Comments for Modern Art Blog of Grant Wiggins http://www.wiggz.com/blog Modern art paintings and design by Grant Wiggins Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:34:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on New ‘Simple’ Geometric Art by Grant Wiggins http://www.wiggz.com/blog/art/simple-geometric-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63184 Grant Wiggins Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:34:22 +0000 http://www.wiggz.com/blog/?p=1821#comment-63184 Hey, PK, thanks for letting me know this one resonates with you. I think I got this one right. So good to hear from you ... and thanks for the art.sy tip, too ... I signed up for beta notification. Btw, your comment broke a streak of countless spam comments! Hey, PK, thanks for letting me know this one resonates with you. I think I got this one right. So good to hear from you … and thanks for the art.sy tip, too … I signed up for beta notification. Btw, your comment broke a streak of countless spam comments!

]]> Comment on New ‘Simple’ Geometric Art by PK http://www.wiggz.com/blog/art/simple-geometric-art/comment-page-1/#comment-63159 PK Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:19:36 +0000 http://www.wiggz.com/blog/?p=1821#comment-63159 This one really jumps at me, Grant. I love the color scheme! This one really jumps at me, Grant. I love the color scheme!

]]> Comment on Julian Stanczak interview on Geoform.net by Grant Wiggins http://www.wiggz.com/blog/art/julian-stanczak-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-52629 Grant Wiggins Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:52:47 +0000 http://www.wiggz.com/blog/?p=1800#comment-52629 Thanks, Neil. I fixed the link, too. Thanks for calling that to my attention. Thanks, Neil. I fixed the link, too. Thanks for calling that to my attention.

]]> Comment on Julian Stanczak interview on Geoform.net by Neil Rector http://www.wiggz.com/blog/art/julian-stanczak-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-52615 Neil Rector Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:57:39 +0000 http://www.wiggz.com/blog/?p=1800#comment-52615 Fantastic review. Thanks. Fantastic review. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Paintings in the 2011 Modern Phoenix Home Tour by Ali http://www.wiggz.com/blog/art/modern-phoenix-paintings/comment-page-1/#comment-49737 Ali Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:51:15 +0000 http://www.wiggz.com/blog/?p=1670#comment-49737 The painting gives the aforementioned residence another dimension of space The painting gives the aforementioned residence another dimension of space

]]> Comment on Design Inspiration: The Fire Trucks of Flughafen Stuttgart by Grant Wiggins http://www.wiggz.com/blog/art/flughafen-stuttgart-fire-trucks/comment-page-1/#comment-47668 Grant Wiggins Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:32:46 +0000 http://www.wiggz.com/blog/?p=1685#comment-47668 Snozzle. Well done, Blob. Snozzle. Well done, Blob.

]]> Comment on Design Inspiration: The Fire Trucks of Flughafen Stuttgart by Blobert http://www.wiggz.com/blog/art/flughafen-stuttgart-fire-trucks/comment-page-1/#comment-47665 Blobert Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:27:26 +0000 http://www.wiggz.com/blog/?p=1685#comment-47665 http://www.oshkoshairport.com/en/ARFFTrucks/snozzle.aspx http://www.oshkoshairport.com/en/ARFFTrucks/snozzle.aspx

]]> Comment on Paintings in the 2011 Modern Phoenix Home Tour by Grant Wiggins http://www.wiggz.com/blog/art/modern-phoenix-paintings/comment-page-1/#comment-46922 Grant Wiggins Wed, 07 Sep 2011 03:07:22 +0000 http://www.wiggz.com/blog/?p=1670#comment-46922 Thanks, Eric! How nice of you to say so. Much obliged. Thanks, Eric! How nice of you to say so. Much obliged.

]]> Comment on Paintings in the 2011 Modern Phoenix Home Tour by Eric McGrew http://www.wiggz.com/blog/art/modern-phoenix-paintings/comment-page-1/#comment-46174 Eric McGrew Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:48:18 +0000 http://www.wiggz.com/blog/?p=1670#comment-46174 Grant, Sorry for the belated congrats, but your work looks great in the house! Grant,
Sorry for the belated congrats, but your work looks great in the house!

]]> Comment on 30-Minute Abstract Art Sketches by Grant Wiggins http://www.wiggz.com/blog/art/abstract-art-sketches/comment-page-1/#comment-39434 Grant Wiggins Tue, 05 Jul 2011 21:49:39 +0000 http://www.wiggz.com/blog/?p=1711#comment-39434 José, that's an interesting parallel, one that I wasn't aware of. If I knew how to play chess, I'd probably have more insight into what you're talking about! The video was pretty much insane; I had never seen anything like that before. I can't help but think of Marcel Duchamp: A tremendously gifted chess player, Duchamp allegedly retired from making art so that he could focus on chess. He was also one of the most conceptual artists of all time. Doing anything skilled under a time limit, I think, forces us to live by our wits. For that reason, timed chess or timed art can be very instructive. The difference between chess and design is that in chess, there's an opponent who is changing the game. With design, there's no resistance like that. However, I have tried experimenting with pre-built design elements, and then forcing myself to pull them together in 30 minutes. In that case, randomness was my opponent, or foil, if you will. Thanks for offering your comment, José. Grant José, that’s an interesting parallel, one that I wasn’t aware of. If I knew how to play chess, I’d probably have more insight into what you’re talking about! The video was pretty much insane; I had never seen anything like that before.

I can’t help but think of Marcel Duchamp: A tremendously gifted chess player, Duchamp allegedly retired from making art so that he could focus on chess. He was also one of the most conceptual artists of all time.

Doing anything skilled under a time limit, I think, forces us to live by our wits. For that reason, timed chess or timed art can be very instructive.

The difference between chess and design is that in chess, there’s an opponent who is changing the game. With design, there’s no resistance like that. However, I have tried experimenting with pre-built design elements, and then forcing myself to pull them together in 30 minutes. In that case, randomness was my opponent, or foil, if you will.

Thanks for offering your comment, José.

Grant

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