I was forced to stare at an Ellsworth Kelly painting

[@lawrencelazar3508]

"He wanted you to see things that had been around you your entire life... BUT had never noticed" - Well put!

[@christopherwestpresents]

One of my favorites too!

[@bethnewtraditionstarot3148]

Just recently saw an exhibit of his photography and it was very interesting seeing how his process developed/was inspired by his photos. Thanks for another great video.

[@christopherwestpresents]

Was that the one in Santa Barbara? I'm jealous!

[@johnconn982]

Great presentation. When I first saw Kelly’s work I was mesmerized and inspired.

[@christopherwestpresents]

So good to find someone who had the same reaction as me. Thank you so much for watching!

[@johnconn982]

@@christopherwestpresents I would like to tell you the story of my discovery of his work. But not publicly.

[@WillN2Go1]

Great experience to just have the art work on you while you're doing other things. And to notice it! We get trained early on to look at a painting and run down lists... But if there's time.. just let it do it's thing. And what if you arrive at a completely wrong idea? If you're only an academic you'll write an article and annoy students. If you're an artist, you've just got something to play with and investigate. Robert Irwin, like Kelly, also spent a lot of time in Europe looking at 'brown paintings.' But it's amazing how really good work gets into your head and tells you what's going on.

[@Nashvillain10SE]

Another wonderful presentation. The production of your videos is fantastic!

[@christopherwestpresents]

Always appreciate your feedback! Thank you.

[@philcourtney7831]

Although I'm a realistic painter, I love most of his work. I find it difficult to explain to people that don't understand how wonderful his paintings are. Some of the things you said should help. Thanks for making this video.

[@christopherwestpresents]

Thank you so much for watching! And I totally agree- you really need to spend time in person with these works to appreciate them. Seeing pictures in a book or online just won’t do.

[@ealice5633]

talking about him in berlin school rn