“Anyone
can do that!” - A loathsome cry from yet another art hater. Franz
Kline’s Meryon sits in it’s frame, defenceless. I sigh as more
people read the description baffled as to why this monochrome
painting is displayed in front of them. Admittedly it doesn't immediately strike as world class art; a plain white canvas with industrial black paint
slapped across it doesn't exactly emit ‘masterpiece’, but it’s
not meant to be.
The
painting does not convey an image, but an expression of the image.
How he felt on seeing something visual, the painting is not meant to
be seen but to be felt. Kline was an abstract expressionist, his
intention is not to display a visual masterpiece.
“Wouldn’t
have that in my living room” well I wouldn't worry, Ikea don’t
plan to be stocking any Franz Kline wall pieces any time soon.
Meryon. Franz Kline, 1960-1. Oil on canvas.
