Guy Goodwin, Resident Artist Lecture 1988

Guy Goodwin gives a lecture talking about his painting process through showing a series of slides. Goodwin is interested in where painting ends, and where sculpture begins. Goodwin also talks about constantly grappling with ideas of aggression and peace, for it teaches him to not always be so expansive. Resorting to physicality in order to find belief in his paintings is another point Goodwin addresses. Goodwin sees memory in his paintings and his drawings to operate as texture, and this gives him the capability of transcending all political systems and all ways of life as an artist. In particular, Goodwin views drawing as anarchistic, he sees it as a way to survive as an artist. Goodwin ends his lecture by telling the participants that they have an obligation to make work that can be important in the world, and that to also have fun with their work as artists. Goodwin in particular tells the participants that he has cultivated a daily practice of working every Friday night. Goodwin gives a second lecture talking about the oeuvre of Marsden Hartley, detailing his extensive painting practice, his long-standing roots in Maine, and his time spent in Europe.