Art-99; a 99 word review.

Philip Guston @ L&M Arts through February 28, 2009

L&M presents seven large oils from the 50's.  The most beautiful look like magnified American impressionism, the ugly ones a collision of hues, impasto and wet on wet technique.  Each notation seems to have been its own idea. Shapes are slathered forth by forceful gestures meant to describe the brush being used. A jangling color scheme dominates the pallet: red and green are common to all with sky blue intruding here and there.  The works are obstinately flat and unpictorial, while the titles are suggestive.  To Fellini proves the more marks, the harder it becomes to avoid figuration.