Half-Naked Thursday: Ross Bleckner
Posted by Kathleen Benton on Sep 24, 2009
“What?” you ask. But, of course! If it’s this week’s Half Naked Thursday, Ross Bleckner must be the subject. It’s my selectively orderly nature to keep these two themes, Half-Naked Thursday and Elegantly Dressed Wednesday somehow connected every week. So now we must proceed with Ross Bleckner. For some reason New York Social Diary is not coming up with the goods this time. (Who’s been editing the party photos?) But Ross is sporting a bit of décolletage on 8/9/04. Naturally, you’ll have to scroll down to find it.
But maybe there’s another way around. In looking through the gallery of Ross Bleckner’s paintings at his web site, one stood out as a bit different. The painting is called One Day Fever. Dropping in or exiting out of the top of composition are a set of bare legs and feet. This is indeed Half and Naked. Success! This is the only example I’ve seen of human form in Ross Bleckner’s paintings (It must have been due to the fever). If I’m wrong I’m sure you’ll let me know.
Kathleen Benton
Ross Bleckner (American, b.1949), One Day Fever, 1986, Oil and wax on linen, 48 x40 inches
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