jeremy lipking - american art collector - may & june 2006
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Lipking's paintings combine figure studywith his own desig, and composition.
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York. rVhile Lipking doesn't prefer towork in themes for any of his shows-including this one- several of the
figurative and landscape paintings were
inspired by rhis recent excursion."Usually, when I'm doing an
exhibition, I have no specific ideas as far
as themes go until I'm about half way
through the show and something justsort of emerges," says Lipking. "But a lotin this show are based on France, boththe landscape I saw as well as the people
I met when I was there."Lipking is inspired by his figurative
works but sees them just as much as an
exercise in design as experiments withthe human form.
"I don't really have a theory and Ilike to do both figures and landscapes,
but usually I have some type of design,
or an abstract design, something verysimple before I start," says Lipking. "Iuse big rhythms and patterns and take a
model, and then set up the scene that fitsinto that design. It's the shape I set up
and start that way."
And the many variations of the figure
that can be composed and designed
appeal to Lipking as well."I really like the human form," says
Lipking. "There are so many differentvariables that allow you to paint itnumerous ways. It doesn't get old and
there are so many different things youcan do with it, especially with the face
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The Collector Solt ,
"There is a certain timeless
quality to all of Jeremy Lipkingtpaintings. And while histechnical abilities as a skilledpainter are certainly obvious, itis the emotional content present
in each of his works that has
been the impetus for me wantingto collect his paintings. For such
a young man, he certainly rivals
some of the great, figurativepainters of the last centuryand, someday, I'm sure thathis name will be mentioned inthe same breath as Sargent,
Sorolla andZorn."
- Dauid Shedlarz, Vice
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where each one has a multitude of subtle
changes so you can make a painting have
an entireiy different feeling justdepending on the expression."
Lipking also finds that paintingfigures continuously helps him with his
landscape works as well."sometimes it's easier to do
landscapes after painting the figures forawhile," says Lipking. "With the figure,
getting the drawing right is so criticaland being off a little can make a
painting bad. With a landscape, I'mmore concerned with big shapes and the
big picture."For collectors, Lipking feels that
they will be attached to the emotion ofeach unique work.
"People tell me that they're drawnto the work by the mood the paintinghas, as well as the feeling they get when
they look at a painting for the firsttime," says Lipking. "With the Cafd
scene, it is a big painting and I wantedto paint the pattern on the dress because
there is a big area where it is just blackand white patterns. I like the way thatlooks, and the feeling it creates whenviewing it."
Lipking also strives to add his own
altistic touch to each painting he creates.
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