Lucian Freud

I remember about four years ago, I asked my friend James, a painter, who his favorite painter was. James confidently responded with Lucian Freud and said Freud was a painter's painter. Upon googling him, I was really confused. There was so much paint, so little finish, and a lot of "ugliness."

Somehow, over the span of four years, Freud has become one of my favorite postwar/contemporary painters. It's funny. I like him now because of what I used to dislike him for, then. There is so much paint, so little finish, a lot of "ugliness," and I really wouldn't have it any other way.

This all reads more serious than I mean. Basically, I think he's really awesome and I hope you enjoy this video as much as I do.



xo SI