https://artcritical.com/2011/03/12/brian-rutenberg/ Fri, 18 Apr 2014 02:46:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.3 https://artcritical.com/2011/03/12/brian-rutenberg/#comment-97136 Fri, 18 Apr 2014 02:46:11 +0000 https://artcritical.com/?p=14834#comment-97136 I just purchased one of Rutenberg’s paintings, but if I had read this overwrought description before I studied his works, I would have passed by.
Too many adjectives, and too hard a push at marketing. Gear down, pls.

]]> https://artcritical.com/2011/03/12/brian-rutenberg/#comment-8032 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:56:55 +0000 https://artcritical.com/?p=14834#comment-8032 I’ve saved this article for months to re-read and comment. Diane’s review show us how a writer/artist can communicate the painter’s intent, even while we may grasp it intuitively. Rutenberg’s work is wonderfully complex.

]]> https://artcritical.com/2011/03/12/brian-rutenberg/#comment-3912 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:53:18 +0000 https://artcritical.com/?p=14834#comment-3912 The rich, luscious, velvety words of Diane Thodos match Brian Rutenberg’s frank yet furtive, luminous but obscure paintings. They are equally brilliant in tone and texture. Kudos to you both. Heather Stavropoulos

]]> https://artcritical.com/2011/03/12/brian-rutenberg/#comment-3765 Sun, 13 Mar 2011 15:18:34 +0000 https://artcritical.com/?p=14834#comment-3765 Diane Loved your review of Rutenburg’s paintings. What rich color! Like you , he celebrates painting. JH

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