Comments on: Art and The City; Artist’s Depictions of San Francisco I: Wayne Thiebaud http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:29:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: admin http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-2851 admin Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:22:28 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-2851 Hi James! Thanks so much! I appreciate your comments.For me, gardens are more than plants, they are also about a place, and inspiration. I am glad that you saw the inpiration for Thiebaud's work. I enjoyed working on this. Your thoughtful and insightful comments gives me a nice sense of completion to this post. Best regards, Philip Hi James!
Thanks so much!
I appreciate your comments.For me, gardens are more than plants, they are also about a place, and inspiration. I am glad that you saw the inpiration for Thiebaud’s work. I enjoyed working on this. Your thoughtful and insightful comments gives me a nice sense of completion to this post.
Best regards,
Philip

]]> By: lostlandscape http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-2838 lostlandscape Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:36:54 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-2838 Philip, I've been meaning to comment on this entry ever since the first time I read it. As usual it's one of your perceptive descriptions and appreciations. I'd seen some of Thiebaud's cityscapes before--in particular, there's a print of the city he did several years back that has always impressed me. I'd always thought the perspective in them was highly exaggerated, but seeing the city again through your images, I see that what he was doing was a stylized, highly playful retelling of the sense of the city's unique vertical space that remains surprisingly true to its subject. I've seen a reproduction of one of his Yosemite paintings, with cliffs rising to confront the viewer, that had a similar verticality. I see now that his San Francisco and Yosemite works are cut from the same cloth, and tell similar stories. Thank your for sharing his work! And by the way, I love your "street photography" of the tire marks decorating the one-way street arrow! James Philip,
I’ve been meaning to comment on this entry ever since the first time I read it. As usual it’s one of your perceptive descriptions and appreciations. I’d seen some of Thiebaud’s cityscapes before–in particular, there’s a print of the city he did several years back that has always impressed me. I’d always thought the perspective in them was highly exaggerated, but seeing the city again through your images, I see that what he was doing was a stylized, highly playful retelling of the sense of the city’s unique vertical space that remains surprisingly true to its subject. I’ve seen a reproduction of one of his Yosemite paintings, with cliffs rising to confront the viewer, that had a similar verticality. I see now that his San Francisco and Yosemite works are cut from the same cloth, and tell similar stories. Thank your for sharing his work!

And by the way, I love your “street photography” of the tire marks decorating the one-way street arrow!
James

]]> By: admin http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1287 admin Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:06:59 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1287 Shauna, You just blew me away with your comments. I so appreciate them. Thank you for the Marzipan in the stocking comment! What an incredible thing to read this morning, or any morning. :) Yes, that was the underlying idea of this post. You got it. Thiebaud's paintings of the city are an abstraction, and in a city such as this, the fantasctic is what is abstracted. In my garden I want to recreate a wildflower meadow with naturalized plants popular in 19th century plant lists, and that is really just an abstraction of the observed. The "idea" of plants is what you so marvelously wrote in your posts on pupkins, datura and more in Garden Brae. You are a pleasure to know. Best regards, Philip Shauna,
You just blew me away with your comments. I so appreciate them.
Thank you for the Marzipan in the stocking comment! What an incredible thing to read this morning, or any morning.
:)
Yes, that was the underlying idea of this post. You got it. Thiebaud’s paintings of the city are an abstraction, and in a city such as this, the fantasctic is what is abstracted. In my garden I want to recreate a wildflower meadow with naturalized plants popular in 19th century plant lists, and that is really just an abstraction of the observed. The “idea” of plants is what you so marvelously wrote in your posts on pupkins, datura and more in Garden Brae.
You are a pleasure to know.
Best regards,
Philip

]]> By: Shauna http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1279 Shauna Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:33:56 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1279 Philip, I can't bare the exquisite pleasure of your postings. Like marzipan in the foot of my Christmas stocking I know it's there and the sublime pleasure of devouring it only makes me want to have more of it so I daren't look at it. It is not just a chunk of marzipan you understand, but a cleverly crafted miniature replica of a carrot with chocolate detailing made by an artisan that makes the whole experience so, so, undeservedly heavenly all mine. Must be your writing, photos, and Thiebaud pies in my mind influencing me here. OK down to it... your photos - art in themselves they are perfect neighbours to Thiebauld's as you are/were to him, his loss you never borrowed the cup o sugar. And 24th Street Intersection '77 so fantastic - captures the "idea" he talks about in his artist's statement. And isn't that what we try to accomplish in our gardens "the idea" of nature which is so much more about the feeling of nature rather than just replicating her? Streets of San Francisco fantastico! Philip, I can’t bare the exquisite pleasure of your postings. Like marzipan in the foot of my Christmas stocking I know it’s there and the sublime pleasure of devouring it only makes me want to have more of it so I daren’t look at it. It is not just a chunk of marzipan you understand, but a cleverly crafted miniature replica of a carrot with chocolate detailing made by an artisan that makes the whole experience so, so, undeservedly heavenly all mine. Must be your writing, photos, and Thiebaud pies in my mind influencing me here.

OK down to it… your photos - art in themselves they are perfect neighbours to Thiebauld’s as you are/were to him, his loss you never borrowed the cup o sugar. And 24th Street Intersection ‘77 so fantastic - captures the “idea” he talks about in his artist’s statement. And isn’t that what we try to accomplish in our gardens “the idea” of nature which is so much more about the feeling of nature rather than just replicating her?

