Terry Winters

I have some resistance to these paintings, though it is their superlative quality which draws criticism.

I remember seeing the first drawing and paintings at Sonnabend in say 1984? He seemed to have the drawing, insight, of a man in his 70's they were just that deep.

He went against that for a long time trying to stay at a more contemporary surface. I think he is back to the older self.

I just took some pictures at the Cathedral of St John Divine which reminded me of a book I have of A. Malraux, Voices of Silence. It has great old black and white photos of Gothic art which seem not art but nature itself.

Winters is located there.

Somehow I myself want to make a more contemporary art out of the Winters space bringing it closer. But then it wouldn't be his domain.

Seems everyone of any quality has made some reference to this 'diamond' motif, maybe a way of letting one know one loves art and it's tradition. It derives from Cezanne of course, before that the references were more narrative, in the commedia del arte vein.

Winters paintings are so slow I didn't really see them at first, one has to slow down abit and for that I thank him.