Bruce Pearson "Shadow Language" at RONALD FELDMAN GALLERY

James Kalm cut his art critical teeth covering the rugged DIY art scene of Williamsburg Brooklyn in the late 1990s. This was the first New York art community, outside Manhattan, that was to be considered significant and have an accepted importance internationally. Though by now, pretty much dissipated through its own success and gentrification, a group of major artists from this neighborhood have begun to be included in the canon of contemporary art history. Among this group, Bruce Pearson has long been appreciated for his obsessively crafted paintings with their encoded texts, exuberant color, and mind boggling layering of subject matter. “Shadow Language” is a presentation of Pearson’s most recent works, and also displays examples on paper and collaborative poetic pieces. This program was recorded May 9, 2019.

[@superfly2449]

Thanks, Kate and jklm.

[@sibyllegeorge9952]

hallo Jemes , ich liebe deine Videos , du bringst mir den Galerie besuch in mein Wohnzimmer mit einer super Dokumentation, schön das es dich gibt und Danke ,Sibylle

[@artico777]

Thanks for the knowledge

[@MegaZidzid]

Stunning works. 😮😮

[@chezceleste]

Thanks again Kate.

[@thirdrockjul2224]

Thank you Kate.

[@TheSteveBernal]

A great show! Love his work, and yours, too, James. Thank you for filming. Thanks Kate!

[@bebop54]

thank you Mr.James for your excellant coverage .....

[@kimwilkie9819]

Thank you Kate!

[@nonane2390]

Thank you Kate

[@gavinyates9189]

Thank you Kate, thank you everybody. Got to love Bruce. The love

[@arnor83]

These are stunning works, incredible worksmanship.

[@Winston01]

The works are stunning. I did not see a "do not touch" sign anywhere. Therefore, should I be there, I would have to touch some of that magnificent work. As for the videography, I would enjoy long shots of a handful of those works, the camera perfectly still -as on a tripod- and the image filling the frame. The treatment of depth and color warrant hovering views of these pieces.

[@spiritualcramp8000]

you need a 'do not touch' sign to understand you shouldnt? and a 'do not throw yourself out of the window' sign to stay safe, right?

[@barbarajohnson1442]

Thank you James!

[@johnjones3714]

Wow great thanks James

[@invisibleboy3997]

Great work! Thank you James.

[@bearbait7405]

You had me at the fiddle.

[@awildacruzcruz2859]

Good information. Thanks for filming.

[@barbarajohnson1442]

Love the "trip in progress" 2018

[@coreyscott9590]

Man, that was a great trip. Thanks, James. I love the texture, and having to find the letters in the mix. Here's an interview with Bruce Pearson to get a little more perspective on his approach and technique. brooklynrail.org/2003/06/art/bruce-pearson-with-chris-martin.

[@chezceleste]

Fabulous eye-opener. Thanks James.

[@chezceleste]

Thanks Kate...commented before the end.

[@lovepeace3041]

Thank you, Kate.

[@kidnewton]

That was great, thank you! Can you visit the Hugo Gallery and take some video of Philip Charles Jacquet ?

[@cliffdariff74]

7:10 so beautiful.

[@Omega742000]

His Texture is Amazing"

[@kevinburzynski9351]

How did they become so glossy though? Gloss Varnish?

[@jameskalm]

There are plenty of ways to get the paint to become glossy, one is simply add stand oil, or a medium with stand oil, and varnish.

[@robsmith588]

Thanks james interesting work. Though I really don´t get what text does for a painting

[@tonsfocus]

Really liked some of the more monochromatic works, and those aluminum prints. I have to wonder though about the archival-ness of foam core. Isn't it just going to start decomposing, de-gassing, rotting, etc. in a decade or more?

[@TreeVsHouse]

James have you ever been to Underdonk or any of the galleries at 1339 Willoughby?

[@jameskalm]

Of course, I've been to all of them...

[@TreeVsHouse]

@@jameskalm should have known. It would be great to see some features of those spaces sometime

[@TreeVsHouse]

@@jameskalm Any chance you visit them soon? Wanting to see some of the stuff at those spaces.

[@jameskalm]

@@TreeVsHouse I don't do requests but, one never knows where I'll turn up...

[@TreeVsHouse]

@@jameskalm ok thanks!

[@barbarajohnson1442]

Interesting, obsfucation of language

[@Delta888ful]

What did you say he used to get it so matt? Flash?? Will research but if you've used it, would like some insight. Thank you!

[@jameskalm]

Here's a description from the Blick website "Lefranc & Bourgeois Flashe Vinyl Paint is an extra-fine vinyl-based paint that dries evenly with intense coverage to a uniform, velvety matte, opaque finish. Highly pigmented, Flashe may be diluted with water to create a range of results, from highly opaque to a transparent watercolor effect. Use it indoors or out on canvas, paper, or walls, with brushes, paint guns, or sponges. The supple film offers good adherence and resistance to weather - ideal for fresco and wall painting, faux finishes, theater decorations, and more." I've never used flashe myself, but from what I've seen it's permanent and color fast...JK

[@Delta888ful]

@@jameskalm Thanks James, as always.

[@scrapart2492]

Let's get prices in future videos big homie...

[@danmurphy4817]

2:18 uh oh... Lol

[@Delta888ful]

I found something called Flashe, that's vinyl paint...but I thought vinyl paint was made of chips and highly toxic? Also I thought vinyl paint was partly latex not acrylic. Okay, more research...

[@barbarajohnson1442]

So Ed Ruscha influence...

[@JadenJahci]

Would you charge him with a DUI? Sincerely, John & Ponch

[@cliffdariff74]

Really? Insulation foam? A materialist? Undecipherable words? Sorry, but Ruscha does not have the market cornered on text.

[@kaivrock]

Most of it looks like camo

[@tomdubicanac6645]

hello mr jameskalm, thanks f/showing work of bruce pearso, being of similar age & interest, maybe check ARCHIGROK.COM,.,.,,,,,THANKU KATE

[@chriserskineartist]

Respect the work and very original, but I don’t really connect with it. Thanks James and Kate

[@mamamia6925]

Sorry,that's old stuff, we have seen it before and also better. Quality is okay but nothing special!

[@coreyscott9590]

Wow. Have you got links to examples of these superior contemporary specimens? I'd love to see them.

[@morganhanam9522]

not so much psychadelic - deeply asemic. language as topology, language as inscape. definately subjective, language as subjectivity, but effacing, subverting, escaping the overdetermined textual envirionment of the musseum (mauvomum( and gallery

[@SpecialEdDHD]

modern art sucks lol. thanks for the tour.