Sidney Goodman: Recent Work
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Abstract
Sidney Goodman's humanism:
the forms of art and metaphors for life.
In terms of art, Goodman reviews his work of the 1960s and early 1970s and admits that the imagery dominated the formal problems. Today he feels that the "form and the idea are more inextricable" and that the "sense of atmosphere and color are more resolved." As a result "painting now seems
limitless" to him.
In terms of metaphor, Goodman heightens our grasp of the reality of the brutalities inherent in our culture by giving us realistic scenes, with carefully studied forms, measurable space, and convincing light and atmosphere. His artistry consists in manipulating the elements of art for the creation of memorable images. Assaults, rape, destruction, violence, and death pummel our consciousness-but our empathy is cathartic and our awareness need not descend to passivity. His art is visual and speaks on that level, but it also reveals, through metaphor, a range of human vulnerabilities and, dialectically, insists on human strengths and endurances.
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This is the catalogue of the exhibition "Sidney Goodman: recent work held at Institute of Contemporary Art of the Virginia Museum from December 15, 1981 -January 23, 1982 and Boston University Art Gallery from March 17 - April, 11, 1982. At Boston University we are particularly grateful to Jerome Schuerger, of the Publications Production Department, for designing the catalogue; to Gerald J. Gross, Vice President for Arts and Publications, for making the publication possible; and to Amy
Lighthill, Gallery Manager, for assistance in the selection of work.
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