Streets of San Francisco fantastico!

]]> By: admin http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1217 admin Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:05:13 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1217 Hi Nancy! Thank you so much for your comment. You are just the best! :) Regards, Philip Hi Nancy!
Thank you so much for your comment.
You are just the best!
:)
Regards,
Philip

]]> By: Nancy Bond http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1214 Nancy Bond Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:58:58 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1214 "Vertiginous" would seem like a perfect adjective to describe this beautiful city -- some of your photos, and certainly, some of the paintings, are positively dizzying! “Vertiginous” would seem like a perfect adjective to describe this beautiful city — some of your photos, and certainly, some of the paintings, are positively dizzying!

]]> By: admin http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1172 admin Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:49:22 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1172 Too right! It was a workout, but a lot of fun. I love walking around town. Thanks for your comment, Mother Nature! Too right! It was a workout, but a lot of fun. I love walking around town.
Thanks for your comment, Mother Nature!

]]> By: Mother Nature's Garden http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1171 Mother Nature's Garden Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:54:23 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1171 After a walk up and down those hills, you have had a major workout. ;) After a walk up and down those hills, you have had a major workout. ;)

]]> By: admin http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1152 admin Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:27:49 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1152 Hi Kathryn, Thanks for your comments! This was not strictly a "garden" post. I do think that art and the environment shape our thoughts on the garden. In San Francisco the fabric of the city, the landscape and setting, the architecture, roads and the diverse mix of people and the art produced from it all is so prevailing, so "in your face" that I felt compelled to photograph and write about it. My heart fills every morning when I see the cityscape below my hilltop garden gleaming in the fog and sun. :) Best regards, Philip Hi Kathryn,
Thanks for your comments!
This was not strictly a “garden” post. I do think that art and the environment shape our thoughts on the garden.
In San Francisco the fabric of the city, the landscape and setting, the architecture, roads and the diverse mix of people and the art produced from it all is so prevailing, so “in your face” that I felt compelled to photograph and write about it.
My heart fills every morning when I see the cityscape below my hilltop garden gleaming in the fog and sun.
:)
Best regards,
Philip

]]> By: admin http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1150 admin Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:58:21 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1150 Hi Steve! Thank you for your interesting and insightful comments. I have been away from my computer for a while. I have not had the time to comment back or to check out other blogs for a bit. Hopefully I can now return into the swing of things. I am looking forward to seeing your latest post. I did get a chance on Sunday to work in the garden, which was great. I am hoping to work on some new posts soon. Best regards, Philip Hi Steve!
Thank you for your interesting and insightful comments. I have been away from my computer for a while. I have not had the time to comment back or to check out other blogs for a bit. Hopefully I can now return into the swing of things. I am looking forward to seeing your latest post.
I did get a chance on Sunday to work in the garden, which was great. I am hoping to work on some new posts soon.
Best regards,
Philip

]]> By: admin http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1149 admin Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:18:06 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1149 Hi Jerry! :) Hi Jerry!
:)

]]> By: Kathry/plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1148 Kathry/plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:38:33 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1148 HI, Philip! This post really puts a big smile on my face! I'm going to forward to all my old SF friends! This brings back such great memories of the 60's! Thanks! HI, Philip! This post really puts a big smile on my face! I’m going to forward to all my old SF friends! This brings back such great memories of the 60’s! Thanks!

]]> By: Steve http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1060 Steve Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:59:16 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1060 Just terrific stuff, Philip and thank you. As mentioned, I know The City, myself. My brother used to live up on Clayton Street - among other places - another "Hill" (I think Portrero?) and we spent inordinate amounts of time walking. That has to be the most camera-friendly city in the US. And you are correct as well about the light - amazingly crisp, clear, almost other-worldly brightness and clarity, once the fog takes off. For those who wonder, San Fransisco is utterly unique and for reasons that shock the rookie there for reasons other than they may have thought. I also notice you also took a break from posting. How ironic, I think we posted at the same interval! Hey, great minds think alike! steve-o Just terrific stuff, Philip and thank you. As mentioned, I know The City, myself. My brother used to live up on Clayton Street - among other places - another “Hill” (I think Portrero?) and we spent inordinate amounts of time walking. That has to be the most camera-friendly city in the US. And you are correct as well about the light - amazingly crisp, clear, almost other-worldly brightness and clarity, once the fog takes off. For those who wonder, San Fransisco is utterly unique and for reasons that shock the rookie there for reasons other than they may have thought.

I also notice you also took a break from posting. How ironic, I think we posted at the same interval! Hey, great minds think alike! steve-o

]]> By: Jerry Burt http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1049 Jerry Burt Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:14:44 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/09/18/art-and-the-city-artists-depictions-of-san-francisco/#comment-1049 Philip, I really enjoyed your post. I have always wanted to know more about Wayne Thiebaud, and as usual, you used perfect examples, stunning photos and poetic text. Being an ex-San Franciscan, I feel like I'm home for a few minutes. Thank you. Jerry Philip,

I really enjoyed your post. I have always wanted to know more about Wayne Thiebaud, and as usual, you used perfect examples, stunning photos and poetic text. Being an ex-San Franciscan, I feel like I’m home for a few minutes. Thank you.

Jerry

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