"The
Family Curse" The Angelochs of Woodstock
By Jay Blotcher
Exhuming
the works of his parents and grandparents moved Angeloch to reevaluate
the arc of his own work. A self-described “late bloomer,”
he feels he did not connect with his own style until age 40. While
he became known best for his landscapes, Angeloch chafed at pigeonholing
and painted in numerous styles over the years, admittedly a transgression
in a field that prizes consistency, he said. Ultimately, he returned
to landscapes in the face of mounting requests, but with a marked
ambivalence. “It’s a little scary when you look at [the
later landscapes] initially; they get darker and darker.”
“The Family Curse: The Angelochs and Summers of Woodstock”.
Woodstock Artists Association and Museum, 28 Tinker Street, Woodstock.
July 14 through August 19.For information, call (845) 679-2940 or
visit www.woodstockart.org/
An unreconstructed philistine, Blotcher has been writing about the
arts professionally for a quarter-century. He has lived in Ulster
County since 2001.
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