tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008583843116276900.post291719308659981273..comments2023-09-22T13:31:59.297-04:00Comments on pamelart: The ART of Gees Bendpamelalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02629574310534874799noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008583843116276900.post-84190555755179282672008-07-11T08:55:00.000-04:002008-07-11T08:55:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008583843116276900.post-34272865236470174042008-05-21T15:33:00.000-04:002008-05-21T15:33:00.000-04:00I've heard about them for a while. However, I hav...I've heard about them for a while. However, I haven't seen them. THEY ARE GORGEOUS! Definitely ART! I am totally impressed with the sensitivity of the designs. WONDERFUL!<BR/><BR/>My quilts have a LOT on stitching imperfections. I do hope that is not what people concentrate on when they see them. <BR/><BR/>I also agree with the design method; I use the same technique. I think many of us do.annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641784755031491045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008583843116276900.post-12245642239332300442008-05-21T15:30:00.000-04:002008-05-21T15:30:00.000-04:00I've heard about them for a while. However, I hav...I've heard about them for a while. However, I haven't seen them. THEY ARE GORGEOUS! Definitely ART! I am totally impressed with the sensitivity of the designs. WONDERFUL!<BR/><BR/>My quilts have a LOT on stitching imperfections. I do hope that is not what people concentrate on when they see them. <BR/><BR/>I also agree with the design method; I use the same technique. I think many of us do.annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641784755031491045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008583843116276900.post-76342677625216525092008-05-21T13:15:00.000-04:002008-05-21T13:15:00.000-04:00When I saw the Gee's Bend exhibit here in Memphis,...When I saw the Gee's Bend exhibit here in Memphis, I was totally blown away with the artistic acheivements of these quilters. It really doesn't matter how the quilts are presented or what "spin" has been put on them, They stand alone as art.Marilyn Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087056365634236252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008583843116276900.post-44144144175110938902008-05-21T12:08:00.000-04:002008-05-21T12:08:00.000-04:00thank you for these well chosen words and the side...thank you for these well chosen words and the side by side pictures... I did see the Gees Bend quilts at the Whitney and they are wonderful art.Natalya Khorover Aikenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490493432155941262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008583843116276900.post-74142118523723092912008-05-21T10:44:00.000-04:002008-05-21T10:44:00.000-04:00I'm with you all the way, Pamela. Gee's Bend quilt...I'm with you all the way, Pamela. Gee's Bend quilts are true outsider folk art and of the utmost value - both in their cultural/societal aspects and in their artistic presentation.Denise Aumickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07965875626366498278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008583843116276900.post-7703589480962446452008-05-21T08:56:00.000-04:002008-05-21T08:56:00.000-04:00Hi Pamelala, I particularly savored your compariso...Hi Pamelala, I particularly savored your comparison photos of a Gee's Bend quilt, and a Modern artist. I've seen the Museum exhibits twice, once in Wisconsin, once in Florida, a few years apart. Both exhibits, while different, created awe in my soul. The sheer presence of the large works in stunning designs also brought to my mind the well known painters in the Modern style of art. There were a few quilts that stood out to me as exceptional, and are memorable to me, years later. Thank you for your thoughts. Putting your thoughts into words, with comparison photos is important. Thanks. RosemaryRosemary@semo.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657214668631520134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008583843116276900.post-72573568670355741412008-05-21T08:28:00.000-04:002008-05-21T08:28:00.000-04:00I'm moved by these pieces, too and am glad that ...I'm moved by these pieces, too and am glad that they have been recognized by curators at major museums (and the USPS!) I've become less and less concerned by things like evenness of stitches in my own work because that really doesn't have anything to do with the beauty or functionality of the work unless one is thrilled by technical perfection.<BR/> Thanks for this post, Pam. You are one of my favorite artists!Mary Bajczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257354708551968046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008583843116276900.post-15653517748994907912008-05-21T07:50:00.000-04:002008-05-21T07:50:00.000-04:00Thanks for your lovely thoughts Pamela. In respon...Thanks for your lovely thoughts Pamela. In response to some of the comments from your readers, our goal at Tinwood in creating the wall text is educational and contextual and the museums concur otherwise they wouldn't place the text on the walls. Because the mainstream have kept the information about the artists of Gee's Bend out of text books and the Art World at large, we strongly believe the public deserves information about these amazing artists. The quilters also agree with the wall text as they are the sources for a great part of the information that we back up by research. <BR/><BR/>We would like to suggest that you remove the images of the Pettway quilts from your blog due to pending litigation by the artist over copyright infringement. There are many quilters (including Mary Lee Bendolph)who understand the nature of fair image use but Ms. Pettway is not one of them.<BR/>In support of your gracious thoughts, please note the correct spelling of Bendolph and Rothko.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721479467653885056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008583843116276900.post-56819402542194522232008-05-21T02:02:00.000-04:002008-05-21T02:02:00.000-04:00Bravo Pamela. I have loved these quilts since I fi...Bravo Pamela. I have loved these quilts since I first saw them. Before I knew the story. Before I read any "hype". I too am amazed by quilt artists who fail to see the art and the soul of this work. Sadly, they are missing out.Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008583843116276900.post-7493638658775895652008-05-21T01:10:00.000-04:002008-05-21T01:10:00.000-04:00The exhibit that I saw of the Gee's Bend quilts in...The exhibit that I saw of the Gee's Bend quilts in Santa Fe bothered me not because I don't think the quilts are ART, but because of the pretentious way in which they were presented. The women who made the quilts very obviously did not have anything to do with writing the double-speak that was plastered on the walls around them. All of the supporting materials, with the sole exception of a video of interviews with the quiltmakers themselves, was absolute gibberish, and detracted from the quilts.<BR/><BR/>To my mind, if you feel the need to present an exhibit in a museum by telling the public what to think about it, and what importance to place on it, then you're not letting the work stand on its own merits. I think the Gee's Bend works have the potential to stand on their own, and that the story behind them is compelling enough without the curators and agents stepping in with this idiotic hype that does nothing for the works themselves.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297213491832818632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008583843116276900.post-33453297473003055622008-05-21T00:57:00.000-04:002008-05-21T00:57:00.000-04:00These are beautiful pieces. To my mind; any person...These are beautiful pieces. To my mind; any person who sits in judgement of other artists work by using some so called 'higer standard' has lost the message of art and beauty entirely. I may be drawn to some pieces more than others, but it's not for me to say those ladies weren't artists simply because they weren't buying $90.00 dollar a yard fabric or sewing it on one of their $4000 machines.Stacy Hurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590531650763481027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008583843116276900.post-62194834460158269422008-05-21T00:16:00.000-04:002008-05-21T00:16:00.000-04:00The Amish quilts also hold up versus pop art. The ...The Amish quilts also hold up versus pop art. The use of black and bright colors way back in the 1800's surprises people as being before pop art!Kim Ritterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07689795601288794697noreply@blogger.com