Today is the 81st birthday of American painterAlex Katz , another requested artist . Since Katz ’s natal day is in the middle of the summertime , his 1984 painting of two bather , " Milly and Sally,“ is the perfect complement to his " Feel Art Again" feature .
1.Once upon a prison term , Alex Katz was " living illegally" in New York City . key himself as " socially fugitive,“ part of a group of people who " could lose our place at any time,“ Katz did n’t trouble oneself vote at the time because he did n’t care to vote . At historic period 21 , Katz resolve to vote , but his mother knew he was only voting to discover out how the voting automobile work , so she asked him tosell his vote to her for two dollar mark . Katz answer , " Yes . “
2.In interview , Katz ’s common sense of style is mentioned almost as much as his artwork . His pop , a Russian " playboy,“ instill in him an appreciation for trend at a youthful age . Katz afterwards came toown seven zoot suits .
3.The theater is in Katz ’s blood ( his mother was a Yiddish actress in Russia ) , so it ’s no surprisal he ’s put his artistic skills to use on theatrical sets and costumes . He did the Seth for Kenneth Koch ’s " George Washington Crossing the Delaware" as well as sets and costumes for the Paul Taylor dance mathematical group .
4.Katz carefully plans his artwork , but paints as tight as he maybe can , put the paint down quicker than he can think . For Katz , " to paint fast is to begin with one side of your brain , let go and let the other side do it . “ It ’s in painting quickly that Katz finds freedom . Of course , all that firm painting can create quite a mess , so Katzwears gloves while he paintsto keep his hands from experience dirty .
5.Supposedly , Katzdestroyed a thousand paintingsin his first ten age as a mountain lion . Katz is quite prolific , though , so he has still been capable to mount coinciding exhibition and to donate more than 400 body of work of artistry to theColby College Museum of Art . ( Their Katz aggregation has now develop to some 700 works . )
