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Written by Loretta Beavers
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Saturday, 13 February 2010 16:34 |
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Andrew was very excited about this painter he had seen in the Metro, Wayne Jiang. I think he only skimmed the article though, because he thought Jiang painted historical scenes of San Jose. They are historical in the same way that Edward Hopper painted historical scenes - the weren't historical at the time, but they captured a slice of local history and culture.
I don't think this diminishes the value of Jiang's work. He has a beautiful, traditional style that he produces in an unusual way. His paintings of San Jose everyday landmarks are historical, especially since he captures the distinctive glow of the sodium street lights. He calls it "San Jose yellow," a phrase I will use henceforth.
Because I wanted to emphasize the historical aspect of his work, we also had Sarah Puckett from History San Jose on the program. I really feel she managed to tie the importance of art to history preservation.
This is one of the extra shows we're taping to make up for a short last season, so I'm counting it as last season.
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