reviewing "ano kato" series paintings / by Philip Tarlow

today i mostly prepared for our tirp tomorrow. since i’ll be donating one of the ano kato series paintings to a museum, i went through the entire series and picked out the 22 paintings based on views from above in a number of museums in athens, greece, nyc & denver.

i didn’t remember there being so many paintings in this series that were inspired by photos i shot in museums over a period of a few years. perhaps moma is the most conducive, in that you get spectacular views looking down formmany different spots. the acropolis museum was special because it’s buily on ancient ruins, which are visible through the glass floor. the denver museum was special in that they’ve created an area especially designed for kids to draw & paint.