{"id":18562,"date":"2025-03-28T10:24:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/?p=18562"},"modified":"2025-03-28T10:24:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T15:24:26","slug":"george-rodrigue-blue-dog-side-by-side-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/george-rodrigue-blue-dog-side-by-side-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Side By Side 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/art\/available-paintings\/#gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18560 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Side-By-Side-web.jpg\" alt=\"George Rodrigue Blue Dog\" width=\"1000\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Side-By-Side-web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Side-By-Side-web-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Side-By-Side-web-768x676.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Side-By-Side-web-600x528.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><b><i data-wp-editing=\"1\"><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b><i data-wp-editing=\"1\">Side By Side<br \/>\n<\/i><\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\">2013 by George Rodrigue<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Approximate size, 20 x 24 inches<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Acrylic on linen<br \/>\n<\/span>Signed by the artist<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/galleries\/\">Contact gallery for pricing.<\/a>\u00a0 Availability subject to change without notice.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Created towards the end of his life, <em>Side by Side<\/em> shows how George Rodrigue\u2019s artistic ideas progressed throughout his career. The painting depicts two Blue Dogs framed by flowers set against a background of painterly brushstrokes in warm pink, red, yellow, and orange hues. The dogs are done in two different shades of blue, which reminds the viewer that when we say the phrase \u201cblue dog,\u201d we are not referring to one single shade of blue and that since Rodrigue began painting the dog in 1984, he\u2019s made use of all manner of the color blue for his canine creation. Relatedly, Rodrigue has included flowers in his work since his early paintings of the Jolie Blonde and Evangeline figures beginning in the 1970s, but here, the flowers take on a more graphic, almost abstract appearance. These flowers call to mind Donald Sultan\u2019s poppies or Andy Warhol\u2019s hibiscuses and demonstrate Rodrigue\u2019s connection to the pop art movement. Finally, the work\u2019s background, with its visible brushstrokes and saturated colors, shows Rodrigue\u2019s commitment to painting as an artistic practice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Side By Side 2013 by George Rodrigue Approximate size, 20 x 24 inches Acrylic on linen Signed by the artist Contact gallery for pricing.\u00a0 Availability subject to change without notice. Created towards the end of his life, Side by Side shows how George Rodrigue\u2019s artistic ideas progressed throughout his career. 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