Hello Rewrites! In 1974, painter Joan Mitchell, who was in a bit of an artistic rut, decided to “paint” some poems by poet James Schuler. It’s said that the artist would often switch mediums when stuck, and her early love of poetry was often an inspiration. The result of Mitchell’s poetic turn is a lovely series of pastel works with the typewritten words from the poems included on each page. A recent traveling exhibition presents these
Re/Re/Rewrite June 2022: Painting Poems
Re/Re/Rewrite June 2022: Painting Poems
Re/Re/Rewrite June 2022: Painting Poems
Hello Rewrites! In 1974, painter Joan Mitchell, who was in a bit of an artistic rut, decided to “paint” some poems by poet James Schuler. It’s said that the artist would often switch mediums when stuck, and her early love of poetry was often an inspiration. The result of Mitchell’s poetic turn is a lovely series of pastel works with the typewritten words from the poems included on each page. A recent traveling exhibition presents these