Michael Wong, "Winter's End"

   Many of you have written that you enjoy the variety of paintings presented on this blog.  So today I give you a very interesting contemporary work completed this year, 2019.   The artist is Canadian, Matthew Wong (1984-2019) and this is an oil on canvas.  I was not able to find the dimensions but in viewing other Wong paintings I believe this painting is very large.  The title is, Winter's End.   Wong is represented by the Karma Gallery in New York City.  Wong has been written up by ArtNews and  most recently by his sudden death on October 2.
   Wong is basically a self taught artist.  He does have a high level of education, but not in painting or the Arts. 
   I find this image amazing. It seems cold and quiet, with the only sigh of life the smoke curling from the house in the exact center.  Is it morning or evening; hard to tell, but maybe the title gives us a clue.  Maybe Wong intended for this to be the end of the day as well as winter's end? 
  Notice Wong divided the work into three basic sections:  the foreground, the deep blue/black stripe in the center, and the upper sky, with each vitally important to the overall significance.   Details in the foreground show us roads, a bridge, and a small river, all of which would be difficult to view if the trees had leaves.    Lots more could be written but I will leave all of that up to you.  Take a good look and enjoy.
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Comments

  1. Art Expert On LineOctober 30, 2019 at 6:58 AM

    An email friend wrote liking this image a lot, and indicating he could feel the cold! Fabulous! Thanks for writing!

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  2. charguthNovember 3, 2019 at 5:14 PM

    This is different and requires a little studying to see all the elements. Strokes are simple; primary colors are interesting. I like the little path leading up to the warm house, but I don't know what's in the lower right corner. Rocks?? I am not a fan, but I like to look at something different, and this surely is. Is it a frigid Canadian landscape? Thanks for introducing me to Wong!!

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