Gabriel Laderman, Resident Artist Lecture 1970

Gabriel Laderman gives a lecture at Skowhegan showing a series of his paintings, drawings and sculptures. Laderman draws inspiration from the technique of form making hailing from early 15th century Italian painting, and he uses this knowledge to create picture plays that allows Laderman to twist and shape these planes in order to create his composition. Gabriel uses this form of picture making to push back into space in order to develop his ideas. Laderman also draws inspiration from nature which connects him to ideas of the sublime, and he uses these concepts to think about how to expand the nature of his painting practice through creating different kinds of structure. Laderman ends his lecture by engaging in intimate conversation with the participants. Laderman reads some of his writings to the participants which touches upon the role of class and elitism in the art world. He tells the participants that artists might be given time to develop their work and practice by slowing down. He also tells the participants that radical political artists have the right to be figurative artists as well.