismarkjones3752]

Lots of (London) artists doing same: responding to photoshopped or AI photos. And they all look (and feel) basically the same - void.

[@jonathanman7442]

gooner paintings

[@by-Mariane]

💘

[@vicmarc4984]

This art looks like it lacks a Strategy. While the colors and blurs are interesting, the overall theme comes off as quite chaotic and lacking meaning. Any orgy of dull colors, shadow, with a glimmer of body part. I don’t see meaning or a Strategy here. I would argue this is not actually art, but the expressions of a man who has a VERY busy mind.

[@cliffdariff74]

Agree

[@palfineknyiharildiko9354]

💝✨

[@RapidBlindfolds]

Are painters George Rouy, Alfie Rouy and Elsa Rouy all related?

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

Good question. Google it...

[@harrycartwright466]

yep, all siblings!

[@RapidBlindfolds]

@@harrycartwright466 fuckk thats so cool

[@JohnSeed]

Disrupted Realism

[@cliffdariff74]

Not a fan of this surreal, strange, creepy figurative styles these days. Nonsensical... just being funny, but i would rather the interviewer was the artist, and vica versa..

[@kendog1000x]

Too many words and not any original art, as usual. Nothing new to see here.

[@ivancolinart]

👀

[@MikeLittlewood-o6i]

pure plagiarism .Bad Bacon copies .

[@dvk2photographer]

Terrible. I'm out.

[@kevinz-nv8pg]

Philosophy has so permeated painting that it has become a purely philosophical medium.

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

No it has not. The overt philosophical aspect of this interview is from/about this particular artist and most European "classically" trained white male artists. Painting for many women and Black people's paintings are not "permeated" with Eurocentric philosophies.

[@alvarolopez3167]

IMITADOR del GRAN ARTISTA. Francis Bacon.

[@williamsparrow2248]

His work reminds me of Hiram Williams more than Francis Bacon.

[@mevlidasofic9131]

❤

[@williamsparrow2248]

His work reminds me of Hiram Williams more than Francis Bacon.