Burning Windmill

Blog: Burning Windmill

Type: Art

There are basically two types of art blog: the blog created by an artist and the blog made by those who appreciate art. Generally speaking, it is best to stay away from both, the first category tending towards self indulgent display of some pretty awful attempts at art, the second usually amounting to grandiose and long-winded efforts to show everyone how clever and trendy the blogger is.

Burning Windmills fits the second category but is refreshing in its approach. There is none of the usual departure into convoluted language to disguise the fact that nothing of any note is being said; the author, Adam (and that’s as much as I’ve been able to find out about him) writes clearly and with humor, presenting his finds without any need to justify his taste.

And his taste, from what I’ve seen, is pretty accurate. There is a wealth of atrocious art out there to sift through in a search for anything worthwhile, but Adam has succeeded in his quest. Take, for instance, this gem that he offers us in a recent post. And the glory of it is that he has not been able to discover the artist’s real name – I am vindicated in my similar failure regarding the blog owner!

Posts are just right for a blog – neither too long nor too brief. And Adam’s writing style is simple and unconcerned with projecting his ego; he will happily write of walking the doggie and coffee intake. No need for him to explore the way paint is applied or how color affects us, no, he simply tells us how the picture moved him and that is sufficient. There is more than enough technical babble uttered these days without adding to the heap.

The blog is a model of calm, simple and muted design and color, too. Away with the curlicues and wilting roses so beloved of lady artists, the overly complex designs of the intelligentsia, determined to prove themselves a creature apart. Shades of grey, a windmill and a date – ’tis enough and Adam gets to the point. Excellent stuff.

You may not be into art blogs but neither am I (in spite of the fact that I once had ambitions in the art arena myself). But in my daily trawl for blogs to review, Adam’s stood out as a worthy subject; it looked good at a glance and that first impression held. My only quibble would be that I’d like to know more about him; perhaps that’s just my nosiness…